Comments on: Community Opens its Arms to the Visalia Wellness Center https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/ In-depth, locally-produced coverage of the Central Valley. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:43:55 -0700 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jenna44 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-114413 Jenna44 Mon, 16 May 2022 22:03:09 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-114413 I would like to hear from the folks who spoke negatively about VWC, back in 2019. How is everything going now, May, 2022? Were you pleasantly surprised to find you were wrong, or were you correct? If I remember correctly, the Board of Sups tried to sneak this business in without fanfare. If so, shame on them. Transparency is key. No room for these types of tactics. I'm hoping the neighborhood hasn't had any problems with the folks served. Funny mentioning a tatoo business across the street. The owner of this, many years ago, was a stand-up family man. Humm ... that building caught fire, didn't it? Or was it demolished due to age. I would like to hear from the folks who spoke negatively about VWC, back in 2019. How is everything going now, May, 2022? Were you pleasantly surprised to find you were wrong, or were you correct? If I remember correctly, the Board of Sups tried to sneak this business in without fanfare. If so, shame on them. Transparency is key. No room for these types of tactics. I’m hoping the neighborhood hasn’t had any problems with the folks served. Funny mentioning a tatoo business across the street. The owner of this, many years ago, was a stand-up family man. Humm … that building caught fire, didn’t it? Or was it demolished due to age.

]]> By: Gwen S. https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-22700 Gwen S. Tue, 01 Oct 2019 16:49:28 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-22700 I am very thankful that Tulare County is using funding to help those in need who have suffered from mental illness. The alternative would be to have people who suffer not get the help and resources they need to become an integral part of society. With that said, I also believe location is very important as well. Hopefully the Visalia Wellness Center will help those in the community that is close to their location. Not all programs are for everyone and people need to have options and the ability to find the programs that are right for them. The VWC is for people to have a place to go during the day with activities for them to have to support their needs. I am opening a place Downtown Visalia on Oak Ave to also help those who have suffered from mental illness. We will focus on helping as well but we will also go after the topic that was address in many of the previous comments but not written. We are going to address the STIGMA that is attached to mental illness. Statistic show that 1 in 4 people suffer from mental illness. That is almost someone from every household. People should find out the real truth about mental illness instead of automatically thinking the participants are dangerous and have no place in the community, when the real truth is that we are already in the community and probably live in your neighborhood. Let's come together as a community to find solutions instead of complaining about those who are trying to help. If you have an idea or solution, please help. Our Grand Opening is October 25th, 206 E. Oak Ave. I am very thankful that Tulare County is using funding to help those in need who have suffered from mental illness. The alternative would be to have people who suffer not get the help and resources they need to become an integral part of society. With that said, I also believe location is very important as well. Hopefully the Visalia Wellness Center will help those in the community that is close to their location. Not all programs are for everyone and people need to have options and the ability to find the programs that are right for them. The VWC is for people to have a place to go during the day with activities for them to have to support their needs. I am opening a place Downtown Visalia on Oak Ave to also help those who have suffered from mental illness. We will focus on helping as well but we will also go after the topic that was address in many of the previous comments but not written. We are going to address the STIGMA that is attached to mental illness. Statistic show that 1 in 4 people suffer from mental illness. That is almost someone from every household. People should find out the real truth about mental illness instead of automatically thinking the participants are dangerous and have no place in the community, when the real truth is that we are already in the community and probably live in your neighborhood. Let’s come together as a community to find solutions instead of complaining about those who are trying to help. If you have an idea or solution, please help. Our Grand Opening is October 25th, 206 E. Oak Ave.

]]> By: Nate P. https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-22273 Nate P. Mon, 23 Sep 2019 23:53:20 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-22273 In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-22101">Neighbor</a>. The security guards do there jobs very well an respectful lets all members know of a better area to smoke at. In reply to Neighbor.

The security guards do there jobs very well an respectful lets all members know of a better area to smoke at.

]]> By: Nate P. https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-22272 Nate P. Mon, 23 Sep 2019 23:49:50 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-22272 I am a member of the wellness center, i am also a veteran of the united states Army. I am grateful for the women an men who work to make this possible. I do not leaving my safe place which is my house, but this wellness center has great classes an wonderful, nice member's aswell as the workers an volunteers. Yes there are rules to follow like no smoking on the facility or near the homes. There are many other places the security guards will happily show the members the best place to smoke. As a member i also feel obligated to help tell and or remind other members to be considerate of the homes. Still, an again i am a veteran with PTSD, a mental illness. The truth is being a bully makes you the true mentally ill person. These people come in to have a good time, not be bothered with any ones home. Shame on all of you that put down these people the have the feeedom to walk on any street no mental illness can stop them for doing so. Stop being bullies. I fought for there freedom to do, if you dont like it...move. I am a member of the wellness center, i am also a veteran of the united states Army. I am grateful for the women an men who work to make this possible. I do not leaving my safe place which is my house, but this wellness center has great classes an wonderful, nice member’s aswell as the workers an volunteers. Yes there are rules to follow like no smoking on the facility or near the homes. There are many other places the security guards will happily show the members the best place to smoke. As a member i also feel obligated to help tell and or remind other members to be considerate of the homes. Still, an again i am a veteran with PTSD, a mental illness. The truth is being a bully makes you the true mentally ill person. These people come in to have a good time, not be bothered with any ones home. Shame on all of you that put down these people the have the feeedom to walk on any street no mental illness can stop them for doing so. Stop being bullies. I fought for there freedom to do, if you dont like it…move.

]]> By: Neighbor https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-22101 Neighbor Fri, 20 Sep 2019 15:01:19 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-22101 You guys need tell the visitors to keep them selves in the building not go to our driveway and front yards to smoke we don't want to see this happening You guys need tell the visitors to keep them selves in the building not go to our driveway and front yards to smoke we don’t want to see this happening

]]> By: Kelly https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-20921 Kelly Sat, 31 Aug 2019 05:45:13 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-20921 I am more worried about people who behave like M.Kay that may or may not have a undiagnosed mental illness that causes one to have no empathy towards others. The people this place is designed to help are already through the parts of recovery which might make them seem " unsavory." Some people are going to make everything negative no matter what. I am more worried about people who behave like M.Kay that may or may not have a undiagnosed mental illness that causes one to have no empathy towards others. The people this place is designed to help are already through the parts of recovery which might make them seem ” unsavory.” Some people are going to make everything negative no matter what.

]]> By: John Doe https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-20716 John Doe Sun, 25 Aug 2019 02:55:04 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-20716 The board of supervisors, bar none, is the most incompetent, ill equipped, uncaring and overpaid bunch of nothings that could be conceived of. They have absolutely no interest in the needs of Tulare county residents! They have failed and will continue to fail us! Take their county issued credit cards away and see how they react! And to think that they have the nerve to look down their noses at us when we speak to them! They sicken me! The board of supervisors, bar none, is the most incompetent, ill equipped, uncaring and overpaid bunch of nothings that could be conceived of.

They have absolutely no interest in the needs of Tulare county residents! They have failed and will continue to fail us! Take their county issued credit cards away and see how they react!

And to think that they have the nerve to look down their noses at us when we speak to them!

They sicken me!

]]> By: Michelle Mary Rubio https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-20709 Michelle Mary Rubio Sat, 24 Aug 2019 22:51:15 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-20709 In reply to <a href="https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-20647">M. Kay</a>. It cause those kind of people that they have on security and pluse you have tattoo shop across the street In reply to M. Kay.

It cause those kind of people that they have on security and pluse you have tattoo shop across the street

]]> By: M. Kay https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/2019/08/21/community-opens-its-arms-to-the-visalia-wellness-center/#comment-20647 M. Kay Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:15:41 +0000 https://www.ourvalleyvoice.com/?p=28863#comment-20647 I hope I will be pleasantly surprised, but I'm afraid this center will draw the unsavory type of clientele that most government-run, social welfare programs do. As a resident that lives close by and have children that walk in this neighborhood, I'm angered our Board of Supervisor representative, Mr. Crocker, did little to nothing to find a better-suited site for this center. The "community", the title of this article references, surely does not include those of us who will live with the environment this center will create. I hope I will be pleasantly surprised, but I’m afraid this center will draw the unsavory type of clientele that most government-run, social welfare programs do. As a resident that lives close by and have children that walk in this neighborhood, I’m angered our Board of Supervisor representative, Mr. Crocker, did little to nothing to find a better-suited site for this center. The “community”, the title of this article references, surely does not include those of us who will live with the environment this center will create.

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