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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 27, 2007Talbert House appoints Andrews, Arnold as directors
Jim Andrews
Josh ArnoldCINCINNATI—Talbert House is pleased to announce the appointments of Josh Arnold and Jim Andrews as directors. Talbert House, which serves 28,000 clients face-to-face a year, develops and delivers services in the areas of mental health, community corrections, substance abuse and welfare-to-work.
Jim Andrews is the director of Reentry Services, where he oversees three programs—Workforce Reentry, Children of Incarcerated Parents and SPARK (Strengthening Partnerships And Resources for Kids). Talbert House Reentry programs, which serve 600 clients a year, are designed to ease ex-offenders’ transition from incarceration to community living through job placement, intensive case management, social support and mentoring. Andrews previously served as director of the agency's property and auxiliary department, returing to Talbert House after two years. He has a master's from Xavier University and is a licensed independent chemical dependency counselor in Ohio and a certified alcohol and drug counselor in Kentucky.
Josh Arnold was promoted as director of Adolescent Services, overseeing four residential treatment programs for males and females ages 12-17 located in Butler and Hamilton counties. Talbert House Adolescent Services serves more than 400 teens each year. Arnold previously served as program manager at Talbert House's The Bridge, an adolescent mental health facility, and as case manager supervisor at Core Behavioral Health Centers. He is a recent graduate of EXCEL (Executive Curriculum for Emerging Leaders), a nonprofit leadership training program. Arnold has a master's in Community Counseling from Xavier University and is a licensed professional counselor in Ohio.
Talbert House is a community-wide nonprofit network of social services with over 40 proven programs focusing on prevention, assessment, treatment and reintegration. Each year, Talbert House helps more than 28,000 men, women and children across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky overcome adversity to become healthy and productive citizens through its programs in community corrections, mental health, substance abuse and welfare-to-work.
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