Mr. R completed his service in the Army in September 2007.

After serving in Afghanistan and Iraq, he receives a limited monthly pension. Although his wife works 40 hours weekly earning $13 per hour, he is unemployed and they have four children. He reported having tried to start a business when he returned home, but that did not work out well and that created more financial problems.

Mr. R wanted therapy to "improve the way I treat my family members, particularly my wife. . .Me and my wife don't get along. . .I can feel my anger getting intense…it's not me."

He stated that he has never hurt her and would never do so. After six weeks of therapy, Mr. R reported that he has improved his family relationships.

Private Counseling for Public Service linked him with a psychologist. “I am a soldier and I need some help readjusting to life after Iraq. I am very grateful."

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Pro Bono Counseling Project clients are uninsured, with limited incomes from minimum wage jobs. Something terrible happened in their lives and they must find help to regain their balance and continue to contribute to their families and communities. When the Pro Bono Counseling Project recently received a $1,000 gift and calculated that it paid for nearly three months of telephone bills, simply stated, that gave 820 people access to mental health care who would not have received care by any other means.

Please consider giving a donation to support the work of these dedicated clinicians and their clients. In 2010, 843 families and individuals throughout Maryland would not have received therapy without their generous gift. DONATE NOW

Dear Friends and Volunteers-

At the Pro Bono Counseling Project’s inception in 1991, its founders recognized the critical need to care for a segment of Maryland’s citizens who, without the benefit of health insurance, were denied necessary resources and access to quality mental health care. Through contributions in time and expertise from our licensed clinicians, grants from numerous organizations and foundations, generous support from all our PBCP friends, and the efforts of a talented and dedicated PBCP staff, thousands of men, women, children, and families in Maryland have received the care and healing that underscores the dignity of all, and the mission of PBCP.

It was thought at PBCP’s founding, with promised health care for all on the horizon, services wouldn’t be needed for very long. But here we are in 2011, celebrating PBCP’s 20^thanniversary, still delivering care and performing our essential mission! With excellent stewardship and volunteer training programs that are responsive to today’s issues - for veterans and their families, victims of violence, cancer patients and caregivers, and more - PBCP remains strong and vital.

As we look ahead and new health reform efforts go forward, PBCP will adjust to the changing shape of health care delivery, and continue to respond to the evolving and unmet needs of Maryland’s most vulnerable citizens. We thank all of you for your steadfast commitment in making that happen every day.

Judith DeVito
President Pro Bono Counseling Project

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