Month: April 2024

On 4-23-24, Our Veteran Navigator, Michele Pascoe, also the chair for the health care committee pillar for VCAT 8, met with 60 of our community partners regarding veteran services. They had presentations on VA residential programs, VA Community Care-what it is, what to expect, how you can help veterans navigate, and how the Patient Advocates can assist the veterans.

 VCAT 8 is A Veteran Community Action Team (VCAT) or VC (Veteran Coalition) that works to develop a network of service providers and community members dedicated to ensuring veterans and their families are served efficiently. Region 8 consists of Calhoun, Cass, Berrien, Branch, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph, and Van Buren. The VCAT focuses on four main pillars of service: employment, education, health care, and quality of life.

 If you or someone you know has served our country and is interested in learning more about resources specific to veterans, please reach out to Summit Pointe’s Veteran Navigator, Michele at 269-967-8946.

Recognition raises awareness about autism acceptance and promotes inclusion and connectedness for people with autism. Social and community support can help people with autism achieve optimal health and reach their full potential. In this Summit Pointe podcast episode, our own Mindy Oisten – Director of Autism Services – talks about the newly relocated Autism Center.

Now situated at 155 Garfield Avenue in Battle Creek, the Summit Pointe Autism Center offers added space and new programs—along with plans for further expansion.

Episode Resources
More about the Summit Pointe Autism Center
First Step/Summit Pointe website
More Summit Pointe episodes

PLEASE NOTE: The Summit Pointe Autism Center begins operations in its new location, 155 Garfield Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan, on April 22, 2024.

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.  For more information, visit Livemic Communications. 

We explore another community connection between Summit Pointe and Calhoun Intermediate School District (CISD) to help bring greater support to Calhoun County. Mindy Oisten, Director of Autism Services at Summit Pointe, is joined by CISD’s Beth Opdycke and Jamie Rogers to discuss how this partnership achieves its goals.

The Summit Pointe Autism Center and the CISD realized that working together to help students with Autism – and their parents – brought comfort and solutions at what could be a difficult time. Tune in to learn how.

Episode Resources
More about the Summit Pointe Autism Center
First Step/Summit Pointe website
More Summit Pointe episodes

PLEASE NOTE: The Summit Pointe Autism Center begins operations in its new location, 155 Garfield Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan, on April 22, 2024.

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.  For more information, visit Livemic Communications. 

Taking time to illuminate another of Summit Pointe’s powerful community connections in Calhoun County, we turn our attention to Starr Commonwealth.

With a 100+ year focus on healing the effects of trauma for young people, Starr Commonwealth’s EVP Derek Allen and our own CEO at Summit Pointe, Jeannie Goodrich, began to see some common goals – and how to achieve them by working together.

In this episode, the pair talks about what motivated them – and the amazing outcome called “the REC” – or Resilience and Empowerment Center – a partnership that includes the Battle Creek Family YMCA and some local schools. Click to hear more.

Episode Resources
Starr Commonwealth website
The REC website
Summit Pointe/First Step website
More Summit Pointe episodes

The Summit Pointe podcast is a Livemic Communications production.  For more information, visit Livemic Communications.