Friendship Games 2025
The Friendship Games has been an annual field day event consisting of friendly competition between peers in the behavioral health system. These include sports, a talent show, music, art, and poetry exhibits, food, and lots of medals, trophies, and prizes.
This dream was the inspiration of Carol Hope who passed away in 2017.
The community providers in the Mental Health and Substance Use fields come together to support program members while having fun.
Enjoy the recap video and photos!
Celebrating 40 years of Friendship Games
Thank you to all the agencies that participated:
Miami Recovery Project, Jackson Community Mental Health Center, Community Health of South Florida(CHI), New Horizons Community Mental Health Center, Douglas Gardens Community Mental Health Center. Fresh Start of Miami-Dade, Inc., South Florida Wellness Center, Safe Futures, New Hope Corps, National Alliance for Mental Illness(NAMI), Westcare
Special Thank you to:
Lourdes Dorado-Rubio on behalf of the Department of Children & Families
Adilene Cruz on behalf of Thriving Mind of South Florida
Sirena's Grotto
Sub Committee Members and Volunteers
Fresh Start Team
T.Y.Park of Broward County staff and team
Michelle "Mich" Fernandez
Volunteer nursing students from Jackson Hospital
Volunteers from Community Care Partners (CCP)
