Our program for the evening of February 17, 2016 was Alan Hartl, Chief Executive Officer of the Lenape Valley Foundation. The Lenape Valley Foundation partners with residents of Bucks County encountering mental health, substance use, intellectual or developmental challenges, providing services to assist them in the pursuit of their personal aspirations and an enhanced quality of life. Lenape Valley Foundation is a private, not for-profit provider of crisis, information and referral, treatment, case management, residential, consultation and psycho-educational services.
 
The foundation is the primary mental health crisis provider for Bucks County with their main office on the campus of the Doylestown Hospital. In 2015, the foundation saw over 10,000 clients with 325 staff in 9 office locations. They offer over 30 programs and provide 24 hour walk in services. They also have a unique mobile crisis program where they go to people in need. In addition, they support over 1,000 people with Intellectual Disabilities and they operate a program of Early Intervention for families with children from birth to 3 years old. More information on the Lenape Foundation is at http://www.lenapevf.org/.