Melissa Osburn is currently a Team Lead at Community Human Services. When she started at CHS as a Peer Specialist, she was relatively new in her recovery journey and hoped to find purpose by sharing her story and her perspective with others who were struggling as well. As a Community Support Specialist, she assisted over 400 individuals in various stages of their own recovery journeys in obtaining and maintaining stable housing.
Melissa not only conducts trainings on recovery for the CHS staff, but she also provides weekly yoga classes for all staff members at CHS to prevent burnout and encourage true self-care for the helping profession.
Melissa’s nomination for this award said “Melissa is able to connect with every participant in a meaningful way. She has a special talent for meeting individuals where they are and providing skills such as mindfulness to her participants to better manage their new lives.”