The Big Island Substance Abuse Council started work on a new therapeutic garden program.
The Big Island Substance Abuse Council started work on a new therapeutic garden program.
The therapeutic garden, a plot in an industrial area, will be a place where clients, staff and partnering agencies can work together, learning about sustainable gardening practices and developing vocational training skills.
“The therapeutic garden is important to BISAC because it promotes overall health and well-being,” said council CEO Dr. Hannah Preston-Pita. “It provides our clients and their families with the opportunity to work together on projects, place-base learning, reclaiming identity and purpose, and integration of culture.”
Since 1964, BISAC has been inspiring individuals and families to reclaim and enrich their lives in the wake of the ravages of substance abuse. The council offers a continuum of services that are culturally appropriate and aligned with the ever-changing behavioral health field.
Preston-Pita thanked WH Shipman Ltd. for helping make the therapeutic garden possible.
BISAC invites the community to support the therapeutic garden through the purchasing of engraved bricks to be used to make planter box seating areas.
“We’re inviting individuals, groups, clubs and businesses to be a part of helping us grow this garden by having a brick made especially for them,” said Preston-Pita. Brick donations are $50 and $100, with orders accepted until Aug. 1.
For more information about ordering a brick and supporting the therapeutic garden, call Pam Deniz at 969-9994 or email pamella.deniz@bisac.com.