HOPE SUPPORT ADVOCACY

Our non-profit’s sole mission to help all individuals and families whose lives are affected by mental illness. We provide critical education, support and advocacy for people in need. We inform, empower, and provide resource assistance. We have been called “life-changing” by many. Our work must continue and expand into our communities. See our website for a fuller description of what we do: www.namiccns.org

This exciting participatory event will serve many purposes. Among them are:

RAISING FUNDS - We need funding to continue to support our classes, lectures, programming, support groups, and resource center. You can help!

RAISING AWARENESS - As an organization we can use the walk as a jumping board to show off our organization and the power of what it does for SO MANY. We know that so much of our greater North Suburban area has yet to know and utilize the services we offer, or even to understand Mental Illness. This walk will allow many more to be involved and to be made aware of Mental Illness, what we do and how we help!

REDUCING STIGMA - When a community comes together it embodies the “power of people” in supporting one another and illustrates to others that Mental Illness is an illness like any other to be acknowledged with understanding, compassion and hope for treatments and cures. As the saying goes: It takes a village…

In our case it takes NAMI CCNS and all its members and supporter.

Won’t you join us in fundraising and participating in the WALK? It’s easy – we’ll help you with ideas and in soliciting monies from friends and neighbors! Our WALK on the 23rd will be the culmination of our efforts and a joining of hearts and minds in a celebratory event.

Please get involved by making teams, having fun and making that difference with donations to help us keep doing what we need to do!

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Every donation counts!

See below for how you can be a part of our efforts. We need you! Really!

Six things you can do to get involved in the WALK!

1. Form a Walk Team

2. Join an Existing Team

3. Walk as an Individual

4. Support a Walker

5. Be an Event Sponsor Call NAMI at 847-716-2252 or email namiccns.walk@gmail.com

6. Make a direct general contribution to NAMI CCNS – below.