Save NAMI Nebraska

My name is Rod Atwood, and I am a meeting facilitator for one of NAMI Nebraska's mental health support groups. I can't tell you all the times that we've had someone walk into the meeting, and they said: "I was going to do it (commit suicide), but I decided to try this meeting first."

NAMI Nebraska is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 

All donations that you make today go directly to NAMI Nebraska. For questions, please call [phone redacted].

We are asking the caring citizens of Nebraska to rally to this all-important cause. NAMI Nebraska is a volunteer-driven organization.

NAMI Nebraska saves lives.

A young mother learns how to break the cycle of abuse. Parents educate themselves on how to best support their newly diagnosed son. A hopeless, lonely woman makes a connection that saves her life. A suicide survivor finds he is not alone on his road to recovery.

This is NAMI Nebraska.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides free services to a population in our state whose pain is real.

NAMI Nebraska saves the state of Nebraska hundreds of thousands of dollars yearly in funds to care for our Nebraska population.

And right now, NAMI Nebraska is in jeopardy. NAMI Nebraska is merely a few months away from being shut down.

Your funding goes to train volunteers, pay for books used in the classes, office costs, and pay the basic expenses of operations. All materials come at no cost to the individuals and families that take advantage of these life-saving programs.

All of NAMI Nebraska's classes and groups are facilitated by volunteer peers.

There is no drama in that statement: NAMI Nebraska literally saves lives and families and heartbreak.

If you have someone in your family who suffers from thinking about suicide, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or anxiety, NAMI Nebraska can be of help, but we need contributions to keep going.

(The picture above is the executive director recognizing one of the volunteers that had run a meeting in Fremont, Nebraska for over 10 years.)

NAMI Nebraska also offers free classes throughout the year. If you have someone in your family with mental illness, they provide a free course to show you how to be a better supporter.

If you have a child with mental illness, they offer free classes for parenting. NAMI Nebraska also offers other programs as well.

NAMI Nebraska is a no-fee organization which means there is no charge for the services. There is no co-pay, or no insurance required.

(The picture above is from one of the statewide events that NAMI Nebraska host. It was a picnic to celebrate recovery and fight mental health stigma.) 

When someone walks into a NAMI class or meeting, they will be greeted with fellowship.

Here is your chance to save someone's life.

Please consider making a one-time or ongoing tax-deductible donation to NAMI Nebraska.

Your vital support, combined with the gifts of others, will keep NAMI Nebraska able to help Nebraska's own people who could be your neighbor, your boss, your child.

Thank you in advance for the open, warm, generous support that I know resides in the hearts of Nebraskans.