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Friday, April 29, 2011

How We Put Your Fundraising Dollars to Work

Donations to NAMIWalks NYC Funds:
  • $10 trains one support parent for the Parent Matching Program.
  • $25 covers the cost of a Basics class for one caregiver.
  • $50 covers the cost of Peer-to-Peer class materials for 10 participants
  • $75 provides transportation for one month for 10 Helpline volunteers.
  • $100 covers the costs of three "In Our Own Voice" presentations by people living with mental illness in a range of public settings. The presentations educate the community and helps fight the stigma of mental illness.
  • $175 covers the cost of one conference call presentation for parents of children with mental illness. We offer these calls monthly.
  • $250 covers the cost of Food for 50 consumers at weekend support groups.
  • $500 covers the cost of Family-to-Family classes for 45 participants. Family-to-Family provides support and education for people whose loved ones are living with a major mental illness; the classes have been described as “life-saving” or “life-changing.”

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