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Holiday Greetings! It’s an honor to write to you as Independence Center’s next Executive Director. I am fortunate to be joining this wonderful organization during the holidays as we reflect on the year past and look forward to bright future. My family and I celebrated Thanksgiving at the Clubhouse with over 200 members and their…
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The most-anticipated fundraiser of the New Year is coming back! Centene Corporation is proud to present the ninth annual Dancing with the St. Louis Stars, a benefit for Independence Center. Culminating months of practice, St. Louis business leaders will light up the city in an entertaining dance competition on January 28 at the Ritz-Carlton.…
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Dear Friends of Independence Center, This letter is more personal than most updates we share with you. That’s because it’s my last correspondence with you before my retirement as Executive Director, a few months from now. My last chance, after twelve years serving a mission that’s become very personal to me, to thank you for…
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Why do I continue to support Independence Center? Because I have experienced firsthand the many wonderful supportive services that Independence Center provides to those suffering with mental illness. You see my son, John Wobbe, struggled with a serious mental illness. It roared its ugly head his freshman year in college. He left me a message…
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My name is Newoka Baker and I’ve been a member of Independence Center since Sept. 23, 2014. Before I came to Independence Center, I pretty much hit rock bottom. At the time I was enrolled at St. Louis University and on the path to law school when I was diagnosed with PTSD and a physical…
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What an amazing night for mental health in the St. Louis community! Over 80 parents and caregivers turned Incarnate Word Parish into their living room to start a conversation around the mental and emotional well-being of our youth. Claire Kellett of Channel 4 News hosted the amazing panel of parents, along with child and adolescent…
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For Immediate Release Independence Center Jamie Clark (314) 880-5403 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize Awarded to Global Community Mental Health Organization November 5, 2015 – For the first time in its history, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awarded its prestigious Hilton Humanitarian Prize to Fountain House/Clubhouse International of which Independence Center is a member. Each year,…
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Any typical day at Independence Center, you would find Gabe delivering the mail, taking lunch orders or discussing the latest movies to hit the theater. But not lately. And that’s a good thing. Gabe began his first transitional employment job at Clean Uniform this past April and has been rocking and rolling ever since! He…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE St. Louis CEOs Cha Cha for Mental Illness Fundraising Dance Competition to Benefit Independence Center WHAT: Dancing with the St. Louis Stars, a benefit for Independence Center WHEN: Saturday, January 23, 2016 WHERE: The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis, 100 Carondelet Plaza, St. Louis 63105 TICKETS: $250 Ticket / $2,500 Table – Includes cocktails, dinner,…
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