Nami Arapahoe-Douglas Counties

MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS

GENERAL PURPOSE, MENTAL WELLNESS

NAMI ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS COUNTIES (NAMI ADCO) IS REQUESTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HEART AND HANDS GRANT TO IMPLEMENT A NEW NAMI MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM, NAMI FAMILY AND FRIENDS, AS WELL AS INTEGRATE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAM CHANGES/UPDATES TO ITS CURRENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, NAMI FAMILY TO FAMILY AND NAMI BASICS. NAMI ADCO RECOGNIZES AN INCREASING NEED TO SUPPORT FAMILIES IN DOUGLAS COUNTY WHO MAY HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAGEDY AND/OR MENTAL ILLNESS. TO THAT END, NAMI ADCO IS REQUESTING FUNDS TO: IMPLEMENT THE NEW NAMI FAMILY & FRIENDS COURSE, WHICH INFORMS FAMILIES ON HOW TO BEST SUPPORT LOVED ONES STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH. UPDATE CURRENT PROGRAMS TO BETTER MEET COMMUNITY WANTS/NEEDS. FUNDS WILL BE USED TO OFFSET ASSOCIATED COSTS FOR NEW AND REVISED PROGRAMS INCLUDING, TRAINING/RE-TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS/LEADERSHIP, PROGRAM MATERIALS, TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES/INTEGRATION, VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION, AND NOMINAL ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.