Annual Report

2016

29 years of Service

Serving Galveston and Brazoria counties since 1988, NAMI Gulf Coast is a non-profit organization

that helps families affected by mental health conditions. NAMI Gulf Coast hopes to encourage a

more competent, effective mental health treatment and recovery system.

NAMI (National Level)

NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (National), is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health

organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. NAMI

advocates for access to services, treatment supports and research, and is steadfast in its commitment to raising

awareness and building a community of hope for all of those in need.

NAMI Texas (State Level)

Located in Austin, Texas, NAMI Texas is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded by volunteers in 1984.

NAMI Texas is affiliated with the National Alliance on Mental Illness (National) and has 27 local affiliates

throughout Texas. NAMI Texas has over 2,000 members made up of individuals living with mental illness,

family members, friends, and professionals. Its purpose is to help improve the lives of people affected by

mental illness through education, support, and advocacy.

NAMI Gulf Coast (Local Level)

With offices located in Alvin and Galveston, Texas, NAMI Gulf Coast and its dedicated volunteers work

together to raise awareness about mental illness and provide essential education, advocacy and support group

programs for people in our community living with mental illness and their loved ones. NAMI Gulf Coast is a

nonprofit grassroots organization that addresses the mental health needs of our community, replaces stigma

with understanding, and helps thousands of families and individuals each year.

Membership

NAMI (National level), NAMI Texas (state level) and NAMI Gulf Coast (local level) are affiliated, but operate

with separate boards and separate budgets. Membership provides benefits from all levels. Donations made to

NAMI Gulf Coast are a local investment that provides support in Galveston and Brazoria counties, as well as

some of the surrounding areas. Donations made to NAMI Texas or NAMI (National) will support state or

national levels of advocacy.

Mission Statement

It is the mission of NAMI Gulf Coast to provide support, education, and service

advocacy for families and individuals affected by mental illness. Eliminating the stigma

of mental illness is the primary goal for NAMI Gulf Coast. The hope is that one day

mental illness will be treated with the same compassion and understanding as any

other illness.

Education

Provide workshops that educate anyone who is affected by a mental health

condition. Education programs teach coping skills, brain disorder information,

medication adherence, self-advocacy skills, behavior logging, etc.

Support

Support is available through many programs at NAMI GC, primarily monthly

support groups. Call NAMI GC or check the website for more information about

times and locations. (www.namigulfcoast.org)

Referrals

Referrals are provided for individuals and families seeking assistance during a

mental health crisis and while they try to maneuver through mental health

services for a variety of needs.

Information

NAMI GC distributes monthly newsletters to families and individuals affected by

mental illness as well as the community in need of information about local,

state and national mental health information. Information is provided through

many programs at NAMI GC. Check the website for programs.

Advocacy

As families and individuals look to recovery and manage their recovery part of

healing can include telling their story. NAMI GC works diligently to teach

families how to share their stories to effect a positive change. NAMI GC

provides science based information that “severe mental illnesses” are brain

disorders that can be treated and managed effectively if an individual has

access to services. Sharing stories is an invaluable tool while working with

legislature & local elected officials when trying to effect major change in

mental health services.

Services Provided by NAMI Gulf Coast

A Letter from the Executive Director

2016 was a year of transformation for NAMI Gulf Coast. Between new leadership, fresh ideas and solid collaborations

NAMI Gulf Coast is continuing on the fast track of improving the services we offer to families and individuals affected by

mental health conditions. In 2016 NAMI Gulf Coast served 4,889 individuals and provided 10,593 units of service.

Each day NAMI Gulf Coast staff and volunteers are dedicated to improving lives of those affected by mental health

conditions by leading education classes, facilitating support groups, advocating for changes, and offering referrals. Below

are our most noteworthy accomplishments.

In 2016, NAMI Gulf Coast…

Held 8 Education Classes which informed 103 individuals and family members about mental health conditions,

warning signs, recovery plans, limit setting, resources, and more

Presented 4 ASK About Suicide to Save a Life Classes to 1,333 high school students

Arranged 93 Support Groups for both individuals and family members to attend

Distributed 475 Fil-A-Sacs to residents of group homes and attendees of our events; Fil-A-Sacs include shampoo, soap,

toothbrushes, toothpaste, other hygiene items and small food items such as soup and hot chocolate

Hosted 2 Support Events with 236 attendees; Summer Luau with games, lunch, prizes and dancing and Thanksgiving

Feast with a home cooked meal, games, raffle drawings and fellowship

Collaborated with many great partners including The Harbor, Gulf Coast Center, Counseling Connections for Change,

Allsup, and countless others

Organized a large scale education conference, NAMIFest with 20 sessions and 147 attendees which consisted of

family members, individuals, professionals, faith based leaders and community members

Served 780 callers through our HelpLine Information and Referral system

Circulated over 2,000 Newsletters each month via email and in print

I am extremely proud of the great work that our staff, volunteers, board members, and supporters have accomplished in

2016. Thank you for all that you have done! I am most positive that 2017 will hold even more victories for NAMI Gulf

Coast.

Sincerely,

Allyn E Nault

Allyn E Nault

Executive Director

2016 Board of Directors

Officers Board Members

President Irene Stone

RN

Vice President Tom Moran

Retired Engineer

Secretary Mary Ferree

Educator

Treasurer Dean Price

BASF Corporation Senior Operations

Engineer

Executive Director Allyn Nault

Emeritus Carolyn Karbowski

Retired

NAMI GC Founder

Andrea Hazlitt

Retired DOW Chemist

Reathea Alexander

Retired Teacher

Tricia Garza

UTMB, Psychiatry

Shawn Lewis

Retired Contractor

Regina Lewis

Retired

Nancy Meadows

Dickinson ISD

Eddie Karbowski

Retired

Louis Sanchez

Eastman Chemicals Inc.

Carla Sanchez

Family Practice, Nurse

Fil-A-Sac 475 sacks distributed

HelpLine Information and Referral 780 individuals served

Family and Individual Support 93 meetings held

Holiday Activities 236 individuals attended over several

events

Emergency Financial Assistance 55 EFA/Vouchers distributed

Second Chance Thrift Shop 6 individuals employed

4,479 volunteer hours contributed

Westover Cove 15-unit affordable housing complex for

people with mental illness

Support Programs

Education Programs

ASK Suicide Prevention 2 classes held serving 24 individuals

4 presentations serving 1,333 high school

students

Partnerships Family Education (PTR) 2 classes held serving 24 individuals

NAMI Basics 1 class held serving 11 individuals

16 teachers trained

NAMIFest 147 people attended

Adult Mental Health First Aid 1 class held serving 19 individuals

Youth Mental Health First Aid 2 classes held serving 25 individuals

Newsletter Over 2,000 newsletters distributed monthly

Resource Manual 390 resource manuals distributed

2016 Financials

Total Income: $326,409.68 Total Expenses: $336,925.51

Contributions

Contracts $32,726.33

Resale Shop Income $56,356.20

Other Income $88,382.96

Total $177,465.49

Grants

Moody Methodist Church PEF $10,000

Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund $15,000

The Simmons Foundation $20,000

United Way– Galveston $14,179.29

United Way—Galveston County

Mainland $38,000

United Way– Brazoria County $29,750.04

United Way– Designate $3,584.21

Other $18,430.65

Total $148,944.19

Programs

Program Enhancement $95,348.11

Financial Assistance $3,840.33

Supported Employment Program $25,440.58

Total $124,629.02

Other Expenses

Total $212,296.49

NAMI Gulf Coast 2016 - A Year at a Glance

NAMI Gulf Coast Supporters 1859 Historic Hotels

Abney, Debbie

Alexander, Lloyd

Alexander, Reathea

Alief ISD

Allsup

Alvin Community College

Angleton ISD

BACODA

Bahr, Audrey Christine

Baker, Randy R.

Bammel, Brian

BASF Corporation

Bastrop Bayou Baptist Church

Bath Junkie

Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church

Bayou Bistro

Bennett, Raymond & Mary Kate

Bethel Presbyterian Church

Beyond Burgers

Biggs, Bill & Judy

Bill De La Garza & Associates Attorney at

Law

Bishop, Allen

Blue House Coffee

Born, P.A.

Bromley, Rachel

Cal Farley

Card, Elmer & Leslie

Caudill, Doyle

Chariston, Denise

Chavez, Maria

Chili's

Christ Lutheran Church

CiCi's Pizza

City of Texas City

Clifford, Deborah & Barry

College of the Mainland

Comeaux, Elizabeth

Comeaux, George

Comeaux, Robert

Comeaux, Roy

Dean, Katie

Dean, Walter

Dickinson ISD

Dorothy May’s

Early, Rita

Eastman Chemical

Ebey, Ruth

Ebrahimian, Akbar & Sarrah

Ehlinger, Bridget

Eli Lilly Grant Office

Family Practice, P.A.

Ferree, Scott & Mary

Filipp, Ace

Filipp, Alan & Bonnie

Filipp, Andrea

Filipp, Jason & Tammy

Filipp, Joe

Filipp, William & Marcia

First Presbyterian Church

Freeport LNG

Froberg's Farms

Gaddie, George & Elizabeth

Gajewski, Sylvia

Gallo, David & Bambi

Galveston Gyms

Galveston Historic Hotels

Garcia, Debra

Gee, Clara

GICSC

Gilligan, Darlene & Thomas

Goodwin, Floyd & Jackie

Gordon Street Tavern

Greater Houston Community Foundation

Grief, Ross

Gringo's Mexican Kitchen

Grover, Monica

Gulf Coast Center

Gulf Greyhound

Haak Vineyards & Winery

Habitat For Horses, Inc.

Harris & Eliza Kempner Fund

HEB Foods

Hern, Robert

Hickman, Lillian

Hill, Annette

Hitchcock I.S.D.

Hodges, Debbie

Holt, Sara

Hopkins, Jolynn

Horses for Life!

Houston Endowment Inc.

Houston Zoo

Hughes, Margaret

Hutchinson, Delburn

Hyatt, John & Joan

IHOP #1956

Independent Insurance Counselors

Joe’s Barbeque Company

Johnigan, Robert A.

Johnson, Samantha

Jones, Barbara

Karbowski, Alicia

Karbowski, Carolyn

Karbowski, Eddie

KeepSake

Kidd, Laurie

King, David

Kirk, Judy

Klesel, Rex

Kolander, Cindy

Kolthammer, Brian

Krist Samaritan Center Counseling and

Education

Kroger—Alvin

La King’s Confectionery

La Marque ISD

Llewellyn, Amanda

Lucas, Katie

Lucas, Robert E.

Luna, Gloria

Lyondell Bassell Industries

Maceo, Mitzi

Magliolo, Gaye

Marton, Reed

McCauley, Melissa

McCrery, Linda

McReynolds, Erin

Melis, Jan

Menchie's

Meyer, Walter & Olivia

Monterey's Little Mexico

Moody Gardens

Moody Methodist Church Permanent

Endowment Fund

Morales, Frank & Karen

MSR Houston

NAMI National

Nault, Allyn

Neptune Subs

Nieto, Moises

Norris, Joan

Nothing Bundt Cakes

Ogden, Wendy

Olive Garden

Palais Royal

Panera Bread

Phoenix Cleaners Inc.

Polemenakos, Steve & Ann

Quilter’s Corner

Renfrow, Paul R. & Vivian

Richards, Ronald

Rickaway, Caroline

Roadrunner Archives Inc.

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Rose, Ken & Carolyn

Rummel, Gloria

Sandy, William

Santa Fe ISD

Sauer, Christina

Saulsman, Eugene

Saylor, Patti

Schillaci, Vinny

Schlitterbahn Waterparks

Scott, Stephen

SECC

Second Chance Thrift Shop

Senior Horizons

Shimek, Sharon

Short, Cathy

Short, Raymond T.

Spieler, Carol

Stage Stores

Stanfeild, Vicki

Star Drug Store

Stone, Michael & Irene

Sumter, Sam-Michael

Sunley, Leonard & Martha

Sweeny Hospital

Taylor, Jeanette

Terwillinger, Kathy

Texas A&M University

Texas Roots Photography

The Home Depot

The Simmons Foundation

Torres, Amber

Treasure Chest Collectibles

Tucker, Jeremy

United Way of Brazoria County

United Way of Galveston

United Way Galveston County Mainland

UTMB - Osher Lifeling Learning Institute

Valero Refining Company

Wade, John & Jacqueline

Walmart Alvin #462

Watkins, Clayton & Deborah

Watkins, Joe

Wilson, April

Wolf, Dwight

Woodson, Lee & Anne

Yesterday’s Best

Zachry Group

Thank you to our 2016

sponsors, volunteers,

and supporters!

2016 Community Collaborations

ADA Women’s Center

Advocacy Center for Children of Galveston County

Alvin Community College

Alvin ISD

American Red Cross

Anchor Point

The Arc of the Gulf Coast

Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol

Brazoria County Counseling Center

Brazoria County Dream Center

Brazoria County Community Resource Coordination Group

Brazosport Medical Center

Brazosport Regional

Catholic Charities

CHI St. Luke’s Hospital—Lake Jackson

Clear Creek ISD

Communities In Schools

Connect Transit

Counseling Connections for Change

DARS

Depelchin Children’s Center

Family Resource Center

Galveston County Food Bank – Gleanings from the Harvest

Galveston County Community Resource Coordination Group

GCC Wellness Clinic

The Gulf Coast Center, MHMR

The Harbor

HOSA

#I Will ASK—Angleton

#I Will ASK—Pearland

Interfaith Caring Ministries

Krist Samaritan Center

La Marque Aid & Guidance

Legacy House Personal Care Home

Local Police Departments

Lone Star Legal Aid

Mental Health Deputies—Brazoria County

Mental Health Deputies—Galveston County

Mental Health Task Force

M. I. Lewis Social Service Center

Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT)

Moody Methodist Church

NAMI Texas & NAMI National

New Dimensions Treatment Centers

Our House Group Home

Pamela’s Private Care

Pearland ISD

Pearland Neighborhood Center

Pug House

Resource and Crisis Center

River of Hope

The Salvation Army

St. Michael’s Episcopal Church

St. Vincent’s House

Stephen F. Austin Community Health Center

Suicide Prevention Task Force

Sweeny Community Hospital

Teen Health Center

Tinker Bells Gentle Heart

United Way of Brazoria County

United Way of Galveston

United Way Galveston County Mainland

University of Houston—Clear Lake

UTMB Psychiatrists

Westover Cove

Youth & Family Counseling Services

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Gulf Coast provides education and support to

individuals with mental illness and their families in Brazoria and Galveston counties.

Covering a geographical region of over 2,500 square miles, NAMI Gulf Coast has the task

of serving 44 cities with a combined population of over 600,000. Statistics show that

1 in 4 people are affected by mental illness. That means at least 150,000 people in

Brazoria and Galveston are affected by mental illness in any given year. NAMI Gulf Coast is

a small non-profit but works diligently to spread services across this large region.

Brazoria County Galveston County

ALVIN (Main Office)

2206 N. Gordon St.

Alvin, TX 77511

(281) 585-3100

Fax: (281) 824-9441

GALVESTON ISLAND

Shearn Moody Plaza

123 Rosenberg, Ste 6

Galveston, TX 77550

(409) 944-4328