Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO SUPPORT AND EMPOWER EVERYONE TOUCHED BY MENTAL ILLNESS AND TO ELIMINATE STIGMA AND NURTURE RECOVERY THROUGH EDUCATION, SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, AND OUTREACH.
IRIS PLACE PEER RUN RESPITE PROGRAM: NAMI FOX VALLEY'S PEER RUN RESPITE CENTER, IRIS PLACE, OFFERS A SHORT TERM STAY (1-7 NIGHTS) IN A 5-BEDROOM, HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS OR CRISIS. THE RESPITE IS STAFFED BY PEER SPECIALISTS WHO ARE LIVING WELL IN RECOVERY FROM THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES AND HAVE RECEIVED EXTENSIVE TRAINING TO PROVIDE PEER SUPPORT TO OTHERS. THE PEER SPECIALISTS PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THE GUESTS STAYING AT THE RESPITE, AS WELL AS TO CALLERS TO THE IRIS PLACE WARM LINE. IN ITS MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR, IRIS PLACE SERVED OVER 140 GUESTS AND FIELDED OVER 5,700 CALLS TO THE WARM LINE.
EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAM: NAMI FOX VALLEY'S EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAM OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF CLASSES AND PRESENTATIONS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH INFORMATION THAT WILL INCREASE MENTAL HEALTH LITERACY, BREACK DOWN THE STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL ILLNESS, AND INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND ADDRESS THEIR OWN MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS AND/OR THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF OTHERS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS TRAININGS FOR THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE AS WELL AS TRAININGS TARGETED TO SPECIFIC GROUPS, INCLUDING, AMONG OTHER GROUPS: INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, FAMILY MEMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, LOCAL SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS. NAMI FOX VALLEY AIMS TO REACH AS MANY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS POSSIBLE WITH THE MOST TARGETED, EFFECTIVE TRAININGS POSSIBLE. IN 2019, NAMI FOX VALLEY DELIVERED OVER 210 MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAININGS IN LOCAL CLASSROOMS TO 4,237 STUDENTS, PRESENTED OVER 189 NON-CLASSROOM-BASED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PRESENTATIONS AND TRAININGS TO APPROXIMATELY 6,000 ATTENDEES, AND GRADUATED OVER 92 INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FROM OUR MULTI-WEEK PEER-TO-PEER, RECOVERY EDUCATION & ADVOCACY, AND FAMILY -TO- FAMILY EDUCATIONAL COURSES.
SUPPORT PROGRAM: NAMI FOX VALLEY'S SUPPORT PROGRAM OFFERS NUMEROUS PEER SUPPORT GROUPS AND ACCESS TO ONE-ON-ONE PEER SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS. PEER SUPPORT IS AN EVIDENCE- BASED PRACTICE THAT FOSTERS RECOVERY AND IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE. WE KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY NEED FOR MENTAL HEALTH CASE FAR EXCEEDS ACCESS AND THAT CLINICAL TREATMENT MAY ALSO BE ENHANCED BY SUPPLEMENTAL OPTIONS. NAMI FOX VALLEY IS PROUOD TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES THROUGH THE AGENCY'S EXTENSIVE SUPPORT PROGRAM. NAMI FOX VALLEY OFFERS APPROXIMATELY 33 SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS EACH MONTH, EACH OF WHICH IS FACILITATED BY TWO TRAINED VOLUNTEERS AND/OR STAFF MEMBERS. EACH SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS TYPICALLY IS 90 TO 120 MINUTES LONG. THE GROUPS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FEEL UNDERSTOOD, RESPECTED, SUPPORTED, AND HEARD, AND TO INCREASE COPING SKILLS, SELF-ADVOCACY, AND HOPE. IN 2019, MORE THAN 360 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED NAMI FOX VALLEY'S SUPPORT GROUPS, MOST OF WHOM ATTENDED SESSIONS ON AN ONGOING BASIS.
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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| Maren Peterson | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $79,291 |
| Anna Wilcox | AT-LARGE MEM | 2 | $0 |
| Peter Mutschlet | AT-LARGE MEM | 2 | $0 |
| Roxanne Mehlberg | TREASURER | 5 | $0 |
| Tina Lechnir | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Sandy Langenberg-Panzer | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Joanne Gorski | AT-LARGE MEM | 2 | $0 |
| Amy Van Straten Cpa | BOARD CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| Daniel Began | AT-LARGE MEM | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Anderla | AT-LARGE MEM | 2 | $0 |
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