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Longtime Pro Bono Counseling Project volunteer Prem Bharati Devkota, LCPC, CCH,  was recently awarded the Diversity Achievement Award by the Maryland Counseling Association during their annual conference.  According to MCA Member-At-Large Glenda Dickonson, Bharati was selected for this award for her efforts “to raise mental health awareness and facilitate stress management programs with the Nepalese community and is actively involved with members of the Bhutanese Nepalese communities.”  Bharati’s work has […]

#GivingTuesday – A Global Day of Unity 

The current pandemic has caused much uncertainty, and now more than ever, we need your help.

Your generous gift to the PRO BONO COUNSELING PROJECT will help provide quality mental health care for all those in need throughout Maryland.

You can make DOUBLE the DIFFERENCE!

PBCP’s Board of Directors will  MATCH donations made to Pro Bono Counseling’s #GivingTuesday campaign.

Please encourage your friends, family members, and colleagues to […]

For many people, the current COVID-19 pandemic has intensified stress levels and feelings of isolation, depression and anxiety.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, these feelings are known to raise the risk for suicide.  To address the potential increased risk, the Pro Bono Counseling Project is offering a free online suicide prevention training on Giving Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 12:00 PM.  The workshop will be led […]

Marylanders can enroll in 2020 and 2021 health plans through Dec. 15, 2020, by visiting The Maryland Health Connection, Maryland’s official health insurance marketplace.  The application is available daily 5 a.m.-1 a.m.

There are many resources available, including a FAQ section, to help you show and enroll in the plan that is right for you.

RESOURCES

• Fact sheets
• Questions to ask before selecting a health plan
• Time to […]
  

As an organization that serves Marylanders, the Pro Bono Counseling Project is proud to partner with MOVE Maryland to raise funds to support mental health services across the state. If you are interested in supporting PBCP while being active, consider signing up for MOVE Maryland’s virtual day of wellness on November 7th.

MOVE Maryland is providing nonprofits and their supporters from across the state with an initiative to get moving, connect […]

The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP) is a partner organization of the Baltimore Neighbors Network (BNN), a virtual community of trained volunteers established to provide an immediate response to the epidemic of loneliness and isolation COVID-19 is creating for Baltimore’s most vulnerable residents. PBCP Executive Director Amy Greensfelder co-authored an article recently published in the Journal of Public Health Nursing entitled “Service learning in public health nursing education: How COVID-19 […]

The Pro Bono Counseling Project (PBCP), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure that Marylanders with limited resources requesting mental health care are provided access to volunteer licensed mental health professionals and other necessary supportive services, announces the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors:  Eboni Barksdale-Smith, CRCCPA; Alex Ebstein; and Dan Morrison, CFP.

“I look forward to partnering with these new board members to ensure that […]