Resources for Human Development

Sharice Warthen is an exceptional coworker, leader, and an important part of RHD’s Womanspace Empower program. She consistently ensures that both employees and clients feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. From the moment someone enters the program, whether they are a new employee, current staff member, client, or family member, Sharice has a way of making them feel comfortable and like they belong.

As a Life Skills Professional, Sharice brings genuine care to her work every day, helping individuals in recovery develop coping skills, daily living skills, and recovery supports. She is always willing to step in, offer guidance, answer questions, and aid whenever needed. Leading by example, she demonstrates patience, professionalism, compassion, and dependability. Beyond her own responsibilities, she remains attentive to the needs of the entire program and the people around her.

Sharice’s dedication has had a meaningful impact on Womanspace Empower, helping to create a supportive and healing environment. As one of Philadelphia’s only female residential treatment programs for dually diagnosed, chronically homeless women, the program benefits greatly from her contributions. Through her presence and kind spirit, Sharice makes a difference in the lives of both employees and residents every day.

Thank you, Sharice, for your hard work, commitment, leadership, and positive influence.

Wishing a meaningful Yom Kippur to all who observe. May this Day of Atonement bring reflection, renewal, and peace to you, your loved ones, and our community. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.

This month, we celebrate the strength, resilience, and hope that is found in recovery.

At RHD, we recognize that recovery looks different for everyone. It is a journey shaped by courage, community, connection, and access to compassionate support.

During National Recovery Month, and every month, we honor every person on their path of recovery and the families, peers, providers, and communities who walk alongside them.

Together, we can reduce stigma, expand access to care, and remind one another that recovery is possible.

RHD provides continuous support to more than 250 individuals through a methadone clinic and residential treatment programs in the Philadelphia area. We also assist over 2,000 individuals annually through our outpatient counseling program called Rise Above. To learn more about RHD's services, visit us at: www.rhd.org/program_area/addiction-recovery/

Come by tomorrow to learn about open positions at five of our behavioral health programs in Philadelphia!

Happy DSP Week!

RHD is proud to celebrate National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, September 13–19, and honor the outstanding Direct Support Professionals who make a meaningful difference every day. Your compassion, dedication, and commitment help empower the people we support to live with dignity, independence, and connection.

Thank you for all that you do—we appreciate you today and every day!

Come out and visit RHD's table at the Annual Unity in the Community Day at Beloved St. John Evangelistic Church, 4541 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA.

Join us on Saturday, September 12, from 10am - 3pm at the parking lot on Belfield Avenue for a day filled with food, music, vendors, giveaways, free blood pressure readings, fellowship, and family fun.

We look forward to seeing you there!

In recognition of National Su***de Prevention Month, RHD is reminding our community that no one has to face a difficult moment alone. Every conversation, every act of compassion, and every connection to support can make a difference.

This month, we encourage everyone to check in with the people around you, listen without judgment, and reach out when you or someone you care about may be struggling. Sometimes, a simple “How are you really doing?” can open the door to an important conversation.

Together, we can build a community where asking for help is met with compassion, support, and hope.

RHD has many programs that offer caring, supportive, and uplifting spaces. To learn more about services offered by RHD, please visit our website at: www.rhd.org.

If you or someone you know is struggling, contact the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline: Call or text 988, or use the online chat. It provides free, confidential, 24/7 support for people experiencing suicidal thoughts, emotional distress, mental health or substance-use crises, and for people concerned about a loved one.

This Labor Day, RHD honors the dedication, contributions, and resilience of workers in our communities.

We’re especially grateful for the service professionals, essential workers, caregivers, and advocates who help strengthen our communities every day.

Wishing everyone a safe and meaningful Labor Day!

Since 2007, Resources for Human Development Lifesharing has been supporting individuals throughout Northeast Pennsylvania to live in homes where they feel valued, connected, and truly part of their community.

Now, we’re excited to take the next step and expand Lifesharing across Pennsylvania, creating even more opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities and/or autism to choose where and how they live, build meaningful relationships, and pursue the life they want.

Lifesharing is more than a place to live. It’s about belonging, choice, connection, and creating a home where each person can be supported as an individual while staying connected to the people and communities that matter most to them.

As we grow, we’re excited to build new partnerships, welcome new Lifesharing providers and families, and introduce more people across Pennsylvania to what Lifesharing can make possible.

More choice. More connection. More possibilities.

RHD Lifesharing is growing — and we’re just getting started.

Stay tuned — this is just the beginning!

Today, we remember the lives lost to overdose, hold space for those grieving, and stand with everyone whose life has been touched by substance use—including those in recovery and those in the midst of active addiction.

Every life matters. Every story matters. And recovery is possible.

Let’s replace stigma with compassion, silence with conversation, and loss with a commitment to care, connection, and hope.

We remember. We care. We can make a difference.

If you are interested in learning more about supports and services offered by RHD, you can reach out to us at: https://www.rhd.org/contact-us/

To reach SAMHSA’s free and confidential National Helpline for information and treatment referral for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders, call 1-800-662-HELP (4357). This service provides referrals to local treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations.

If accessing naloxone proves challenging through other means, this program aims to expand distribution directly into the hands of those who should have it: https://nextdistro.org/naloxone