Your donation to NAMI Kern County is greatly appreciated.  We would like to thank you for your ongoing support towards our mission of Support, Education and Advocacy.

 As we, NAMI Kern County, grow and expand our programs;  no donation is ever  to small or to large.

 As always all of our support groups, educational classes, conferences and community events are at no cost.  With your donation we can continue to offer these wonderful tools to our community.

 Here is a list of programs we currently offer:

·         FAMILY TO FAMILY  – 12 week educational course for the FAMILY MEMBERS of those afflicted with a  mental illness and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

·         PEER TO PEER – 9 week educational course for those that are afflicted with a mental illness

-     VETS AND FAMILY SUPPORT GROUPS - Held weekly in Bakersfield, CA and monthly in Tehachapi

   ·       CONSUMER SUPPORT GROUPS -  Held weekly in Bakersfield and Tehachapi; for those AFFLICTED WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS.

·         NAMI FaithNet – An outreach to Faith-Based Ministries in Kern County.  Their mission is to bring awareness about recovery and  to overcome the stigma of mental illness.                                                                    

·     NAMI Kern County’s FRONT LINE – Outreach to Veterans, their families and loved ones.  Support Groups held weekly in Bakersfield and monthly in Tehachapi.  Quarterly Conferences and monthly collaborative meetings.

·         NAMI Kern County’s Out Spoken Young Minds  (OSYM) – A support group held weekly for our youth ages 16-26 with mental Illness.  Weekly support groups also held for the parents/family Members of these OSYM youth.  Quartley conferences, along with monthly collaborative meetings.

·         CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESOURCES- If you find your loved one involved with the criminal justice system  there is help.  

·         IN OUR OWN VOICE-A unique public education program developed by NAMI, in which trained consumer speakers  share compelling personal stories about living with mental illness and achieving recovery.

 We also hold monthly affiliate meetings open to the community, membership is not required to attend ANY  of our programs, support groups or meetings.

Your donation will ensure that these programs can continue

                     NAMI Kern is a 501 (c ) 3 non-profit organization  #77-0289372

                              To support NAMI Kern County's FRONT LINE, please mail donations to:

NAMI Kern County
ATTN: FRONT LINE
P.O. Box 9144
Bakersfield, CA 93389

Thank you!  

Russ Sempell, MFT and Patrice Maniaci

Founders, NAMI'S FRONT LINE