The positive face of mental illness

DuPageAnnual Report FY 2015

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NAMI DuPage’s mission is to provide support, advocacy, and education in order to improve the quality of life of individuals

with mental illnesses and their families.

Table of Contents

Message from the Board

Letter from the Executive Director

Our Impact

Achieving Our Goals

Financial Overview

Programs and Services

NAMI DuPage Changes Lives

Our Donors

Our Volunteers

Board of Directors and Staff

2016 Calendar of Fundraising Events

Why You Support NAMI DuPage

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Letter from Executive Director Welcome to our 2015 Annual report.

This has been a pivotal year for NAMI DuPage as we prepared for the move to the new Community Center in Wheaton. We saw the Community Center grow from a dream into a reality. We cannot do what we do without the dedication and commitment of our board, staff and especially you our donors and tireless volunteers. The

Community Center has given us a heightened presence in the community and helped to put the spotlight on mental illness in a positive way. We have increased our outreach in every area, reaching even larger numbers of middle and high school students with Ending the Silence, multiple police trainings to help officers understand how to work with a symptomatic individual, community education so businesses and faith based organizations can learn what mental illness is and is not, and how to include rather than exclude people with a mental health diagnoses.

We have expanded our Peer Program for individuals and families to provide one on one support and introduced the “Living Room,” a safe place for individuals experiencing an increase in mental health symptoms to turn to as an alternative to the ER. Families who seek out our help have been supported with weekly support groups and educational classes such as Family to Family which helps family members become engaged and educated. Individuals living with mental illness are able to attend weekly support groups and drop in centers to help them feel supported and cared for. All of this is made possible because of you. On behalf of all of us at NAMI DuPage we thank you and want you to know you are changing lives and help to make a difference each and every day.

Angela Adkins Executive Director

Letter from Board President Dear Friends,

2015 has been an exciting year for NAMI DuPage, with the move into the new Community Center, new recreational programs, the opening of the Café and the Living Room. Planning for these new programs has been a priority of the board and Angela Adkins, our Executive Director.

Angela, the NAMI DuPage staff, and our dedicated volunteers have worked hard all year continuing to manager the many programs offered by the organization. Through all their hard work, NAMI DuPage continues to be a force of good in DuPage County for those who live with mental illness.

The Board is proud to submit our NAMI DuPage supporters a fiscally responsible financial report for FY 2015. Our ability to do this is a result of the financial support we receive from our donors. We thank you for your support.

Cora Mae (Corky) CorleyPresident, Board of Directors

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Our Impact

Resource Hotline: # of calls received for help

Resource specialists assist callers with pressing problems and concerns,

and are an excellent source for information and referral. 1,560

Support Groups: # of participants in weekly support groups

Support groups for individuals with mental illness, families and parents

who have a loved one living with mental illness. 3,433

Group Homes: # of individuals housed in 2 group homes

Located in Naperville and Glen Ellyn, each facility has a capacity for 8

residents who have serious mental illness. 16

Peer Program: # of trained individuals and family peer specialists

Graduated first class of Peer Specialists after one year of training to provide one on one support, mentoring and coaching to individuals with mental health issues, and their families, to help them achieve stability and

recovery.12

Youth Education: # of students & teachers educated about mental illness

The program educates parents, teachers and students about mental illness, including early warning signs and symptoms, treatment options, and available resources.

15,024

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Hospital Recovery Program: # of evening presentations provided

Weekly presentations educate patients and their family members, about

mental illness and how to access resources and services after discharge. 3,861

Total Number of People Served: 25,391

Recovery

Community Education: # of people educated/trained in various fields

Educational outreach programs help community members recognize the signs and symptoms of mental illness by individuals and family members relating their personal stories

1,349

Educational Classes: # of Educated individuals, family members

Evidence based courses for individuals with mental illness, their parents and family members teach means and methods for achieving and maintaining recovery.

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Achieving Our Goals

• 30 years: of providing mental health services in DuPage County for individuals and their families who live with mental illnesses.

• Strategic Plan: A new 3 year plan for the period of 2016-2018.

• NAMI Ending the Silence Leadership Award: The first recipient awarded at the NAMI Convention in Washington D.C. during the Education Leadership Institute on Saturday, September 6, 2014.

• Website: Updated to reflect growth of programs and activities.

• New Development Director: Hired to diversify and ensure sufficient funding sources to support organizations activities.

• Buy-A-Brick Campaign: Launched phase 1 to raise funds for new programs at the Community Center and allow supporters to leave a lasting legacy in DuPage County.

• Special Events: Generated over $150,000 from special events, including the annual spring gala and 5k run/walk.

• Commercial Print Shop: Expanded services to NAMI affiliates and other nonprofit organizations to generate sustainable income to support new employment program.

• Social/Recreation: Began offering programs for clients of the DuPage County Health Department.

• New Volunteer Coordinator: Hired to help in recruiting and coordinating needed volunteers for existing and new programs.

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Financial Overview

Program Services 76%

Fundraising 15%

Management & General

9%

Grants/Donation $571,357 58%

In-Kind Donations $169,844 17%

Special Events $156,104 16%

Rental Income $62,000 6%

Program Fees $15,071 2%

Other $7,474 1%

Total: $981,850

Program Services $714,580 76%

Fundraising $145,556 15%

M&G $81,888 9%

Total: $942,024

Support & Revenue

Expenses

Grants/Donations 58%

In-Kind Donations

17%

Special Events 16%

Rental Income 6%

Program Fee 2%Other

1%

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Programs and Services

Educational Services

For Individuals:

WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan) is a free, 8 week class that teaches individuals a number of self-management skills and helps them build personalized recovery plans.

For Families, Partners, and Friends:

Family to Family is a free, 12 week class that equips family members of individuals with mental illness with the knowledge and tools they’ll need to care for themselves and their loved one during crises. Advance registration required. Graduated 136 individuals and families in the last fiscal year.

For Parents:

NAMI Basics is a free 6 week course that empowers parents of youth under 18 with mental health problems to be effective, confident guides for their child with mental illness.

Community Education

Recovery Connections targets individuals and families during inpatient and outpatient hospitalization through personal stories by trained NAMI speakers.

Custom Presentations on basics of mental health are available for diverse organizations including law enforcement, libraries, churches and corporate offices.

Mental Health First Aid is a national 8-hour program that equips community groups and individuals with the knowledge they need to help someone.

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To aid your road to recovery

Youth Program

“Ending the Silence” and “ETS 101” were created by NAMI DuPage. These programs educate high school and middle school students on the early warning signs of mental illness, how to get help and embark on recovery.

“Parents and Teachers as Allies” helps school staff learn to identify the key signs of early-onset mental illness in children and adolescents.

Supportive Services

“NAMI Connection” is a free, totally confidential, weekly drop in recovery support group for adults living with mental illnesses.

“Family Support Group” is a free, and confidential, drop-in support group for people who have a family member or friend living with a mental illness.

“Parent Support Group” is a free program specifically for parents of children under the age of 22 who have a mental illnesses.

Rise & Shine Print Shop is a social enterprise program that provides job preparedness training for individuals with mental illness while also creating high quality print materials for other organizations.

Rise & Shine Café is a social enterprise program that provides job preparedness training.

Social/Recreation Programs for individuals and family members to relax in a safe environment.

The Living Room

“The living room” is a pilot program within the Community Center that offers a safe and peaceful alternative to the Emergency Room when you need help with your mental health needs. Peer Specialists use their own journey with mental illness to mentor others.

Hours of operation: 3:00 PM to 9:00 P.M.

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NAMI DuPage Changes Lives

“Both of these men were so impressive. They have accomplished more than most without mental illness. They are amazing faces for NAMI and

mental illness.”

- Community Education Presentation Participant

“I learned that mental illness episodes produce disruptions in the brain and nervous system and can take weeks of rest to heal. Gave me a new respect for the power of mental illness and the

strength required to cope with it.”

- BASICS Parent Participant

“They taught us how it effects people and how bullying can have a big effect on people’s lives, they helped me understand not to judge because

you don’t know what people may be going through.”

- Ending the Silence Middle School Participant

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“That mental illness can happen unexpectedly. Medication & counseling can help recovery. The

importance of support such as NAMI for both patient and family. That living a normal productive

life is possible.”

- Hospital Presentation Participant

“Mental illness needs care, stigma about mental illness needs to change, people need to be open to

accepting mental illness.”

- Community Education Participant

“That I’m not to blame for my loved ones issues!! And that I need to be more empathetic- She can’t

‘snap out of it’ and I cannot ‘fix her.’”

- Family to Family Participant

“I think it really shows anyone can have a mental illness, even the ones you least expect.”

- Ending the Silence High School Participant

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FY 2015 Major Donors$20,000 and AboveCity of NapervilleCommunity Memorial FoundationDuPage FoundationDick and Ellie GoersNorthwestern Medicine at CDHDorothy O’Reilly

$15,000 and AboveAlfred Bersted FoundationUnited Way Metropolitan Chicago

$10,000 and AboveBetty BradshawPfizer, Inc.Rotary Club of WheatonWintrust Financial Corporation

$7,500 and AboveTony and Sally DavisDuPage County Dept of Human

Services

$5,000 and AboveArgonne National Laboratory -

Employee GivingJim and Valerie ChaggarisFred J. Brunner FoundationHinsdale Bank and Trust

Janssen Pharmaceutical, Inc.Rotary Club of NapervilleMike and Cyndi VivodaWheaton Bank & Trust Co.

$1,000 and AboveAnthony and Angela AdkinsAdvocate Good Samaritan

HospitalAetna Better Health of IllinoisDanesh and Natalia AlamAnthony AllotAnonymous (2)Keith and Beverly BairdBob and Jan BargerBerlin Packaging LLCVicki Boone and Steve RiehsMargie BrabandJim and Sue CahalanChristopher and Aileen CaravelliRon and Betty ChaggarisChet ConnorsDon and Corky CorleyJana CroninJoe and Tracy CuttoneSamuel and Sharon DelisiDuPage County Health DepartmentLeFort-Martin Family FundDuPage Unitarian Universalist

Church

DuPage Valley Div. of IL Assoc. of School Nurses

Emily Anne Gaffey MemorialExchange Club of NapervilleFT Cares FoundationGeneral Reinsurance CorporationGeorge M. Eisenberg FoundationElaine GerberGlen Ellyn Infant Welfare SocietyRobert and Paula HenryJeanne JerseyJohn F. and Joan P. Mullins

Charitable FoundationBruce and Ann JohnsonLynn JohnsonMichael KerrLarry and Peg KolinskiDirk and Mary LandisLilly USA, LLCLinden Oaks at Edward-Elmhurst

HealthcareJay and Lisa MacchitelliDiane MaksayMeier ClinicsGary and Lisa MillerJane H. MittonMoore-Addison CompanyNaperville Evening KiwanisNaperville JayceesPalmer Family Foundation

John and Nancy PultsR&B Consultants LtdJeff and Shari RabinRabin, Kodner & BrownJames ReamRedeemer Lutheran ChurchEllen and Bob RehmRotary Club of ElmhurstMarianne ScanlonDiane ScardignoCarol ScintoDi SemmelhackJudy SmithSt. Margaret Mary ParishSt. Paul Evangelical Lutheran

ChurchPat and Mary Lynn SullivanTCF Bank FoundationThe Fermata Charitable

FoundationThe Robert and Patricia Kleckner

Family Charitable FundJudy Thorp

$250,000 & AboveCommunity Memorial FoundationJean Mertens

$100,000 & AboveAnonymousBetty BradshawCity of NapervilleDuPage County Dept of Human

ServicesDick and Ellie GoersNorthwestern Medicine at CDHDorothy O’ReillyRay and Dee Schumacher

$50,000 & AboveAlfred Bersted FoundationDuPage FoundationFred J. Brunner FoundationIllinois Children’s Healthcare FndMary Lou and Al Lowry

United Way Metropolitan Chicago

$25,000 & AboveAetna Better Health of IllinoisArgonne National Laboratory -

Employee GivingBristol-Myers SquibbTony and Sally DavisGeorge M. Eisenberg FoundationGlen Ellyn Infant Welfare SocietyJanssen Pharmaceutical, Inc.Lynn JohnsonLilly USA, LLCPfizer, Inc.Rotary Club of Naperville

$10,000 & AboveAdvocate Good Samaritan

HospitalAnonymous

Jim and Sue CahalanChris and Aileen CaravelliRon and Betty ChaggarisJim and Valerie ChaggarisJana CroninDr. Scholl FoundationDuPage Medical GroupSteve and Ann FlechterElaine GerberPaul and Jayne GiordanoGrace A. Bersted FoundationHinsdale Bank and TrustHinsdale School District 86Martha JohnsonLeFort-Martin Family FundLinden Oaks at Edward-Elmhurst

HealthcareBill and Lou MastroMoore-Addison CompanyNICOR GasNorkol, Inc.

Rabin, Kodner & BrownEllen and Bob RehmRotary Club of WheatonDiane ScardignoDi SemmelhackSindelar Family FundEd and Linda SquierSt. Margaret Mary ParishTellabs FoundationThe Robert and Patricia Kleckner

Family Charitable FundUnited Way NapervilleUnited Way of DuPage and West

CookAl and Barb Van EekerenWintrust Financial Corporation

Key Stakeholders 2004People We Cannot Do Without

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$750 and AboveAltobello Fine JewelersRobert and Barbara BostromJoan GabricOlga GerhardsteinPaul and Eileen LeFortJack and Andrea ScheirerRobert and Regina Walcott

$500 and AboveAdventist Glen Oaks HospitalAdventist Hinsdale HospitalAmerican Fidelity Mortgage

Services, Inc.Betsy and Taylor BennettBerkshire Hathaway Home

Services Elite, REALTORSBob Campbell PhotographyCathy and Ed BozettMichael CahillJohn and Kelly CallahanCatalyst Paper (USA) IncBrian and Julie ClucasDonald and Michelle CroninKPMGDoyle Rowe LTDFrank Doyle and Jean FrederickStephen DragichDuPage Mental Health Services,

Ltd.Moira DwyerNancy ErnstBea GrigoDarrell and Michelle HooperIntermodal Container Logistics, LLCIvy RestaurantRay and Marilyn JonesWalter and Patricia KellyJoseph and Angela KuhnsKathy LarsonTimothy and Jane LevstikSarah MacdonaldSteve and Maureen McHughMicrosoftLaura MoranThomas and Sandra MoranNaperville Noon Lions ClubNorkol, Inc.NORMACAtlantic Richfield Company

Phillips & Johnston, Inc.Dennis and Donna PrepejchalJames and Anne RiosRotary Club of Glen EllynRotary Club of Naperville

DowntownMike and Kathy RoweDana and Steve SacksMark ScheitlerRaymond SchwennAmy and Michael SeasonSilgan Plastics Corp.Simply FLYHarold and Judy SmithSonitrol Chicagoland WestSpandikow & Son RoofingDonna SpandikowChris and Krista ValleskeyMichael Walsh

$250 and AboveA Beautiful SmileSami AlbertDana AndrewsonUPS Employee GivingHeritage Professional Associates,

Ltd.Bloomingdale Park DistrictBill and Mary BoylanRosemary BruntonRobert and Mary Jane BurdickCantigny GolfLorraine CaravelliCarol Stream Prof. Fire Fighters

Assoc. Local 3192Steven and Jan CharvatMeier ClinicsClingen Callow & McLean LLCThomas and Marilyn CollinsJim and Nancy CovertCress Creek Country ClubJohn and Bonny CroninDebra CyrierChuck DalessioDean’s DugoutMichael DugganMark and Juliana DwyerEllen FalconerFour Seasons Lawn Service &

Landscaping, Inc.

Frank Gironda Salon and SpaFraternal Order of Police -

Naperville Lodge #42John and Sarah FrigoEmmy BraceletsArlene GatesPaul and Jayne GiordanoMichael GreshLisa Hallberg PesceRichard and Christina HarrisHaunted HometownsJerry and Theresa HinckMary Lou JardineTami JensenPatricia JohansenPatrice KasperKaufman Container Co.Amy Kenrich WoodsKnights of Columbus - Christ the

King Council #12027Pete and Lori LaMontagnaRichard and Lisa LeamyEdmund Lowrie and Sarah CondiffRichard Lukens and Cindy

Trennert-LukensJohn MacPhersonZach MarshallCharles MattinglyMcCormack Schreiber Legal

SearchGrace United Methodist Church

Questors ClassBill and Lynne McGurrDaniel MeisterMidwestern University (Clinical

Psych Program)Milk and Honey Spa SuiteMJS PackingSue MontgomeryLewis and Linda MorganMotorola Solutions FoundationNaperville Park DistrictFrank and Mandi NardellaNational Association of Container

DistributorsRory and Roseann NeillJaclyn NevellMarlene NevellDiana NicholNorkol, Inc.Tom and Elizabeth O’Brochta

Leo and Bonnie O’DonnellOne Stop MaintenancePatrick and Barbara O’ReillyGenesis Clinical Services, S.C.Dana PallottaMaryellen and Gerald PalmerWilliam and Heidie PetersonTom and Karol PriddyRE/MAX Suburban - Laura Gates

KehoughMetropolitan Family ServicesRotary Club of WoodridgeLisa M. Salvadore, LCSWEric and Marybeth SauterThomas and Suzanne SchneiderEdward and Janice SchultzGeorge and Terry Anne

SchumacherRaymond and Sherry SchwennSandy ShepardIvan and Elizabeth SizemoreGeorge SmithSokol ChicagolandBrad and Dana StewartTiffany Stained Glass Ltd.Timberview FitnessRachel TsenScotty and Sarah TurnerMichael and Debbie ValleskeyCarol WallaceAndy and Gail WaltonWest Suburban Faith and Mental

Health Cluster GroupWestern DuPage Special

Recreation AssociationWheaton Junior Woman’s ClubMary Beth Wheeler, Attorney At

LawThomas and Margie WhiteGary and Bridgette WhitebreadRick and Cindy WillsWinfield Woods Healthcare CenterJohn and Donna Zurn

FY 2015 Sustaining Donors

Thank you to every donor who donated less than $250 as well! We greatly value every donor and go to great lengths to ensure we have not missed a single donor. If

we have missed your name, please contact us.

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Volunteers

14,236 total volunteer hours in FY2015!

Thank you to all our volunteers who help with speaking in hospitals, schools, and other venues, running our support groups, running our educational classes, our Peer Specialists, recreational volunteers, data entry, and office volunteers!

We couldn’t do it all without you!

Volunteer Appreciation

Peer Specialist Graduation

Spring Benefit

Community Presentation

Run For The Mind

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Board of Directors

Staff Members

OFFICERS

Cora Mae (Corky) Corley President

Jeffrey A. Rabin, J.D.Secretary

Robert BargerTreasurer

Howard A. (Tony) DavisImmediate Past President

Vicki Boone

Jana Cronin

Sheila Frett

Mike Hoffman

Dorothy O’Reilly

Diane Scardigno

Diana Semmelhack, Psy.D.

Judy Smith

Executive Director

Angela Adkins

OFFICE

Linda WaltersFinancial Manager

Krista Valleskey Executive Assistant/Office Manager

David CummingTechnology Manager

RESOURCE SUPPORT

Patricia JohnstoneResource Support Director

Sara HynesProgram Coordinator

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Scotty TurnerCommunity Education Director

Brittany GaliardoMental Health First Aid Coordinator

DEVELOPMENT

William PetersonDevelopment Director

Angie KuhnsSpecial Events Coordinator

Swapna Munirthnam Grants Manager Andrea ScheirerDatabase Manager

Bonnie WolinskiGrants Writer

RECREATION

Dana StewartSocial Recreation Director

Maggie LancasterVolunteer Coordinator

YOUTH PROGRAM

Rachel TsenYouth Program Director

Gemma GuentherYouth Program Assistant

Aileen CaravelliProgram National/State Trainer

EMPLOYMENT

Jim McQuillenPrint Shop Manager

Amanda SarkanCafé Coordinator

115 North County Farm Rd.Wheaton, IL 60187

(630) 752-0066www.namidupage.org

As a county-level affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI DuPage is one of the largest and most innovative of the 1,200 affiliates in the country. NAMI DuPage operates as a financially independent 501(c)(3) organization and does not receive any direct financial support from the national or state NAMI organizations. Nor does it receive any federal or state funding. Rather, NAMI DuPage relies on the remarkable generosity of the community for operational and program support. Last year, NAMI DuPage touched the lives of over 25,391 people, which is a remarkable

accomplishment on a budget less than $1 million dollars.

We could not have accomplished this without your support. Thank You!

Why You Support NAMI DuPage

Shine A Light Gala, Marriott, Naperville........................ Saturday, May 14, 2016

Run for the Mind 5K Race, St. James Farm, Winfield...... Saturday, September 24, 2016

Uncorked & Uncapped, Noah’s, Naperville................... Thursday, November 3, 2016

Please refer to our website for further information.

2016 Calendar of Fundraising Events