{"id":16804,"date":"2015-05-07T13:14:25","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T17:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/05\/citizens-committee-for-mental-health-names-lazar-as-its-citizen-of-the-year.html"},"modified":"2015-05-07T13:14:25","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T17:14:25","slug":"citizens-committee-for-mental-health-names-lazar-as-its-citizen-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2015\/05\/citizens-committee-for-mental-health-names-lazar-as-its-citizen-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Citizens Committee For Mental Health Names Lazar As Its Citizen Of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beverly Lazar., county Citizens Committee for Mental Health’s Citizen of the Year.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Saratoga County Citizens Committee for
\nMental Health (SCCCMH) announced its 2015
\nCitizen of the Year is Beverly Lazar.<\/p>\n

Lazar was recognized for over 30 years of
\ndedication to serving, promoting and advocating
\nfor the needs of people living with mental
\nillness, especially children, the committee said.
\nShe is a licensed clinical social worker at
\nSCMHC. In her current role, she is the supervisor
\nof the Youth Services team.<\/p>\n

In addition to her work at the SCMHC,
\nLazar has spearheaded a number of programs
\nin the community. In 1976, she co-founded,
\nwith Judy Ekman, the Saratoga Task Force
\non Child Abuse and Neglect, which is now
\nthe Saratoga Center for the Family. In 1988,
\nshe was coordinator of the Living in Harmony
\nFestival promoting peace in our community.<\/p>\n

In 2004, she founded Youth – Youth Helping
\nYouth, a foundation that helps young people
\nlearn the art and practice of community volunteering
\nand philanthropy. She has worked with
\ndisadvantaged youth as part of the World Quilt
\nProject of the Saratoga Mentoring Program,
\nand, as a volunteer for the Dance Flurry, she
\nmade it possible for young people to attend who
\notherwise could not afford to go.<\/p>\n

Lazar served on the boards of the SCCCMH,
\nthe Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs, and
\nChildren and Nature Saratoga.<\/p>\n

The SCCCMH will honor Lazar at its annual
\ndinner, the SCCCMH Mental Health Matters
\nBenefit, on May 13 at Longfellows Restaurant,
\n6-8:30 p.m. The event includes a buffet dinner,
\nsilent auction and raffles. To donate an item
\nto the silent auction or for more information,
\ncontact event Co-Chair, Leslie Ives at 932-7398.<\/p>\n

The SCCCMH is a nonprofit, charitable
\norganization that distributes grant money to agencies and programs in Saratoga County to
\nenrich existing programs or expand services
\nfor people living with mental illness. The
\nSCCCMH also provides affordable educational
\nopportunities for professionals and consumers,
\nadvocates for improved mental health care and
\nservices, and is committed to increasing public
\nawareness. For more information about the
\nSCCCMH, go to www.SCCCMH-Saratoga.org
\nor contact Peggy Lounsbury, chairwoman, at
\n583-8371.<\/p>\n

Photo Courtesy Saratoga County Citizens Committee for Mental Health<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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