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Published on: 4/29/2008
Last Visited: 4/29/2008
SUSAN DAN, Associate Director
Susan, who runs all of Project Renewal's mental health programs, started out as an outreach worker to mentally ill New Yorkers in 1983.Four years later, she became the program's director and five years after that, became director of all Project Renewal's outreach programs, including A-PLUS Intensive Case Management, one of only eight National Institute of Mental Health Demonstration programs in the country.In 1998, she was named Associate Director and runs all our outreach, emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing programs for mentally ill New Yorkers.Susan helped develop and implement several new initiatives, including the Parole Support and Treatment Program -- the first program of its kind -- helping mentally ill parolees reintegrate successfully into the community.In addition, Susan was involved in all aspects of planning, designing, and developing our newest residences -- the LeonaBlanche house with 53 apartments, and the St. Nicholas House with 94 apartments.