The Northwest Catholic Counseling Center

The Northwest Catholic Counseling Center continues its good work in 2012! This year we celebrated NCC’s commitment to quality mental health services for all during an evening of fun and fundraising on April 21 at Riverside Golf and Country Club.

The event raised $42,000 to pay for the care of low-income residents who need mental health counseling and medication management.

Music for the evening was provided by Grammy-nominated saxophonist Patrick Lamb, joined by Janice Scroggins. The Fourth Avenue Quartet provide additional musical highlights.

Jerry and Carol Bitz, long-time supporters of NCC, were honored with The Compassionate Heart Award.

Along with food and music, there was plenty of excitement around the raffle drawing.

The success of the event would not have been possible without the generous help of our sponsors:

Healing Hearts
ClearStar
Magnacorp
Diane Millemann
Anonymous: In memory of my mother, Ione

Hoping Hearts
Elmer’s/Danna Brothers
Providence Health and Services
Servants of Mary
Stevens IS

Media Sponsor
Alpha Broadcasting

Matching Sponsor
Jerry and Carol Bitz

Longtime supporter Barb Katz (left), along with her husband and NCC Board Member Rich, catch up with Jackie Holland.

Patrick Lamb’s soulful playing entertained the crowd.

Jerry and Carol Bitz received well-deserved recognition for their long support of the Center.

Bill Powers, with niece Laura Spencer, is one of the evening’s big winners.

Event photos courtesy of Juan Kis

Saturday, October 6, 2012 - 10:00 am

Riverside Golf and Country Club

Every fall a group of women gather and raise thousands of dollars to support the counseling needs of low-income mothers and their children. The needs are great:

• Depression is the leading cause of disability in women.
• More than 152,000 children live below the federal poverty line.
• Nearly 1 in 3 women will suffer from domestic violence, 40% of whom will become homeless.

This year, the theme is "Walk a Mile in Her Shoes."  We'll highlight the journeys taken by our clients, and some other remarkable women.

The Circle of Strength is a formidable energy for good, a challenge to injustice, poverty, and abuse. It is a springboard into dreams that birth strong families and a strong future for our children. Last year, we raised nearly $85,000 to pay for counseling and medication management. Join us this year to help!

• Click here to purchase tickets ($35 per ticket)
• Click here to purchase a table (8 tickets for $250)
• I can’t attend, but please accept my donation to help pay for the care of low-income women and children
• I want to sponsor this event!

The Center provides poor, uninsured, and underinsured single women and their children with:

•  Individual and family counseling
•  Community connections (jobs, education, financial and legal support)
•  Effective parenting and life skills
•  Supportive environment for change
•  School consultation
•  Practical financial and career workshops

 For more information on the Circle of Strength, email or call Erin Peters at erin@nwcounseling.org or 503-253-0964.

2011 was a momentous year for The Northwest Catholic Counseling Center! In 1986 Sisters Barbara Kennedy, Sarah Deeby and Lisa Sheridan responded to a call from the community: where can people, especially those living in poverty or without health insurance, go for mental health care?

In those early years, there was no office and few staff. Client and counselor met in a borrowed room at a parish or a small space at a school.  Now there’s a permanent office, a staff of nearly 20, psychiatric medication management, workshops, and a thousand clients a year.

Thank you to those who were able to join us in marking this amazing milestone for the 25th Anniversary Celebration and Fundraiser - Compassionate Heart Awards. It was an evening of friends, laughter, a great selection of raffle prizes, and our three founding Sisters received the Compassionate Heart Award.

NCC therapist Shirley Price drops her ticket in a raffle box, hoping to be a lucky winner (she was!).

NCC Executive Director Erin Peters (second from left) celebrate the Compassionate Heart Award presentation with NCC founders (from left) Sr. Lisa Sheridan, Sr. Sarah Deeby and Sr. Barbara Kennedy.

The 25th anniversary celebration had surprises in store as magician Rudy Tinoco displays some sleight of hand and Rita George, Center founder Sr. Sarah Deeby and Fr. Bob Anderson look on.

Board President Jerry Bitz (center) celebrate the 25th anniversary of NCC with his wife Carol (left) and Center supporter Trish Trout.

Sponsors

Healing Hearts
Diane Millemann and Maryliz Herron
Carol and Jerry Bitz 

Hoping Hearts
ClearStar
Tom and Marilyn Fink-Magnacorp

Helping Hearts
Danna Brothers-Elmer's
Providence Health & Services
Servants of Mary
The Tennant Foundation 

Media Sponsor

25 for 25 Campaign

Could not come to the event? Join into our 25 for 25 Campaign. We want to raise $25,000 to pay for the mental health care for those who are uninsured or living in poverty.

Click here to help meet our goal!

Please email Erin Peters at erin@nwcounseling.org for more information.