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Meetings
Family Support Group meetingDue to COVID, we are offering these meetings via ZOOM.
The support group offers family and friends of someone living with a mental illness an opportunity to meet with others who share their concerns and gives people a chance to share experiences and learn from each other. Confidentiality is strictly followed!
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Education meeting (see calendar)The education meeting provides monthly programs on mental health topics of interest to members. Meetings are open to the public.
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Events
NAMI Walks
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Every year, we take part in the NAMI Walks on the last Saturday in September. We walk to raise awareness and end stigma in Minnesota. This year, due to COVID, we walked/biked/ran/ wherever we were. AND we raised $12,428, half of which comes back to our local affiliate.
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Holiday Gift Drive
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Each December, NAMI Grand Rapids Area solicits donations for gift bags to be distributed to patients at the in-patient psychiatric unit at Fairview Range Medical Center in Hibbing. This past year, we filled 34 gift bags with winter hats, gift cards, warm socks, toiletries, soaps, journals, puzzles, games, snacks, bookmarks, etc. Each bag also had a personalized holiday card written by members of Kiesler Wellness Center. In 2021, we provided bags to 34 patients at Fairview Range plus 6 bags to individuals at the New Leaf Healing Center, the local mental health crisis stabilization facility. In addition, we supplied funds to North Homes Children and Family Services so that gifts could be purchased for 63 kids in residential treatment.
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