intercommunity action, inc. a non-profit community corporation

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The Community Hospital Integration Program (CHIP) is an innovative individualized leisure and recreation program for older adults with serious and persistent mental illness and a history of long term psychiatric hospitalization.

Working with the client, the residential provider and the case management team, CHIP staff develop an individual plan of recreation and leisure activities based on each client's interests. Activities take place during the day, in the evenings and on the weekends, stressing community participation and individual choice. Some activities include :

• Arboretums/Farms/Orchards/Parks

• Arcades/Bowling/Miniature Golf

• Arts/Crafts

• Church/Temple

• Community Senior Centers

• Concerts/Movies/Theater

• Exhibits/Galleries/Museums

• Games/Parties/Socials

• Gardening

• Sporting Events

• Visiting Pets

For more information, contact Interac's Centralized Intake Unit at (215) 487-1330.

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