Benson Nadell brings compassion, curiosity, and decades-long expertise to his role as Co-Director of Felton Institute’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. A federally mandated visiting advocacy program, Ombudsmen are professionally trained staff and volunteers who...
“I remember walking into Felton and feeling like it was a safe space,” Chief Operations Officer (COO) Dr. Yohana Quiróz recalls of her first experience at Felton Institute. It was 1996 and the pregnant high schooler had just enrolled in Felton’s Teenage Pregnancy and...
In the two decades of service as Board Chair and head of the Governance and Human Resources Committee, Terry M. Limpert has worked tirelessly in lending his expertise and guidance to Felton Institute. Over the years, he has been part of the many exciting changes and...
Felton Institute’s Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) is a survivor-led program that provides support to those impacted by suicide. Program Coordinator Sophia Balestreri explains, “I often say this is a club, unfortunately, that nobody wants to belong to.” She...
In 1962, a red telephone in the basement of a Polk Street tattoo parlor in San Francisco became a lifeline for those contemplating suicide. Answering the distressed callers was Bernard Mayes, a gay, British Episcopalian priest and correspondent for the BBC. Alarmed at...
You have likely heard the expression “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” In recent decades, social services have been appropriately shifting their focus towards upstream solutions to community issues. This shift is a crucial change in how nonprofits,...
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