Organizations Filed Purposes:
WITH NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTISE IN GRIEF, TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH, THE WILLIAM WENDT CENTER FOR LOSS AND HEALING (THE WENDT CENTER) HELPS ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN THE GREATER WASHINGTON REGION REBUILD A SENSE OF SAFETY AND HOPE AFTER EXPERIENCING A LOSS, LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS, VIOLENCE OR OTHER TRAUMA.
TO HELP YOUTH AND ADULTS REBUILD THEIR EMOTIONAL LIVES AFTER LOSS, ILLNESS, VIOLENCE, AND TRAUMA.
COUNSELING, HEALING AND INTERVENTION: LICENSED, EXPERIENCED THERAPISTS PROVIDE EVIDENCE-BASED INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AFFECTED BY GRIEF, LOSS AND TRAUMA.REDUCED-COST PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO ADULTS NEEDING MEDICATION MANAGEMENT.C.H.I.L.D.: CHILD HEALING TO IMPROVE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTS A CONTINUUM CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IMPACTED BY VIOLENCE, TRAUMA, GRIEF AND LOSS. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN OFFICE AND COMMUNITY-BASED SETTINGS. THE WENDT CENTER PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY-BASED, CHILD-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE SERVICES ON SITE IN ORDER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO SERVICES.CAMP FORGET-ME-NOT/CAMP ERIN DC:IS A FREE, THERAPEUTIC SUMMER GRIEF CAMP FOR CHILDREN AGED 6-16 WHO ARE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE THROUGH CANCER OR OTHER ILLNESS, ACCIDENT, HOMICIDE, SUICIDE, OR OTHER SUDDEN DEATHS. APPROXIMATELY 55 CHILDREN AND OVER 80 TRAINED VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING CHILD THERAPISTS, ATTEND ANNUALLY.RECOVER AND HOPES PROGRAMS:HOPES: IT IS A CRIME-RELATED LOSS AND TRAUMA PROGRAM THAT COMPRISES A CONTINUUM OF SERVICES FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY ALL TYPES OF CRIME-ESPECIALLY HOMICIDE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CHILDHOOD ABUSE.RECOVER: IT PROVIDES CRISIS COUNSELING, INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, 24 HOURS/DAY, 7 DAYS/WEEK, 52 WEEKS/YEAR TO INDIVIDUALS AT THE DC OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER (OCME) WHERE FAMILIES MUST GO TO IDENTIFY THEIR DECEASED LOVED ONE. WENDT CENTER CLINICIANS WORK ON SITE WITH THOSE IMPACTED BY HOMICIDE, SUICIDE, SIDS, CAR ACCIDENTS, SUDDEN ILLNESSES AND DRUG OVERDOSES, AMONG OTHER CAUSES OF DEATH. RECOVER EMPHASIZES THE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS TO LESSEN THE TRAUMATIC EFFECTS AND SUBSEQUENT EMOTIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES THAT MAY ARISE FROM UNRESOLVED OR COMPLICATED GRIEF REACTIONS. THE PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES COMMUNITY-BASED HEALING EVENTS, INCLUDING CANDLELIGHT VIGILS AND BUTTERFLY RELEASES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Michelle Palmer | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $147,220 |
| Lee Jackson Dir Of Finance | AND ACCOUNTING - UNTIL 06/2019 | 40 | $119,780 |
| Shelly Hundiwal | DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS | 40 | $101,921 |
| Pandit Wright | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Wone | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Camel-Toueg | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Tenner | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Schneiderman | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Wayne Rusch | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Ratigan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Pensky | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Beverly Nadel | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Linda Kiser | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Keamy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Hughes | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Shane Hedges | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle G Dooley | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Lesley Pate Marlin | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Brennan | TREASURER | 3 | $0 |
| Ellen Vargyas | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Kathryn Jones Hanley | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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