A COMMUNITY OUTREACH OF THE TILGHMAN METHODIST CHURCH
At a glance: Healthy Tilghman is a community outreach of Tilghman Methodist Church for everyone in Bay Hundred: mental health counseling from the church Annex, peer support, NARCAN distribution, exercise classes, food support and crisis resources. In a crisis, call or text 988, or call the Eastern Shore Mobile Crisis Line at 1-888-407-8018. Most activities are free, and no one should hesitate to call for lack of money.
Improving Body, Mind and Spirit.
MISSION: To build healthy minds, bodies, and spirit in the Bay Hundred Community.
Vision: To improve the quality of life in the Bay Hundred Community by enhancing health and wellness and by ending drug overdose death, offering local care, support and hope to each person and family.
Healthy Tilghman is a community outreach seeking to improve the health and well-being of all in Bay Hundred (read our story and partners). Healthy Tilghman supports:
Mental health assessment and counseling from the church annex
Assessment and counseling for youth attending Tilghman’s elementary school.
Faith based referral, counseling, and support (pastors at TMC and St. John’s Chapel)
Peer based family support
Peer support to individuals and families in need; Peer training
Annual 5k/1k run walk of island.
Weekly exercise classes at TMC
Food support
Community educational programs
NARCAN distribution to reduce overdose.
Help:
In an emergency, call 911. For 24/7 crisis help, call the Eastern Shore Mobile Crisis Line at 1-888-407-8018, or call or text 988.
For substance use Peer Support, including transportation to treatment, contact:
Grace Street’s 24-hour peer line at 443-439-1820
More Help:
Tilghman Methodist Church https://www.tilghmanmethodistchurch.org/ search Healthy Tilghman
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/950719935479982/
Eastern Shore Mobile Crisis Line 888-407-8018
Choptank Community Health 410-886-2222
Mid-Shore Behavioral Health 410-770.4801
Talbot County Sheriff’s Office 410-822-1020
Veterans Crisis Line: dial 988, then press 1
National Suicide Prevention Line – dial or text: 988
COST:
Since most of the activities of Healthy Tilghman are offered by volunteers they are generally free. Donations are welcome.
Secular professional counseling is offered from the church Annex. It may have a fee, but services are often covered by insurance, grants, donations, or funds made to Healthy Tilghman via the Tilghman Methodist Church.
No one should hesitate to call and receive any service for lack of money. No one.
Tilghman Methodist Church is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. It seeks to support local access to these services for all in the community.
Donations to Healthy Tilghman can be made to:
Tilghman Methodist Church – Healthy Tilghman Outreach, 5731 Tilghman Island Road, P.O. Box 192, Tilghman, Md. 21671
Pastor: David Kelley, Jr. 410-708-0796
Getting NARCAN on Tilghman Island
NARCAN is available at Tilghman Methodist Church, 5731 Tilghman Island Road: call the church at 410-886-2045. There is also a NARCAN box at Kronsberg Park, across from the Fire Department, that you can reach 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is restocked periodically. If someone may be overdosing, call 911 first.
Frequently Asked Questions
Healthy Tilghman is a community outreach of Tilghman Methodist Church for everyone in the Bay Hundred community, whether or not you attend the church.
Most Healthy Tilghman activities are offered by volunteers and are generally free; donations are welcome. Secular professional counseling from the church Annex may have a fee, but it is often covered by insurance, grants, donations or funds given to Healthy Tilghman. No one should hesitate to call for lack of money.
Mental health assessment and counseling are offered from the Tilghman Methodist Church Annex, 5731 Tilghman Island Road, and assessment and counseling are available for youth attending Tilghman’s elementary school. To ask about counseling, call the church at 410-886-2045.
NARCAN is available at Tilghman Methodist Church, 5731 Tilghman Island Road: call the church at 410-886-2045. There is also a NARCAN box at Kronsberg Park, across from the Fire Department, that you can reach 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is restocked periodically. If someone may be overdosing, call 911 first.
Call 911 in an emergency. For 24/7 crisis help, call or text 988, or call the Eastern Shore Mobile Crisis Line at 1-888-407-8018. For substance use peer support, including transportation to treatment, call Grace Street’s 24-hour peer line at 443-439-1820.
Donations can be sent to Tilghman Methodist Church – Healthy Tilghman Outreach, P.O. Box 192, Tilghman, MD 21671.