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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – McLean, Virginia – PRS, Inc., a Northern Virginia nonprofit serving persons in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area living with mental illness, substance use disorders, mild intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders or any combination of these, will receive 15% of all sales at Falls Church restaurant Original Pancake House on Thursday, September 27, 2012. The Original Pancake House generously offered PRS, Inc. a share of the proceeds from the entire day of their operations, from 7am – 3pm.

PRS President and CEO Wendy Gradison notes, “PRS will celebrate our 50^th year of transforming lives in 2013. We continually seek partnerships to help us serve more of our community members in need and we are thrilled about this collaboration with the Original Pancake House.”

Founded in 1963, PRS, Inc. has grown to be a leader in behavioral healthcare in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Each year, PRS’ staff of just over 60 people provides highly-individualized services to over 800 individuals. PRS’ core service programs are:

Recovery Academy - innovative, curriculum-based, group-oriented skills training and supports offered at locations in Alexandria and Tysons Corner;
Community Support Services - individualized skills training and supports offered in clients’ homes or in relevant community settings where services may be needed such as banks, medical facilities, etc.;
Employment Services - individualized skills training and supports focused on helping clients choose, get and keep jobs; and
Community Housing - non-time-limited supported residential services.

PRS’ programs address community needs, are cost-effective and focused on results. PRS relentlessly collects data on client outcomes to evaluate the efficacy of PRS’ programs. In Fiscal Year 2011:

· 95% of PRS clients stayed out of the psychiatric hospital;

· 99% of PRS Community Support Services clients maintained their homes and avoided eviction;

· 58% of PRS Employment Services clients actively seeking employment were employed. (This

percentage is double the national average for the populations PRS serves.)

For more information about PRS, please visit their website at www.prsinc.org.

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