The Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Community Service, Inc.
Community Service, Inc. is a nonprofit that serves at-risk youth and their families through various services, including foster care, substance abuse treatment, mental health services, and juvenile justice. Community Services, Inc.’s Batesville office specializes in juvenile justice case management and outpatient mental health services for youth ages 4-18.
“We’ve been around since 1958. The founders of Community Service deduced that the goal was to provide for the needs of children and adolescents to prevent juvenile justice involvement and delinquency,” said Community Service, Inc. President and CEO Susan Okroglic. “Over the years, we have expanded to cover 23 counties, 25 with prevention grants.”
Ambassadors in attendance included: Aaron Herndon (Citizens Bank), Amy Finster (White River Health), Andrea Bruner (Network of Community Options), Brenda Rivera (First Community Bank), Ashley Engles (Citizens Bank), Cassidy Mitchell (Lyon College), Caitlyn Guzman (First Community Bank), Christina Watts (LaCroix Precision Optics), Cori Perkey (Southern Bank), Eva Henriksen (Merchants & Planters Bank), Jennifer Drummond (ProLand Title), Jesse Freiert (Fringe Salon), Jordan Joslin (Choice Realty), Kendra Collier-McMahan (Approve Home Health and Caring Hands), Kristi Morgan (FNBC), Lindy Hopper (First Community Bank), Lori Campbell (Batesville School District), Mary Duvall (Bad Boy, Inc), Michael Kelley (Peco Foods), Peter Rouiler (First Community Bank), Roxanne Rananudo (United Way of North Central Arkansas), Sarah Perkins (Mossy Oak Properties), Sarah Ring (Southern Bank), Seanna Horn (Lyon College), Sijle Antosen (Venture Realty Group), Tammy Jeffrey (First Community Bank), and Jesse Cargill (UAMS).
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