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LifeLinks, formerly Coles County Mental Health Center, appoints new Interim Executive Director
Effective September 1st the Board of Directors of LifeLinks, formerly Coles County Mental Health Center, has appointed Lynette Ashmore as Interim Executive Director. She replaces Kathy Roberts who is retiring after 22 years of service.
Lynette received a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in therapeutic recreation from Eastern Illinois University in 1975 and was awarded a Master of Arts with a major in gerontology from Eastern Illinois University in 1984. She began her career with Coles County Mental Health Center in 1980 as a Sustaining Care Specialist and was responsible for the development of Coles County Mental Health Center’s initial day treatment program for those individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness.
Ashmore was actively involved in organizing the current residential housing program, including a 16 unit supportive housing apartment complex in Charleston, Courtyard Square, and a 16 unit apartment complex in Mattoon, Logan Courts. In 1985 Ashmore was promoted to Program Coordinator and, on November 16, 1988, became the Director of Community Support Services. She and her husband, Jack, reside in Charleston.
More Photos of Our New Building!
Work on the Center’s five (5) acre parcel of property at 750 Broadway East in Mattoon, next to the Cross County Mall, is progressing nicely. A flurry of activity is evident as one visits the site.
The north building, which will house our Psychosocial Rehabilitation program, is being painted and having its flooring installed. Wells for a geothermal heating and cooling system (partially funded by a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Foundation) are being drilled.
Thanks to a grant from the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation, our new children’s assessment and treatment center is beginning to take shape in the main building. Soon energy efficient doors and windows will also be installed.
Stay tuned for an update on when we expect to be able to move to this new and improved location.
750 Broadway Avenue East, Mattoon, Illinois 61938 (217) 238-5700