Our Affiliate, NAMI Edmond North-OKC, focus is
on family education (Family to Family), educating parents who are raising a
child with mental illness (BASICS).
We provide resources and education for those working in the
correctional system by being city policemen, county sheriff and deputies, first
responders and judges in the judicial districts (CIT, crisis information
training).
Our family and parent programs are Free of Cost to attendees. Yes,
taking classes in mental illness are free.
Our Affiliate's plan in 2014 was to have 6 family to family
classes this year. We have already met this goal and will be starting more.
We
have had 79 parents graduate from our BASIC's class.
Our plans for CIT in 2014
was for 6 classes throughout the state. We still have grant money available for
more than a hundred officers with advocates volunteering to recruit officers
for this vital program in our smaller counties and towns.
We have just started
a rock for our local pastors and ministers who are the first contact with 25%
of the people asking for help with mental illness.
How do we do all of this? By
fundraising and having great volunteers. Our major fund raiser is the NAMIWalk
coming in June, where you can help us with our walk by donating today.
Our
volunteers come from all walks in life; Bankers, Lawyers,Independent Business
Owners, retired clergy, retired and active military officers of high rank,
retired software engineers, college professors, writers, people with degrees in
psychology, domestic caretakers and many more with one commonality, having a
loved one suffering from a mental illness.
These are the dedicated people
volunteering to teach others, at no financial cost to the students.
We invest
in people, spending more than $40 on books and supplies for each student.
The
money we invest is funded by you.
You keep us walking. I would appreciate a
donation from you. Your donation is tax deductible.
Donate $5, $10, $25, $50 or $100. We can take donations up to $2,500.00.
Your money is invested with a great rate of return, helping your neighbor, helping your community and helping your military to become survivors
of mental illness. We retain 50% of what we raise. 50% goes to the states. There is a NAMI organization in every state of America.
Thank you.
p.s. Motts Mind will make a donation each time their is a contributor to my cause.
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