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PBCP Intern Reflects on Positivi-Tea Night

In August, undergraduate student Nivi Mariappan completed an internship with the Pro Bono Counseling Project. When she was interviewing for the internship, she shared her experiences starting “Positivi-Tea Night” on campus at UMBC, a social program to support mental wellness by bringing students together through sharing tea. Staff were taken by this initiative since PBCP’s CHAI program (Counselors Helping South Asians and Indians) gets its name from the word for […]

By Maggie Osborn|2021-02-01T08:53:24-05:00September 1st, 2020|

WMAR 2 News Features New PBCP WARMLine

WMAR-2 News Baltimore recently featured PBCP ’s new WARMLine in a news story about the stress of the current pandemic.

CLICK HERE to view the news segment.

If you’re feeling anxious, depressed or just need someone to talk to, call 211 (443.608.9182 direct) and ask for the WARMLine for help.

Pro Bono Counseling received a grant from the United Way of Central Maryland to establish a new mental health WARMLine. The WARMLine […]

By Maggie Osborn|2021-02-01T08:53:55-05:00August 10th, 2020|

PBCP Appoints Three New Members to Board of Directors

The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure that Marylanders with limited resources requesting mental health care are provided access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services, announces the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Eboni Barksdale-Smith, CRCCPA; Alex Ebstein; and Dan Morrison, CFP.

“I look forward to partnering with these new board members to ensure that […]

By Maggie Osborn|2021-02-01T08:55:37-05:00June 30th, 2020|

The Daily Dose 6/11/2020

Thank you to WYPR for inviting Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) Executive Director Amy Greensfelder to be a guest on the Thursday, June 11, 2020, edition of “The Daily Dose,” to address mental health in this moment. Amy provided an overview of PBCP, discussing how the organization works to help all Marylanders access mental health care, connecting them with our network of licensed providers for free services. She also reported […]

By Maggie Osborn|2021-02-01T08:56:18-05:00June 17th, 2020|

Pro Bono Counseling Project Receives David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation Grant

The David and Barbara B. Hirschhorn Foundation awarded a grant to support the Pro Bono Counseling Project and its work with older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This grant supports Pro Bono Counseling’s work with the Baltimore Neighbors Network, a coalition of nonprofits, community organizations, grassroots leaders, and government officials that is activating Baltimoreans to reach out via phone calls to older adults to provide social and emotional support during […]

By Maggie Osborn|2021-02-01T08:56:46-05:00June 4th, 2020|

RESOURCES

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By Maggie Osborn|2021-02-22T10:35:44-05:00May 29th, 2020|

New PBCP Team Member

Please join us in welcoming Roshelle Kades to the Pro Bono Counseling Project. Roshelle joins the Clinical team as our newest Clinical Associate. Her responsibilities include assisting clients, answering inquires, scheduling phone interviews, conducting client phone interviews, and matching clients with appropriate volunteer clinicians and providing them with resources.

“I found this position while searching for ways that I could help during the Covid-19 pandemic,” explains Roshelle. “As I researched more […]

By Maggie Osborn|2021-02-01T08:57:38-05:00May 18th, 2020|

#GivingTuesdayNOW

#GivingTuesdayNOW – A Global Day of Unity in Response to COVID-19

The current pandemic has caused much uncertainty, and now more than ever, we need your help.

Your generous gift to the PRO BONO COUNSELING PROJECT will help provide quality mental health care for all those in need throughout Maryland.

You can make DOUBLE the DIFFERENCE!

The Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work will generously MATCH donations made to Pro Bono Counseling’s #GivingTuesdayNow […]

By Maggie Osborn|2020-05-06T13:59:02-04:00May 5th, 2020|

WBAL-TV Editorial: COPING WITH CORONAVIRUS IMPACT

Thank you WBAL-TV 11 Baltimore for recognizing the crucial need for mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and for bringing attention to the work of Pro Bono Counseling and the Baltimore Neighbors Network.

https://www.wbaltv.com/…/editorial-coronavirus-men…/32095003

Since its founding in 1991, the Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP), a non-profit 501c(3) corporation, has helped over 30,000 individuals and families […]

By Maggie Osborn|2020-04-10T09:35:48-04:00April 10th, 2020|

PBCP Works with the Baltimore Neighbors Network

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, PBCP has joined together with a group of nonprofits, grassroots leaders, and elected officials to form an effort among Baltimore City neighbors to proactively check on its senior citizens. Called the Baltimore Neighbors Network, the pilot program hopes to connect people in need of help with appropriate resources available to them. The Pro Bono Counseling Project is proud to be collaborating with the city, Baltimore […]

By Maggie Osborn|2020-04-10T09:36:31-04:00April 6th, 2020|