NAMI alameda county south

Great Saturday, thank you for coming out today to our NAMIWalks kick-off event! It was great seeing old friends and meeting new faces!

Next up .. the Walk! Register today for the October 5 walk.

Walk for Mental Health 💚💙
www.namiwalks.org/acs

You're Invited to our NAMIWalks Kick-off event.

WHEN: Saturday Aug. 24

TIME: 11:30 - 1:30

WHERE: Round Table Pizza in Newark
5544 Thornton Avenue Newark, CA 94560

REGISTER on our EVENTBRITE page:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/namiwalks-kick-off-event-mental-health-awareness-tickets-991634203597?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

Hello everyone !!
Joe and I are out here at Lake Elizabeth, Fremont Ca .

This is the location of our upcoming NAMIWalk on Oct 5 2024.

1. Sign up to walk
2. Bring your family, friends, pets !
3. Donate if you can

We need you. We need the community to end the stigma on Mental Illness.

Find out more about our programs and walk here
Www.namiwalks.org/acs

Or message me to chat !
Patty

REGISTER for the annual Mental Health Awareness Walk!

We need your support. Come join us on Oct 5, 2024
Location: Fremont Central Park

More info : https://www.namiwalks.org/event/AlamedaCountySouth

NAMI alameda county south NAMI Alameda County South’s Mission is to empower individuals with mental illness and their caregivers

Hello Friends, we would like to take this time to thank our presenting Sponsors for this years NAMIWalks Alameda County South, Kaiser Permanente!

Please join us in ending the Stigma on mental illnesses and register to walk with us for Advocacy and continued Awareness on resources available for loved ones and family.

Register namiwalks.org/acs

It’s Official!

We are kicking-off the NAMIWalks 2024 season! And thrilled to invite you to join us!

NAMIWalks participants like you don't just walk the walk. You are the walk.
NAMIWalks is about people who think nothing of giving everything - their time, their stories, their heartfelt dedication to the cause: Mental Health for All.
Now it's your turn to step forward.
To join our caring community or to welcome new friends.

Learn more about the upcoming Walk and create your Walk team !
Link: https://bit.ly/4cDW2X9


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Happy Monday ! Everyone. We hope you all had a wonderful weekend. NAMI Alameda County South Affiliate had the pleasure of participating in the Fremont 4th of July Parade After-Party, where over 25 Non-profit organizations were able to share their cause and resources to the community. It was a lovely 4th of July! Visiting our booth Supervisor David Haubert and Executive Director Joe Rose. Thank you for supporting our communities!

Join us in making a difference! Our annual walk for mental health awareness is back and we need your support. Together, we can raise funds to keep our programs free for those in need. Mark your calendars for October 5, 2024

Sign up on our NAMIWalk website https://bit.ly/alamedawalk

NAMI alameda county south updated their phone number.

Happy NAMIWalks day!!! Our united day of hope has finally arrived🥳 We are so excited to walk along with all of you today but also want to notify you of a recent change in the timing of the walk! Due to technical difficulties we will be starting the walk at 11 AM instead of 9 AM! We truly cannot wait to see you at NAMIWalks ACS edition, so make sure to be there at 10 AM😁 Make sure to get excited, post on your social media, and tag our account so we can see you and give you a shout out on our Facebook and Instagram stories!

If you still want to register for the walk make sure to do so now and any amount of donations are always greatly appreciated☺️ Our links to register/donate are listed below and again, happy NAMIWalks dayyyy!!

https://www.namiacs.org
https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1136

Just one day away from the big day!!! We cannot wait to see everyone there walking with us whether it’s around your neighborhood, a trail, or just around your house! We are all walking for the purpose of empowering individuals struggling with mental illnesses as well as supporting caregivers. Join us tomorrow on October 9th between 9 AM to 3 PM. The links to register/ donate are below and we hope to see you there😊

https://www.namiacs.org
https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1136

We are just 2 days away from NAMIWalks!! Make sure to register/donate to be apart of this amazing event where we walk for getting better access to mental health resources for all! Join us today😊

Links to register and donate:
https://www.namiacs.org
https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1136

Please join our NAMIWalks by clicking on https://namiwalks.org/alamedacountysouth
I have been with NAMI over 25 years. Initially NAMI provided me and my daughter’s mother with valuable support as caregivers of someone with a mental illness. As a volunteer, I became a program leader of important NAMI programs to support others. After retiring from industry in 2000, I became a fulltime volunteer for NAMI. In 2014 a number of us established NAMI Alameda County South to focus mainly on the NAMI programs led by those with a mental illness. In that regard, we have been able to quantifiably reduce re-hospitalizations and encounters with the criminal justice system by those with a SIM (Serious Mental Illness). If you can, please help empower us to expand our programming to those in need. Please help us by your donation (no matter the size) or by volunteering with us.
Our Premier Sponsor is Fremont Hospital, Please see all of our sponsors on our walk site. https://namiwalks.org/alamedacountysouth

NAMIWalks Your Way Alameda County South Event landing page for NAMIWalks Your Way Alameda County South

Please join our NAMIWalks Your Way by clicking on https://namiwalks.org/alamedacountysouth
My way today was to make NAMI program formation available at a corporate health fair from 1 to 4 pm. One encounter made the whole day worthwhile. A young lady just had her brother come live with her. He obviously is struggle with a mental health disturbance. She was troubled in how to deal with and help him. I provided her with some NAMI information booklets. Then she took a picture of the book, “I am not sick, I do not need help” by Xavier Amador. She seemed to walk away somewhat relieved with the information she gotten. You can also help be supporting NAMI in anyway you can. At a minimum, let others know of NAMI. You never know when someone need NAMI help. Please See our sponsors on our NAMIWalks landing page. Note that Fremont Hospital is our premier sponsor this year. Thank you to all of our sponsors. Can you help?

We are so close to NAMIWalks ACS edition😁 Make sure to register/donate with the links below! We cannot wait to see you all this Saturday!!

https://www.namiacs.org
https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1136

Our sponsors have helped our NAMIWalks event tremendously and we are incredibly grateful! Scroll right to meet our wonderful sponsors and just how much they have contributed to our donation goal of $50,000!

Also make sure to check out the links below to learn more about our sponsors and to register/ donate to our event! We would love to see you there along with us this Saturday, October 9th😊💙

https://www.namiacs.org
https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1136

“What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversations”

Hello everyone! My name is Tanvi Syed and I am currently a proud volunteer organizing NAMIWalks this year. I’m running the Alameda County affiliate’s social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook to publicize why it is so crucial for people to join us for this walk!

I discovered NAMI during my senior year in high school while working on a project highlighting the lack of access to mental health resources for adolescents. NAMI’s programs strive to implement important programs in our local school districts helping teenagers learn mental health strategies to get better. Growing up in the Bay area, I have seen the pressure and toxic environment many teenagers endure. From anxiety to depression to ADHD, many students my age have never had the opportunity to discuss what they were going through with a school psychologist. NAMI’s programs when implemented in schools would BRING ABOUT NECESSARY CHANGE, for teenagers to get the help and support they need early.

As a person who greatly cares about mental health and helping others improve theirs, spreading awareness about NAMI and its mission is very important to me. As a Psychology major at Santa Clara University, I often study symptoms of anxiety, depression, and ADHD, and have discovered that I display in myself. I have now sought help from a psychiatrist to help me address these issues. Looking back it would have been more helpful if I had discussed them with a professional in my high school as it would have helped me identify and manage them earlier. With the help of NAMI’s programs and fundraisers like NAMIWalks, other students can learn where and how they can access mental health resources and get help at an early stage.

Come join me on October 9th for our virtual NAMIWalks event and help me raise funds so we can achieve better mental health for all, especially for the students in Alameda County South! The links below include my donation page as well as the registration page for sign-up to join us.

No amount is small enough to bring about a CHANGE, so please donate as every little bit helps tremendously! I hope to see you there 😊

https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.participant&participantID=358076

https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1136

Hello everyone! My name is Joe Rose and I am NAMI Alameda County South's President/ CEO and am the head organizer for this NAMIWalks your way. I wanted to share a bit about my journey with mental health and what led me to working with NAMI.

When my daughter had her first psychiatric break in 1994, neither her mother nor I knew how to support her. It took a year for her mother to find the NAMI Family to Family course. With the help and support of NAMI, we were able to get a better understanding of her illness (Bipolar-2). We learned how to practice self-care while being better able to support her.

After retiring from industry in 2000, I was able to give back by becoming a Family to Family teacher and State Family to Family teacher trainer. In addition, I became a charter member, president and CEO of NAMI Alameda County South. Our affiliate focuses on bringing NAMI programs to those with a mental illness where they are rather than trying to get them to come to us. We provide programs inpatient at 4 acute care psychiatric hospitals, those in the criminal justice system and schools. With your help both financially and as a volunteer, NAMI ACS will be able to support our community in need on a yet greater scale.

With so many people affected by mental illness in these unpredictable times, will I let any obstacle stand in my way? No way! That’s why I’m participating in NAMIWalks Your Way. It’s my turn to do something powerful about achieving Mental Health for All.

Thank you for supporting me for NAMIWalks Your Way 2021 by MAKING A DONATION! It’s easy, fast, and secure to do right here as the link below will take you directly to my donation page!

https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=357783

Hello everyone! We hope you are all doing well and wanted to first and foremost thank you those who have donated, started a team/become a team captain, and signed up for NAMIWalks! We wanted to inform you about our challenge that comes with an amazing NAMIWalks t-shirt to get in the spirit and show your support for the walk! As stated in the flyer, if you raise $100 or more you can receive a t-shirt! We can not wait to see you all in the shirts and our information and registration links are provided below!

https://www.namiacs.org
https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1136

Hello everyone! NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions affected by mental illness. NAMI advocates for access to services, treatment, supports and research. It is steadfast in its commitment to raising awareness and building a community of hope for all of those in need.

NAMI Alameda County South is a local affiliate in Alameda County and we are hosting our annual walk this October 9th! With NAMIWalks Your Way, we are able to promote awareness of mental health nationally and raise funds locally for NAMI's no cost, nationally vetted programs while building community by letting people know they are not alone.

Our event on October 9th will be fully virtual, however we will be having lots small in person activities and joining together prior to October 9th to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.

NAMI Alameda County programs are available to local schools, hospitals and the criminal justice system. They are a direct result of the funding from NAMIWalks which is why all donations, large or small, make our no-cost programs available to everyone! The link below and in our bio will get you to our donation and registration page.

Hopefully you can join us in our small group activities which are in their planning stage. We hope to see you at NAMIWalks Your Way in October! Thank you for taking the time out of your day to support NAMI's cause.

https://www.namiacs.org/
https://www.namiwalks.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.event&eventID=1136