May is Mental Health Awareness Month In an effort to unravel the stigma that surrounds mental health, Michael Johnson, Independence Center Healthcare Home Director, was featured on Fox 2. Click here to read the full newsletter!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month – a time dedicated to erasing the stigma surrounding mental health. We were so proud to see our Healthcare Home Director Michael Johnson take part in an interview with Fox2Now this morning about what Independence Center is doing to help adults with severe and persistent mental health issues. Check out his full interview below to learn more about how YOU can help! https://bit.ly/3LUY3mR
Appreciation Breakfast Celebrates Employer Partners The Clubhouse proudly hosted an Employer Appreciation Breakfast in thanks to our community employment partners who provide opportunities for our members through our Transitional and Supported Employment Programs. Click here to read the full newsletter!
The 2023 Dancing With The St. Louis Stars event was a huge success! We’re still celebrating the success of this year’s Dancing with the St. Louis Stars event held January 14, 2023, at the Ritz-Carlton which raised over $713,000 in support of Independence Center. Proceeds from Dancing with the St. Louis Stars allow Independence Center to continue its mission of restoring lives by providing a comprehensive system of high-quality programs and services to people with serious and persistent mental illnesses.
St. Louis, MO (January 24, 2023) A handful of St. Louis Business leaders and one Independence Center member put their dancing shoes on and raised over $700,000 for Independence Center at this year’s Dancing with the St. Louis Stars. The 15th annual event benefits Independence Center, a St. Louis nonprofit committed to restoring the lives of adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Proceeds from Dancing with the St. Louis Stars allow Independence Center to continue its mission of
Independence Center supports those struggling with mental health get back on their (dancing) feet. Fundraising event, ‘Dancing with the STL Stars’ returns! Click the link below to view the KSDK segment. Watch Video LATEST NEWS
ST. LOUIS – Independence Center, a nonprofit committed to helping those with chronic mental illness, has unveiled its new ADA ramp and Welcome Center. The $180,000 improvement project is an effort to make the nonprofit’s building more accessible to those with physical disabilities and establish a unified point of entry to allow for better coordination of care. Read More LATEST NEWS
St. Louis, MO (May 31, 2022) The St. Louis Chapter of Financial Executives International (FEI) hosted their annual golf tournament at Forest Park Golf Course and raised $5,000 for Independence Center. They chose Independence Center as their charity of choice because of its mission of providing innovative, quality programs that help more than 1,500 individuals with serious and persistent mental illnesses each year. “We are so honored to have been chosen as the FEI’s St. Louis Chapter charity of choice,”
St. Louis (April 4, 2022) Independence Center is in the process of creating a new ADA ramp to make its building more accessible to those with physical disabilities. This project is a direct result of the work happening from Independence Center’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee. “We want everyone who comes to our facilities to feel a sense of belonging,” said Trish Holmes, Executive Director of Independence Center. “Our Clubhouse model, which promotes those with mental illness to feel
We’re back with a second episode talking about the importance of celebrating Black History. In this episode, we talk about some lesser-known icons of Black history and issues of discrimination and stigma in healthcare.
