NEWSLETTER: March/April 2019 · 2019. 3. 24. · March 2019- April 2019 Page 1 of 8 NAMI Broward County (954) 316-9907 Message from the Desk of the President – NAMI Board of Directors

March 2019- April 2019

Page 1 of 8 NAMI Broward County (954) 316-9907 www.namibroward.org

Message from the Desk of the President – NAMI Board of Directors

It is a tremendous honor to serve as President of the Board of Directors for NAMI Broward. This growing board of talented and diverse mental health advocates has taught me much since I first became a board member a little over two years ago. I don’t expect the learning to ever stop. My first introduction to NAMI, as for many of you, was through one of our signature programs, Family to Family. What an eye-opener that class was! It was the first time I ever found myself in a room where everyone understood what my family was going through. When mental illness strikes someone in your family finding any empathy out there in the world is difficult, to say the least. But in that class, there were answers to the questions I had, and to questions I hadn’t thought of yet. My world started coming back into focus and I could start building on that and seeing a future again. From there we, both my incredible wife Gayle and I, were hooked. We became

NAMI cheerleaders and have focused every effort we had available on NAMI. We founded “Ride-To-Awareness” to spread awareness across this great country of ours about the stigma associated with mental illness with a bicycle ride from San Diego to St. Augustine… donating the proceeds to not only NAMI Broward but to NAMI affiliates in cities along our route.

One of the easiest and most impactful ways we found we could help NAMI Broward was through the Walk. We formed team TsuNAMI and every year excites our team to go out and spread the word about how life changing NAMI Broward is… and we love doing it! Plus, it’s our biggest fundraiser so every dollar makes a huge difference to NAMI Broward.

NAMI Broward means so much to our family and it’s with that sense of importance that I lead this board forward. And I must admit, our previous President (and continuing board member) Edna Einhorn has made the transition easy. Under Edna’s leadership NAMI Broward has grown and thrives today and I’m excited to continue that legacy Edna and those before her created. Please introduce yourself to me at the next event you attend. I would love to hear what is important to you about NAMI Broward and how we can make this organization even more wonderful! Allen P. Giese President – NAMI Broward Board of Directors

NEWSLETTER: March/April 2019

December, 2014/ January, 2015



IN THIS ISSUE

Message from the President Disk …p.1

NAMI Board of Directors……………… p.2

Upcoming Events …………………..p.2

March/April Calendar…………………...p.3

Mental health News……………..….......p.4

Calling all Volunteers….…………………p.4

Support Groups ………………………..…p.5

NAMI Celebrated 35 Year……………..p.6

Calling all Volunteers……………………p.6

NAMI Broward Contact……….…………p.7

Resources……………………..……………..p.7

Crisis Information………….……….……..p.7

Quote of the Month………..………..……p.7

NAMI Broward Mission……….…………p.8

Membership……………………….………..p.8

NAMI BROWARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sandra Cumper, MS MHC Executive Director

Allen Giese, President

Alyce Menton, Vice President

Blanca Bichara, CPA, Treasurer

Jo Ann Marianne, Secretary

Edna Einhorn,

Illene Greenberg, J.D.

Joan Weinstock

Brenda Okyn

Benjamin McAfee

Jose Rey, PhD

Gwen Henry

Bonnie Segal

Peter Schoenthal, Esq.

UPCOMING EVENTS

March

NAMI Broward’s 35th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday, March 2, 2019

7 pm- 10 pm

Community Health Expo

Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

Fellowship Hall

5555 N. Federal Highway,

FT. Lauderdale, FL 33308

Saturday, March 9th, 9 am- 2 pm

Ending The Silence

Presentation, March, 12

January 14th

Speaker Meeting

North star

March 13, 7:00 PM

Silver Impact

Health Fair

Pembroke Pines

Friday, March 15, 8 am

Mental Health Awareness Festival

NOVA Gold Circle Lake

11 am-2 pm

NAMI Guardian Advocate Training

Thursday, March 21st, 10:30 am-3:30 pm

Fort Lauderdale Behavioral Health Center

April Mental Health Frist Aid for Adult

North Regional/Broward College Library

Wednesday, April 3rd, 9:30- 5:30 pm

5th Annual World Health Day Expo

Friday, April 5th,

Sunrise 9 am-12 pm

Speaker Meeting

Alliance for Eating Disorder

April 10th

Silver Impact-7:00 PM

National Minority Health Awareness Day

Wednesday April 24th. 10 am-1 pm



March

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

24 1 2 NAMI GALA 7 pm

3

4 Connection Rebel’s 4pm FPSC 12pm

5 Connection MHA, 4pm

6 F2F class 6:30pm P2P Class 2-5 pm

7 8 9

10 11 Connection Rebel’s 4pm FPSC 12pm, FSG 7:30 pm Imperial Point


13 Speaker Meeting at 7pm P2P Class 2-5 pm

14

15 Health Fair Pembroke Pines Charter High School

16 FSG at 10 am Correct Care Recovery Solutions Mental health Fair NOVA

17

18 Connection Rebel’s 4pm Foot Print close


20 P2P Class 2-5 pm

21 Guardian Advocate Training Registration required

22 23

24 25 Connection Rebel’s 4pm Foot Print 12pm, FSG 7:30 pm Imperial Point


27 P2P Class 2-5 pm

28 29 30

31

April Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

31 1Connection Rebel’s 4 pm Foot Print 12pm

2 3 Mental Health First Aid for Adult Registration required

4 5 6

7 8 Connection Rebel’s 4pm Foot Print 12pm FSG 7:30pm Imperial Point


10 Speaker Meeting @ 7pm

11 12 13

14 15 Connection Rebel’s 4pm Foot Print 12pm


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18 19

20 FSG at 10 am Correct Care Recovery Solutions

21 22 Connection Rebel’s 4pm Foot Print 12pm FSG 7:30pm Imperial Point


24 Health Fair 25 26 27

28 29 Connection Rebel’s 4pm Foot Print 12pm




Broward NAG Housing Fact Sheet--FHFC and Sadowski

1. Types of Affordable Housing and Who Builds It:

--> There is a large population that needs help with affordable housing, serving from the homeless population to disabled and extremely

low income to moderate income workforce.

--> There are six Housing Authorities in Broward County. BCHA is the largest. HACFL (Housing Authority of Fort Lauderdale) is the second

largest, and we've met several times with Scott Strawbridge, their director of development.

--> Besides the Housing Authorities, specialized non-profit developers, like Carrfour from Miami, and for-profit developers, like Green

Mills and Atlantic Pacific, build and operate affordable housing projects

2. Where does the money come from?

--> Developers rely on a mix of federal, state, and private funding sources, but most of it is administered by the states. In Florida, that is

the FHFC--Florida Housing Finance Corporation. --> Much of the money comes from the U.S. HUD (Department of Housing and Urban

Development) in the form of tax credits (LIHTC-low income housing tax credits) and is allocated through FHFC RFA's (Requests for

Application) put out every year.

--> Much of the state funds come from the Sadowski Trust Fund which has been swept into the general fund by recent Florida legislatures.

The Governor's proposed budget for 2019 keeps the money collected for the Sadowski trust fund in the Sadowski trust fund, specifically

for affordable housing, but it still has to make it through the legislature.

--> Sadowski is for housing for all low-income categories, not just special needs. Money from the Sadowski fund is allocated as either

SHIP for renovation, or SAIL for new construction.

--> SHIP and SAIL are highly leveraged, with private sector loans and equity providing $4 to $6 for every one dollar of state funding —

thus greatly increasing economic impact. It is estimated that there is $352 million* available for appropriation in the Sadowski Housing

Trust Funds FY 2019-20. If this money is used for Florida’s affordable housing programs, it will create over 30,000 Florida jobs and

$4 billion in positive economic impact in Florida.

* See Sadowski Coalition fact sheet at: https://www.sadowskicoalition.org/facts/

3. NAG Activity on Housing:

--> In 2018, with the help of an intern, we researched and wrote our Vision Booklet

--> We began following the FHFC RFA processes and researched upcoming RFAs for disabled populations:

-- 2019-104 for smaller projects (30-40 units)

-- 2019--107 for larger projects (60-100 units)

--> We spoke with several affordable housing developers, Carrfour and HACFL in particular, and they ALL asked for our help identifying

land that was available for projects and zoned appropriately.

Having a contract in place and proper zoning is a requirement to bid in an RFA process

--> We were unable to find any available land to help prepare a bid for the 2019 RFAs from FHFC, despite being in close contact with

Broward County and Pompano Beach real estate departments.

4. NAG successes and ongoing activities in housing:

--> We have begun to understand the process and made valuable contacts with Carrfour, HACFL, and Green Mills (a private developer).

We particularly like Carrfour and want to help them come to Broward from Miami-Dade: they understand how to run a community that

serves our population.

--> We are constantly speaking with county commissioners and state legislators about housing!!!



NAMI Programs served 658

in January/February

We answered 264 families’ calls

Family to Family Course 15

Peer to Peer 4

Family Support Group 60

Connections Support Group 173

In Our Own Voice 20

Ending The Silence 100

NAMI SUPPORT GROUP

NAMI CONNECTION PEER RECOVERY

SUPPORT GROUPS

Rebel’s Drop-in Center

3400 N. 29th Ave.

Hollywood FL, 33020

Every Monday 4:00 p.m.

Mental Health Association (MHA)

7145 W. Oakland Park Blvd.,

Lauderhill, FL 33313

Every Tuesday 4:00 p.m.

Foot Print to Success Clubhouse

3521 West Broward Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Every Monday 12:00 p.m.

NAMI FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS

Correct Care Recovery Solutions

800 E. Cypress Drive

Pembroke Pines, FL 33025

3rd Saturday 10:00 a.m.

Broward Health, Imperial Point

6401 N. Federal Highway

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308

2nd and 4th Monday 7:30 p.m.



NAMI Broward need your help!

Call for Volunteers

As NAMI Broward expand our programs and

groups; We are looking for dedicated people

to become program leaders of our programs

Family to Family, Peer to Peer, In Our Own Voice, Basics, Ending The Silence, Hope Group, Connection, Family Support Group, and FaithNet.

Here are a few ways you can help: If you have a background in mental

health and can volunteer one or two evenings a month we are looking for support group leaders.

If you have an interest in legislative advocacy, help us reach out to the government.

If you are interested in reaching out to schools and talking about mental illness join our Ending the Silence program. If you are under 35 years of age and recovering from mental illness and are able to talk about your experiences (after training) to high school students, you would be a candidate for this program.

For more information contact NAMI Broward County at

[email protected] or 954-316-9907

NAMI Broward Celebrated 35 years!

Friends and family enjoy an evening of

elegance and grace at NAMI Broward County

35th anniversary gala and tribute to Howard

Finkelstein for his years of service to the

mental health community.

mailto:[email protected]



"I want to see mental health become a

global priority." -@ladygaga

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NEED RESOURCES

When you are looking for support, finding resources, or

want to develop a crisis contingency plan, you can call

NAMI Broward’s office at 954-316-9907 or visit

www.namibroward.org

IN A CRISIS

Mobile Crisis Team Numbers:

Mobile Crisis will go out into the community/home

and assess the situation. They may recommend

community resources or, if they feel that there is a

danger to self or others, they may determine that

the individual needs to be Baker Acted, if that is the

case, they will call the police to transport the

individual to the closest Baker Act receiving

hospital.

Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU):

2677 NW 19th Street, FT. Lauderdale, FL 33311 954-

739-8066, 954-463-0911

Calling 911:

If you find that the situation has escalated to a

point of crisis, call 911, describe your situation and

ask for a CIT trained officer. Crisis Intervention

Trained is a week-long training developed

nationally by NAMI and the police to improve

responses to people in crisis. Many local officers

have participated in this training.

Find Help in a Crisis:

text “NAMI” to 741741 or call the National Suicide

Prevention Lifeline

1-800-273-talk (8255)

Ouote of the Month

mailto:[email protected]://www.namibroward.org/



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