Blueprints For Addiction Recovery

05/11/2026

Voting link below!

We’re incredibly proud to share that our very own, Leanna Ballester, has been nominated for Peer Advocate of the Year by the Pennsylvania Peer Support Coalition (PAPSC)! 💙

🗳️ Help us celebrate Leanna and the vital role of peer advocacy—cast your vote today! (Ballots close 5/20!)
👉 Vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NX2VFHZ

This nomination reflects the very best of peer advocacy and community collaboration. Through Leanna’s leadership, the Co‑Responder Program has grown into a compassionate, on‑scene response for individuals facing substance use and mental health challenges—meeting people with care, respect, and real options for support when it matters most.

Under Leanna’s guidance, more than 100 individuals across Lancaster County have been diverted from arrest and connected to community‑based services instead of incarceration. These outcomes represent more than system change—they represent dignity, trust, and opportunity.

Leanna brings humility, curiosity, and unwavering commitment to her work every day. Her leadership continues to shape how co‑response is understood and practiced across our community—and we’re so grateful for the impact she makes. 🙏🏻

05/08/2026

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re reflecting on what real change actually looks like.

We believe healing isn’t something that happens to people—it’s something that happens with them. Growth doesn’t come from being told what to do or handed a checklist. It comes from being invited into the process, having a voice, and being treated as the expert of your own life.

Mental health change doesn’t happen if we aren’t involved in it ourselves. That’s why we partner with our clients every step of the way—setting goals together, building skills together, and making space for curiosity, honesty, and ownership along the journey.

Because when people are involved, they don’t just remember the work—they learn, grow, and move forward with confidence and dignity.

💙 This month and always, we’re committed to care that listens, collaborates, and believes in the power of shared change.

05/04/2026

Remember that in each of us is a deep well of Wisdom. From within, we find the strength to walk the middle path between reason and emotion, and to build lives of balance, effectiveness, and ultimately peace.

As the great dialectical teacher Yoda said, ‘Luminous beings are we.’

Happy Star Wars Day! May the 4th be with you!

05/01/2026

As we celebrate 10 years of service, we’re deeply aware that this milestone would not be even the slightest bit possible without the incredible partnership and support of so many.

From our county and statewide officials, managed care organizations, the Capital Area Behavioral Health Collaborative, and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs—to the dedicated providers and systems working alongside us—your collaboration has helped turn shared goals into real, lasting impact.

Add to that our extraordinary staff and the community we serve and learn from every day, and it becomes clear: this work has always been collective.

For 10 years, we’ve focused on practical, life affirming, and life changing skills and supports—helping people build stability, strengthen their lives, and move forward with dignity and hope.

Thank you for believing in this work, investing in it, and walking with us every step of the way.

Here’s to what we’ve built together—and to what’s still ahead. 🩵🙏🏻

04/30/2026

At Blueprints, our work is about walking alongside people and families as they build lives that feel more stable, meaningful, and hopeful.

We focus on practical skills and steady support that help people move through everyday life and difficult moments, strengthen relationships with themselves and others, and cultivate ways to respond when emotions are intense or overwhelming.

We're on this walk together. 💕

04/24/2026

✨ Administrative Professionals Week Spotlight ✨

This week, we’re honoring the people whose work often happens behind the scenes — but without whom nothing would move forward.

💙 Jessie, Office Manager Supervisor
💙 Kaelyn & Elyssa, Office Managers
💙 Shelby, Site Manager & Human Resources Associate
💙 Ashlee, Executive Assistant

Together, they are the backbone of our daily operations — supporting leadership, caring for clients, managing systems, and modeling what it looks like to show up with integrity, accountability, and compassion.

In a human‑services organization, administrative work is not just operational — it is deeply service‑oriented and relational. These roles span three different locations, supporting a couple hundred employees and the many clients we serve each day. That level of responsibility requires constant coordination, trust, responsiveness, and care — often all at once.

These roles demand an extraordinary level of investment: mental, emotional, and personal. They require passion, presence, and a willingness to care deeply about details, people, and outcomes — even when that care, effort, and problem‑solving happens quietly and out of sight.

So much of this work is invisible when it’s done well. But without their dedication, countless mandatory operations, essential safeguards, and moments of support across our organization would come to a halt. This work takes sacrifice, patience, adaptability, and a sustained commitment that extends far beyond a job description.

Today, we want to say thank you. Thank you for the passion you bring, the energy you invest, and the standards you uphold. Thank you for modeling professionalism with heart and for carrying the responsibility and emotional labor with grace. And thank you for the indispensable role you play in making this organization function — and making it more human — every single day.

💐 Happy Administrative Professionals Week 💐
We see you. We value you. We are deeply grateful for you.

04/22/2026

Most of us didn’t start recovery feeling ready. We started scared, unsure, sometimes even resistant — and that makes sense.

At Blueprints, we honor that reality. Through teaching and support, we emphasize practice — trying new skills, sitting with discomfort, and showing up even when it’s hard. Not alone, but together.

Readiness doesn’t always come first. Practice does — and change grows from there. 🩵

04/17/2026

Eric wears many hats at Blueprints—and he wears them with humility, generosity, and a constant curiosity about how he can better serve others.

His work is guided by lived experience, a deep sense of compassion, and an ongoing commitment to growth so he can support our clients in meaningful ways.

Since starting at Blueprints, Eric has continued to invest in himself and our mission. He earned his CRS and CPS certifications, strengthening his ability to navigate local resources and provide one-on-one support to clients. He is also actively expanding his knowledge around mental health, motivated by a desire to better assist individuals whose challenges extend beyond addiction alone.

As part of the Blueprints team, Eric has learned the value of patience and presence, discovering new ways to feel useful and connected in his work. Through this journey, he has also gained a deeper understanding of himself and found greater meaning and purpose within his own recovery.

What grounds Eric most? Compassion. Purpose. Community.

And outside of work, he’s known for his impressive shoe collection, dedication at the gym, and a growing love for travel and hitting the open road.

We’re grateful for Eric’s heart, his authenticity, and the care he brings to our clients and our community every single day. 💙

04/15/2026

We are so grateful for the breadth, care, and nurturance Lizvette brings to our clients at Blueprints and to every group she leads.

Through music, presence, and deep attunement, she creates spaces where people feel safe enough to soften, express, and grow.

Lizvette is a board-certified music therapist with a gift for meeting people exactly where they are. Her background spans working with individuals across the lifespan and with diverse needs—including mental health, substance use disorders, memory impairment, and brain injury. She’s also bilingual, which allows her to connect with even more members of our community in meaningful ways.

Fun facts we love: Lizvette enjoys hiking and capturing sunset photographs—and she’s also a second-degree black belt in taekwondo, which feels like the perfect metaphor for her work: grounded, disciplined, compassionate, and strong.

Thank you, Lizvette, for the heart you bring, the calm you cultivate, and the healing you help make possible—one note, rhythm, and relationship at a time. We’re better because you’re here. 💙🎶

04/13/2026

We’re so proud to highlight Taylor Hood, MT‑BC, founder of Notes of Healing Music Therapy, LLC and the meaningful work she brings to our clients here at Blueprints.

Taylor is a board‑certified music therapist whose approach is grounded in compassion, professionalism, and genuine care for the people she serves. Her work is trauma‑informed, deeply humanistic, and centered on meeting each person exactly where they are—using music as a powerful tool for connection, expression, and healing.

Through individual and group music therapy services at, Taylor supports individuals navigating mental health and substance use challenges by helping them build coping skills, explore identity, process emotions, and reconnect with their sense of self. No musical experience is ever required—just openness and curiosity.

Her sessions may include songwriting, lyric exploration, active music‑making, and mindfulness‑based interventions, all designed to support recovery and whole‑person care.

Taylor’s passion, creativity, and authenticity show up in every session. We’re grateful for her partnership and the sense of community, safety, and possibility she helps create through music.

🎵 Healing looks different for everyone—and sometimes, it sounds like hope.

04/10/2026

For decades, Rick Kastner was the driving force and true visionary behind innovative programs and initiatives across Lancaster County—work that strengthened our county’s response to substance use, reshaped systems of care, and expanded access to help for people who needed it most.

His leadership played a critical role in making Lancaster County safer and more recovery‑oriented, with a clear focus on reducing overdoses and enhancing recovery supports across the community.

Rick’s vision raised the standard for what compassionate, effective, community‑based services must entail, leaving a lasting impact on providers, systems, and countless lives across the county.

We honor his legacy and remain deeply indebted to his service. 🙏🏻

In his 44 years with the Lancaster County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Rick Kastner took an active role in shaping the delivery of services to people in need of addiction