Grant will help youth mental health facility

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KidsPeace, a youth mental health provider, has received a $5,000 grant from the Flint Energies Foundation to renovate staff stations at its residential treatment facility in Bowdon, according to a news release.

The staff stations are centrally located on the care units at the 80-bed facility, which provides room, board and watchful oversight for young people who need mental and behavioral health treatment in a 24/7 residential environment.

The Flint Energies Foundation grant will pay for renovations of three staff stations that were original to the West Georgia facility when it opened in 2004. The renovations will ensure better security and safety, improve functionality and help create an atmosphere that is warm, settling and comfortable for youth in care at the facility.

With corporate headquarters in Reynolds, Flint Energies is a community-focused electric cooperative. It is the 38th largest electric cooperative in the United States. Through its Operation Round Up program, Flint Energies consumer-members voluntarily fund the Flint Energies Foundation, which awards grants to local charitable organizations in need within its service area.

Since 1882, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Since its doors opened, nearly 300,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.

Information: kidspeace.org

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