I recently attended an awards ceremony at Monarch in Craven County. Monarch’s volunteers totaled 3500 hours of community service. Monarch is a nonprofit organization supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental illness and substance abuse issues. Monarch was started back in 1958 and has experienced tremendous growth in the last decade.
Supporting over 3,500 people in 44 counties across North Carolina, the agency offers services for those with residential and vocational needs as well as offering mental health options. They work with individuals and their families to identify and overcome barriers to reaching their dreams. Whatever it is, the folks at Monarch will stop at nothing to help dreams take flight. Everyone is welcome as part of the Monarch Family – they are here to help people of all ages, skill levels, and backgrounds.
Region 6, based in New Bern, supports individuals in Craven, Carteret, Jones, Pamlico, Pitt, Edgecombe, Nash and Beaufort counties. They offer 2 day activity programs, vocational rehabilitation, supported employment and residential living in these areas.
Monarch and its volunteers provide an invaluable service to the citizens of North Carolina. They allow the forgotten citizens of our State a chance at life that the rest of us take for granted every day. The services they provide allow dreams to truly take flight.
When every citizen flourishes in life we all produce a better North Carolina.
To find out more please visit www.MONARCHNC.org.
