Greater Longview Optimal Wellness - GLOW

10/10/2026

🍁🎃 GLOW is at the STEMCO Family Fall Fest today! 🎃🍁

Thank you to STEMCO for the opportunity to connect with and serve STEMCO families. We’re excited to be here, share about GLOW, and help families learn more about the resources and support available to them.

Thank you, STEMCO, for allowing us to be part of such a special day for your families! 🧡🍂

10/06/2026

🚑 It’s Mobile Integrated Health Week, and GLOW is proud to serve our community! 🚑

Did you know that many emergency room visits can be prevented with the right support?

At GLOW, our Mobile Integrated Health team helps break the cycle of frequent 911 calls and ER visits by:

🔗 Connecting individuals directly to essential community resources.
🏠 Delivering proactive, personalized support where people live.
🩺 Guiding patients toward long-term health solutions.

GLOW is proud to lead the way in creating a smarter, more compassionate healthcare system for everyone! ❤️️

10/02/2026

✨GLOW Team Spotlight✨

We are very proud to have Officer Duffie on our team!

Employee Spotlight!⭐

Meet Gene Duffie! Gene has been with the City of Longview Police Department since April 22, 1996, serving more than 30 years with the City.

Gene is currently assigned to the Police Outreach Service Team (P.O.S.T. Unit), where he gets to serve the community he grew up in.

For Gene, one of the most rewarding parts of the job is helping people who are at their lowest and may not otherwise have opportunities get the support and intervention they need.

“Now to see someone at their lowest at one point and then to see them thriving later thanks to a little boost brings me more joy than anything else in this line of work.”

Thank you, Gene, for more than three decades of service to Longview! 👏

09/23/2026

A special thank you to the Longview Greggton Rotary Club for their generous donation for direct client support services!

Your support helps us connect individuals in our community with the resources, services, and support they need.

We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and for the opportunity to continue serving our community in meaningful ways. Thank you for supporting the work we do!

08/26/2026

We are deeply grateful to Starbucks for its commitment to supporting local communities—and especially grateful to the local Starbucks partners who nominated us for the meaningful award of a grant for our 501c3!

This grant will directly support our mission and the work we do right here in our community! Support from community-minded leaders and organizations makes a lasting difference, helping us continue to serve and strengthen our community.

Thank you to the Starbucks Foundation, Fidelity Charitable, and our local Starbucks partners for believing in our work and investing in our community. We are honored and grateful for your support! 💚☕️

Pictured below from left to right:

🚨Ricky Norman: Community Health Chief/RN/Paramedic
🚨Tina Gunnells, BSN,RN: Community Health Nurse
🚨Keely Rainer, LMSW: Care Coordinator
🧠Jessica Cheshire, MA, LPC: Assistant Director of Crisis Services with Community Health Core
🚨Amy Best: Community Health Manager/Paramedic,
🚔Michelle Chitwood: LPD Police Outreach Officer
🚔Officer Shelia DelConte: Sergeant of Police Outreach Service Team
🚔Officer Nathan Lemmon: LPD Police Outreach Officer
🚨Eric Karling: Community Health Paramedic
☕️Abbey and Brook: Best Baristas in Longview!

08/21/2026

National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day is a time to remember, educate, and prevent. This day honors lives lost to overdoses involving illegally made fentanyl and supports families, friends, and communities affected by the overdose crisis.

It is also a call to action: share facts, support families, and help people take steps that can save lives.

07/25/2026

We are lucky to have these guys on our team!

This week, Officer Duffie and Officer Moore from Longview’s Police Outreach Service Team (POST) attended the 9th Annual IDD Crisis Intervention Services Conference with a few of our crisis and IDD staff. We deeply appreciate their dedication and commitment to enhancing their understanding of how to better support individuals with disabilities and their families during crises in our communities.

What is POST? 🤔
POST officially began in Longview on January 1, 2018, with two officers dedicated to people experiencing homelessness. The goal of the team is to reduce homeless-related complaints by acting as a bridge between the homeless and available appropriate services. The creation of this team was one of the recommendations of the Mayor's Task Force on Homelessness in 2017. POST is modeled after successful programs in other communities, such as Lubbock and Houston.

07/21/2026

National Deflection Week 2026 is a time to recognize the power of connecting people with help before a crisis becomes a criminal justice issue.

Deflection is a proactive, prevention-focused approach that connects individuals with the services and support they need, rather than relying solely on enforcement.

At GLOW, we put this approach into action through our partnerships with Community Healthcore, Longview Fire Department, and Longview Police Department. Together, we meet people where they are, providing compassionate support, essential resources, and meaningful interventions that help strengthen individuals, families, and our community.

Join us in recognizing the value of prevention, partnership, and compassion by helping spread awareness of the impact deflection can have in our community.

06/26/2026

✨GLOW Team Spotlight✨

Meet Qualified Mental Health Professional, Brandon Oswald! 🌟

For the past 3 months, Brandon has been training with Community Health Core to become the primary QMHP for GLOW!

Brandon has a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from the University of Texas at Tyler! While he has not always worked in this field, he has a heart and passion for the work he does and the people he works with!

"We serve the community in ways that some people don’t think about. The people we serve know there are problems or barriers, but lack the resources to overcome them. That’s where we come in.”
- Brandon Oswald, QMHP

We're grateful to have Brandon as part of the GLOW team and excited to see the impact he'll continue to make. Join us in recognizing Brandon for his dedication and the difference he's making in the lives of those we serve. 🧡

06/11/2026

✨GLOW Team Spotlight✨

Meet Community Health Paramedic, Jonathan Mize!🌟

For the past 11 years, Jonathan has been serving our community as a firefighter paramedic with the City of Longview. But over the last six months, he’s taken on a new role as a vital member of the GLOW program!

As a paramedic, Jonathan is used to helping people during short-term emergencies. Through GLOW, he loves getting to step in before the emergency, helping residents connect with primary care doctors, get their medications, and build healthier, happier lives for the long run.

"So many times as a paramedic, we don't ever know the outcomes that occur. Getting the opportunity to connect with these people and make a big difference in their life has been such an important factor for me."
— Jonathan Mize

Join us in thanking Jonathan for his incredible dedication to Longview! 💚