By Cora Goss-Grubbs
Advocates for Social Justice Co-Chair
On May 22, you’re invited to get out your coin purse, wallet, checkbook, or phone to give what you can to NAMI Eastside. This East King County affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness is a community-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to improving the quality of life for those impacted by mental illness through advocacy, education, and support.
In February of 2021, NAMI Eastside launched their Multicultural Steering Committee, a partnership with the India Association of Western Washington (IAWW), the Muslim Community Resource Center (MCRC), Centro Cultural Mexicano, Entre Hermanos, and other community organizations to develop collective strategies to advocate for improved mental health support and ensure that every community gets the services that are needed.
On Saturday, May 21, NAMI Eastside is excited to host their first in-person event in two years, the Youth Mental Conference, held at Overlake Christian Church in Redmond. This event is free for students in middle school, high school, and college. Adult admission is $25 per ticket. For more information and to register, go here.
On April 17 we had the opportunity to hear from Farmer Frog founder Zsofia Pasztor and her daughter, Szabi, with a virtual Q&A session after the service. Thanks to all who stayed for this enlightening presentation, where we learned about Farmer Frog’s many programs, events, and intersectional work with communities in our area and across the country. We hope to host more representatives from our ASJ special collection recipient organizations so that we can learn more about the impact we make through financial and other support.
The ASJ Committee thanks WUUC members and friends for their generous support of our monthly special collections, which take place during services usually on the third Sunday of every month. Instructions for giving are posted during the service, and you can also donate anytime the following week at https://onrealm.org/wuuc/-/give/now, and selecting ASJ Monthly Collection, or by sending a check to WUUC at P.O. Box 111, Woodinville, WA 98072. Please make checks out to WUUC and write “ASJ Special Collection” in the notes.