Taking Care of Each Other!

The Lean On Me Project with
NAMI Sarasota/Manatee!

The Lean On Me Project with NAMI Sarasota/Manatee!The Lean On Me Project with NAMI Sarasota/Manatee!The Lean On Me Project with NAMI Sarasota/Manatee!
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  • Meet the Founders & Team
  • Our Initiatives
  • Community Relationships
  • Check Out Our WINS
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    • Welcome
    • Meet the Founders & Team
    • Our Initiatives
    • Community Relationships
    • Check Out Our WINS

The Lean On Me Project with
NAMI Sarasota/Manatee!

The Lean On Me Project with NAMI Sarasota/Manatee!The Lean On Me Project with NAMI Sarasota/Manatee!The Lean On Me Project with NAMI Sarasota/Manatee!
  • Welcome
  • Meet the Founders & Team
  • Our Initiatives
  • Community Relationships
  • Check Out Our WINS
For Students, Teachers, Staff & Parents

No Cost Initiatives

We start with Focus Conversations...the Needs & Wants of the stakeholders.  We listen; we create opportunities for stress reduction and increase bursts of joy.

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." Arthur Ashe

Programs for School Communities

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Our students need our presence, more than they need presents.

A safe space for students during their day!!

The Student Café

  • Practice problem solving in healthy ways.
  • Be accountable to yourself.
  • Bridge academics & mental health wellness.
  • Create resiliency.
  • Organize & Prioritize.
  • Meet goals & Feel accomplished.
  • Navigate studying & preparing for classes.

The genius to having happy students, is being happy yourself!

An innovative win-win for teachers and students!

The SEA Café - Support, Empowerment, & Awareness

  • WE are the special guests in your classrooms to support leadership activities for students.
  •  Teachers capture more time in their day!

"Potential is equally distributed; opportunity is not." - Mentoring.org

Mentoring.org
Fifth graders at Tatum Ridge Elementary during a mentor training session!
Growing student leaders = more confident human beings!

Peer to Peer CafÉ

  • Students who show kindness, compassion, and leadersh are nominated by teachers. 
  • Students participate weekly mentor trainings.
  • Leadership 101, Team Management, Self-Investment
  • Upon completion, mentors are paired with younger students to offer them reassurance, increase self

LOM/NAMI Service Compassionate Collaborations

Fifth graders at Tatum Ridge Elementary during a mentor training session!
Parents Offering Wisdom, Education, & Resources!

P.o.w.e.r. Café - Family Navigation

  •  For parents and caregivers with children 25 or young who are experiencing mental health symptoms or have been diagnosed with a mental health condition.


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Supporting positive growth & development!

YOuth Move Suncoast

  • A youth-driven Sarasota chapter dedicated to listening to the voices of those with lived experiences.
  • NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties is committed to developing safe spaces for youth and young adults to connect in a supportive environment which addresses social/emotional needs while engaging in fun activities develop

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DId you Know? Youth With a Mentor Are...

55% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school.

81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.

55% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school.

78% more likely to volunteer regularly

81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.

55% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school.

81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.

81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.

81% more likely to report participating regularly in sports or extracurricular activities.

Parents Offering Wisdom, Education, and Resources

The P.o.w.e.r. CafÉ

  • Conversational Focus Groups geared towards parents with children 24 & under who are uplifted by sharing their wisdom, tips, and camaraderie.
  • P.O.W.E.R is a free and confidential group led by parents with lived experience. For more information, click here.

Thank YOU For Believing & Collaborating!

Our Collaborators & Benefactors

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