Network of Community Ministries primarily serves neighbors in the 14 zip codes that make up the Richardson ISD, but the staff tries to ensure anyone who...
Stories of two women — one traumatized by Allen mall shooting, the other by the pandemic — speak to why these services are vital.
Reminding the emailer about the list of mental health providers we published with the Hawk column seemed an inadequate response. She’s right. Help is scarce and often no appointments are available, especially for those hovering around the poverty line.. Its newly created mental health initiative is a potential lifesaver for neighbors — and a challenge to other nonprofits that doing this difficult work is possible.
“Holly has given me a lot of hope,” Gipson said, “and it’s made a world of difference for my mental health.” With a list of coping skills she keeps handy, Gipson has been able to take another job and start getting her life back together. When people are challenged to provide food and housing for their family, they won’t consider spending money on their mental health, she said. That’s why Network offers a barrier-free way to ensure this essential service., which the nonprofit began hosting in November to build community and provide social support. Isolation is a common concern of many of the neighbors; most who attend Parent Café are also enrolled in counseling.
A matching donation by the Ruth Ann Marmion Charitable Fund enabled the nonprofit to hire a second therapist and, starting at the end of this month, a contract psychiatrist for medication management.CEO Kauffman hopes Network’s demonstration that this work can be done — and done well — will cause other organizations to take it on. “Bring on just one highly qualified counselor and you can help 15 to 20 people,” she said.
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