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Independence Center partners with St. Louis-area employers like Bethesda Health Group who provide meaningful job opportunities to adults living with severe and persistent mental illness. Steven Name is an Independence Center member currently working as a dining service aide at Bethesda Dilworth where he prepares and serves meals to residents. “Partnering with other nonprofits in…
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Two years ago, Brittny felt invisible, lost to herself and the world after more than a decade of mental illness and drug abuse. “I had no clue about the Clubhouse community,” she said. “I had no clue there was help out there for people with mental illness. I was in a rut mentally and psycho-…
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Summer Fusion is the signature fundraising event presented and produced by the Young Professionals of Independence Center in an effort to raise money and awareness for Independence Center – a local non-profit organization that assist people with severe and persistent mental illness to live and work independently in the community. Independence Center’s rehabilitation program is the second largest of its kind in the world and has been recognized internationally as a stellar model for helping restore the lives of people diagnosed with illnesses such as schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder and major depression.
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We rely on fundraising events throughout the year to raise support for the programs and services our members depend on