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DESIGN STUDENTS MAKE-OVER FOSTER HOMES

FORT LAUDERDALE:  Design students at American InterContinental University have ‘adopted’ Henderson Mental Health Center’s two youth foster homes.  The class will design interior makeovers for the bedrooms and kitchens of two single-family homes, located in Margate and Lauderhill. 

Each house is home to six adolescent boys who will worked with the University’s senior design class, under the leadership of Mr. Peter Cervone.  Mr. Cervone noted that, “This is a challenging project with obvious real-life application.  How we understand the boys’ needs and wants is critical to the success of this term project.   While not your typical clients, this project will nonetheless challenge our young designers.  This project is an excellent way to synthesize and apply their design studies and exercise their individual creativity.”

“We did not want to limit the students’ ingenuity by assigning a specific budget, so we told them don’t worry too much about, “ explained House Father, Bob Berman.  He added, “Just give me the ideas and we will find a way to make it work.”  They don’t know Bob otherwise there would be no doubting his word.  Bob has a reputation for drumming up support for the homes, but is skilled at getting the most out of a buck.  Skills he imparts to his young charges who have a generous streak of their own, often holding fund-raisers for those less fortunate than themselves.  And remember, we are speaking of boys in foster care!

Since Henderson Mental Health Center is a not-for-profit charitable organization, donations to this worthy project are tax-deductible.  Please call Henderson’s Director of Development, Karen Drumheller, at (954) 777 – 1624.

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A sample design and one of the design teams (more photos and artwork available upon request):

 

Henderson Mental Health Center
Broward County, FL

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Henderson is celebrating 50 years of service and offers a complete array of behavioral health care services that are fully accredited at the highest level by CARF, the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission. 

Serving more that 6,000 youth and 12, 000 adults each year with a professional staff of 600, Henderson Mental Health Center is South Florida’s oldest and largest mental health center.

Services are available 24 hours per day, every day of the year.  If you or someone you know needs help, please call (954) 463 – 0911.  Henderson is Hope!  Visit us at:  http://www.hendersonmhc.org.