Brain Injury Solutions

We are now hiring 4 full-time positions including a case manager in the Roanoke area, in the Danville area, and the Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, and Brunswick area. We are also hiring an IT Specialists based in Roanoke. Learn more and apply via Indeed: https://lnkd.in/e-grzqSm Position benefits include: ~ Being a very rewarding position assisting survivors of brain injury find hope and a better life. ~ Unmatched flexibility that increases with experience, including options for some work from home. ~ Benefits package including 24 days of PTO accrued per year, 13 holidays, insurance support, and an IRA option. #NowHiring

www.tinyurl.com/GiveBis Today at noon to tomorrow at noon marks Giving Day 2024! Please consider donating today to transform tomorrow for survivors of brain injury!

It's a great time to donate today to transform tomorrow at www.tinyurl.com/givbis Here is a wonderful example of what you will be supporting: One of our case management participants was having a hard time staying in her basic bean bag chair and sliding out in the floor. She also couldn't sit up in it and was more laid over. Our case manager was able to help find and pay for an accessible bean bag chair! This one has a seat and seat belt feature so our participant is able to sit up and be strapped in for safety. It's also nice for mom because she can leave the room to do other things and not worry about her daughter being in the floor. It may seem like a small thing though does make a huge difference for our participant and her family!

Have you ever wanted to use the Internet to access free telehealth services, but didn't have coverage? Spotty or no internet access has been an ongoing challenge for brain injury survivors in our agency's rural service areas. This spring, BIS CLiC partnered with Roanoke College students to research solutions! The Roanoke College group, comprised of Grayce Dantzler, Kiersten Gower, Madison Walton, Kathryn Duddy, and Lillian Proctor, analyzed gaps in broadband coverage in BIS service areas. These undergraduates researched several potential innovations, worked with BIS CLiC to craft a viable solution, and presented details as a project defense on April 27th at Roanoke College. Using this information, BIS CLiC administration plans to pursue grants to acquire and pilot Starlink Internet access as an effort to bring free BIS CLiC telehealth services to more BIS consumers! BIS CLiC telehealth seeks to provide recreational, online brain injury interventions across Virginia to improve cognition, long-term wellness, social connections, and community integration in brain injury survivors. BIS CLiC also provides support for caregivers! For more information about our no-cost CLiC programs, please email [email protected]

Jodi, our Executive Director, and Melinda, our Programs Director, visited Richmond to advocate for survivors of brain injury, and to attend Brain Injury Awareness Day at the State Capitol. Want to join in these efforts? Visit www.biav.net to learn more about how to get involved!

#ThankfuThursday We are extremely thankful to everyone who supported Winter Wishes as over $3,400 was raised to help provide 56 gifts to survivors of brain injury in need! Gifts included household items for a newly housed pregnant survivor who has very little in her new apartment, a practice drum set, compression socks for a consumer who often misses appointments due to swelling in their legs, a journal/pen set, a tablet to participate in CLiC, our online support group, and other cognitive training. Pictured are just a few of the many happy recipients.

#ThankfulThursday?We are greatly appreciative for all of the support that?RunAbout Sports Roanoke?has provided in preparing for our upcoming 5k/1-miler, Joggin' for Your Noggin! They have made this event possible! Learn more about Joggin' for Your Noggin at https://lnkd.in/emxh-PXc?and please check out RunAbout Sports Roanoke at?www.runaboutroanoke.com/

We had a fantastic turnout a few weeks ago for our Franklin County Support group as 26 people attended! We had a wonderful time together as we enjoyed a home cooked meal of ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole and a variety of desserts. You can learn more about our support groups at https://lnkd.in/eb_6Au7E

We would like to give a big thank you to Southwest Virginia Ballet for spreading joy this holiday season! They shared several Nutcracker tickets with a few of our survivors of brain injury. As you can see from their photos, they had a blast and enjoyed the wonderful performance!

Looking for the Brain Injury Solutions show featuring beautiful art by our very own and very talented brain injury survivors? The show is currently visiting Galax during the month of December at Christ Chapel Galax, 64 State Road 730, Galax, VA 24333. You may also view many pieces of the show in our virtual gallery here: https://lnkd.in/d9ynhPwJ Additional pieces may be added throughout the spring of 2024, please contact us if you are interested. In regards to art and brain injury, sciences shows that art: - reduces stress - improves focus - improves emotional processing skills - improves communication skills - improves decision making skills and hope for the future