Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form

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Organization Name: Nami Santa Clara County
Legal Name (if Different):
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Mailing Address: 1150 S. Bascom Ave., Suite 24
City: San Jose
State: CA
Postal Code: 95128
Main Phone: 4084530400
Main Fax:
Organization Website: https://namisantaclara.org/
Employer ID Number: 94-2430956
Organization Tax Status: 501c3

Proposal Information

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Today’s Date: 03/25/2021
Requested Amount: $10,000

Project Title: Ending The Silence
Project Description:

NAMI ETS is a 50-minute program designed for student audiences. This interactive and transformational presentation is devoted to giving students an opportunity to learn about mental illness through an informative presentation, short videos, and personal testimonies.
A trained two-person team, one being an individual who shares their own journey with a diagnosable mental health condition, delivers the program. Students learn about symptoms and indicators of mental illness and are given resources aimed at helping themselves, their friends, or family members who may be in need of support.
At the conclusion of the presentation, students are given resource cards with valuable phone numbers and websites of mental health agencies and youth support services, along with a list of symptoms/warning signs of mental illness. Postcards are mailed home to parents informing them about the presentation.
Ending the Silence presentations are provided for three audiences:
1. NAMI Ending the Silence for Students: 50-minute presentation designed for students that includes warning signs, facts and statistics and how to get help for themselves or a friend. Research has shown that NAMI Ending the Silence for Students is effective in changing students’ knowledge and attitudes toward mental health conditions and toward seeking help.
2. NAMI Ending the Silence for School Staff: 1-hour presentation for school staff members that includes information about warning signs, facts and statistics, how to approach students and how to work with families.
3. NAMI Ending the Silence for Families: 1-hour presentation for parents and primary caregivers that includes warning signs, facts and statistics, how to talk with your child and how to work with school staff.
Why Ending the Silence is Unique
• Offered to schools, youth and communities at no cost.
• Provides youth with the unique opportunity to learn about mental health directly from family members and individuals living with a mental health condition.
• Provides an opportunity for youth to ask individuals with lived experience questions directly.
• By engaging in discussions about mental health among their peers, students realize they’re not alone.

Total Project Budget: $61,226

Other Funding
Sources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Our current funding for the program is through our fundraisers. Potential funders are Estelle Funk Foundation, Adobe Foundation, Palo Alto Community Fund, Randolph Family Foundation

Project Duration: 1 year
Geographical Area Served: Santa Clara County- Bay Area California
Age Group To Be Served: 14-18 years

Contact Information

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Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms
Contact First Name: Rovina
Contact Last Name: Nimbalkar
Contact Title: Executive Director
Contact Phone: 4084530400 ext 3120
Contact Email: rnimbalkar@namisantaclara.org