Interim, Inc. Volunteers Serve Thanksgiving Holiday Meals at OMNI
Interim clients and other community members attended Interim’s annual holiday lunch on Thanksgiving Day. Volunteers helped transport and serve 250 meals and provided musical entertainment during the November 24th lunch. Interim returned to in-person meals this year. For the past two years, due to the pandemic, meals were served in to-go boxes. Idalia Matthews, SEES […]
OMNI Returns to In-Person Holiday Meals
Interim is returning to in-person holiday meals this year and invites the community to attend! Each year, Interim serves holiday meals at the OMNI Resource Center in Salinas that are attended by more than 200 Interim clients and other community members. “People are really excited to return to in-person lunches. They look forward to them […]
Interim Inc. Celebrates Cultures and Contributions of American Citizens of Hispanic and Latin Heritage in September and October
Interim Inc. will be observing National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. Interim employs a staff rich with cultural diversity to reflect the community it serves. Nearly 50% of […]
Interim Inc. Commemorates September 2022 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month
There are an average of 123 suicides each day in this country. It is the 10th leading cause of death in America, which makes September 2022 an important month for Interim Inc. September is not only Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, Sept. 4-10 is National Suicide Prevention Week, and Sept. 10 is World Suicide Prevention Day. […]
Interim Inc. Observes September as Recovery Month to Promote and Find Treatments, Reduce Stigma and Provide Resources
Interim Inc. observes National Recovery Month in September to promote and find new evidence-based treatments for patients battling addiction and to raise awareness about this serious condition. We also aim to help provide people with the resources they need. The Keep It Real (KIR) and Outreach and Aftercare Services (OAS) are two of Interim’s recovery […]
Interim, Inc. Appoints Carmen Torres-Alfaro as New Deputy Director
Interim, Inc. is proud to announce that Carmen Torres-Alfaro has been selected for the agency Deputy Director position. An experienced mental healthcare professional, Carmen will succeed Dr. Jane Odegard and transition into the Deputy Director position during August 2022. After nearly 18 years with Interim, Jane is transitioning to a part time role in the […]
August is National Wellness Month – Elevating All Things Wellness!
Why not get the jump on your New Year’s resolutions and start the month of August off with a little health and wellbeing? As a matter of fact, August happens to be National Wellness Month. National Wellness Month focuses on self-care, managing stress and promoting healthy routines. Interim has loads of programming that promotes health […]
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month
July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. This month of observance is meant to bring awareness to the unique struggles that racial and ethnic minorities face regarding mental illness in the United States. Racial/ethnic minority groups are much less likely than their non-Hispanic white peers to receive treatment: Non-Hispanic white: 51.8% Non-Hispanic Asian: 20.8% Non-Hispanic […]
Barbara Mitchell, Executive Director – State of the Agency – Address to Staff June 8, 2022
In 1985, about 6 months after I became Executive Director, we formed an agency “Philosophy Committee.” It was a difficult time, as the founding Executive Director had left, the agency was having serious financial issues, and several programs had closed and there had been layoffs of staff. The committee was formed to “revive and refocus […]
Thank You to Cate Brennan, Retiring Board Member
Cate Brennan retired from the Interim Board of Directors this winter. Cate was one of our longest serving board members, serving eleven years and eleven months, taking a yearlong break, and then serving again. During this time, Cate served as Board of Directors’ President, Vice President, and Secretary. “Cate was great at talking to donors […]
