We’re more than halfway through February!
Don’t miss out on more free or low barrier to entry opportunities to invest in your wellness, recovery and mental health with CHOW and other relevant organizations.
Don’t Miss Our Last February Amuse!
Reimagine (peep our ED, Erin Boyle!)
The restaurant industry is changing for the better, not only for the benefit of workers struggling with mental health and financial woes but all of us who buy food and experience dining.
In this discussion, leaders from the food, beverage and hospitality space discuss initiatives and opportunities for growth and transformation, particularly how the industry is reimagining safer and braver workplaces. Topics will include how restaurants are addressing mental health, suicide, bereavement support, sexual harrassment, and poverty among staff. These initiatives not only impact workers, but also all of us who eat out and order in. Individuals or families spend approximately 40% of their food budgets on restaurants. Speakers include noted chefs and restaurateurs Erin Boyle, Jen Hidinger-Kendrick, and Bobbin Mulvaney. Author, food writer, and dining critic Kate Washington moderates.
This program is part of the February 2023 Reimagine Series “Food as Medicine: From Adversity to Abundance”, in which participants explore how both food and the hospitality industry transform loss into new pathways for growth and health.
Register at: https://letsreimagine.org/76768/reimagining-restaurants-hospitality-health-and-hope
Spring Soiree
We will be holding our first Annual Get Together on April 27th from 5:30 to 7:30 PMat Cableland in Denver. Chefs Billy and Chai, and our students, are preparing special hor d’oeuvres for your enjoyment.
Our inaugural keynote event will be a great opportunity to learn more about HWH, meet current students, mingle with others currently involved in the organization, while enjoying chef driven scratch made gourmet treats.
Hear directly from students on what makes the difference to restart their lives.
Visit https://housedworkingandhealthy.org/spring-soiree/ to register
NDAFW 2023
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism are gearing up for National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week® (NDAFW) 2023 to be held March 20-26. NIDA’s flagship health education observance, is held in partnership with the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA). NDAFW is an annual, week-long health observance that inspires dialogue about the science of drug use and addiction among youth. We have always! had support and representation from Colorado including schools, prevention coalitions etc. as this effort offers educators, counselors, and other youth intermediaries flexible programming to identify topics of greatest interest to their community. For more than a decade the National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week educational campaign has been working with Federal, State, and Municipal governments to share NIDA’s science-based resources.
