Organizations Filed Purposes:
To promote mental health and well-being in the northeast Iron Range by inspiring, cultivating, and delivering collaborative, community-driven services, supports, and educational iniatives.
Inspire and foster activities that develop and enhance the mental well being of area residents
The Northern Lights Clubhouse vision is that all members of our community, regardless of their unique challenges, will be supported to live their best lives and contribute to the well-being of the broader community through empowerment, acceptance, and education. In 2019, the program expanded its art, exercise, and nutritional programming for Clubhouse members, adults experiencing mental health challenges. Members conducted increased mental health education throughout the year including at the Ely Farmers Market and the NLC Lunch Exchange, a new monthly hosted discussion about mental health stigma and community service providers.
The purpose of the Ely Behavioral Health network (Ely BHN) Development Project is to expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of behavioral health care services through care coordination in rural Northeast (NE) Iron Range communicities. In 2019, the BHN brought a variety of professional development to the area for community members and service providers including crisis intervention training, Menthal Health First Aid, and suicide prevention training. The BHN facilitated community drug prevention efforts through the EPARC community group as well as supported providor coordination around expanded telehealth and re-entry services. Pathway to Wellness continued operating four community sites which served hudnreds of community members with care facilitation.
In late 2019, Well Being Development began operating supported employment programming for adults living with mental illness and other challenges. The goal is to provide wrap- around supports that assist people in finding and maintaining mainstream, competitive employment. This new pilot program hired and trained one Employment Specialist and began working with a small caseload of participants.
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 |
|---|
| Maria Pashke | Executive Director | 40 | $46,443 |
| Amy Steward | Board member | 1 | $0 |
| Corie Mckibbon | Board member | 1 | $0 |
| Terry Jackson | Board member | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Anderson | Board member | 1 | $0 |
| Meg Heiman | Board secretary | 1 | $0 |
| Heather Fitzgerald | Board treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| David Wigdahl | Board vice chair | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy York-Jesme | Board chair | 1 | $0 |
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