Grinnell Area Mental Health Consortium

Spirit of Giving winner, Dr. JR Paulson

November 1, 2020 Dr. JR Paulson, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's final Spirit of Giving award winner, has made a habit of giving back to our community. He led the Grinnell Hospice program for over 30 years, providing compassionate end-of-life care to patients while always seeking to improve services through innovative programs like music therapy. He [...]

2020-11-04T22:17:00-06:00November 1st, 2020|JPK|

October is We Give month

October 14, 2020 The month of October is We Give at the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation/ Ahrens Park Foundation and Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation. The JPK fund gives back to the community by helping individuals with expenses related to mental health care, funding trauma training in the school district and much more. To [...]

2020-11-04T22:14:08-06:00October 14th, 2020|JPK|

JPK Fund Supports Trauma Sensitivity Training for Local Educators

September 21, 2020 The Grinnell Area Mental Health Consortium--JPK Fund recently sponsored trauma sensitivity training for all employees of the Grinnell-Newburg school district. The Sept. 2 training was administered by Please Pass the Love, the Des Moines chapter of a national nonprofit organization that focuses on strengthening and developing mental health systems for schools. [...]

2020-09-29T20:56:20-06:00September 21st, 2020|Foundation News, JPK|

You Are Not Alone

September 14, 2020 The JPK fund can help those who are needing mental health treatment. Please reach out to your local health care provider.

2020-10-09T01:09:04-06:00September 14th, 2020|JPK|

Supporting someone who is suicidal

September 11, 2020

2020-10-09T02:59:33-06:00September 11th, 2020|JPK|

September is Suicide Awareness Month

September 1, 2020 September is suicide awareness month. You can help prevent suicide by learning the warning signs.

2020-10-09T01:13:20-06:00September 1st, 2020|JPK|

#End the Stigma

July 20, 2020

2020-10-09T01:16:26-06:00July 20th, 2020|JPK|

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 27, 2020 Donations to the JPK fund go towards helping individuals that can't afford mental health care or medications. If you need help with care, please reach out to a provider or contact [email protected]. Please consider giving during Mental Health Awareness month. https://ahrensfamilyfoundation.org/donate-online/

2020-10-09T01:19:38-06:00May 27th, 2020|JPK|

Make It OK

May 8, 2020 Ending mental illness stigma starts with understanding. Learn more about mental illness and how to be supportive: MakeItOK.org/Iowa #MakeItOK

2020-10-09T01:22:39-06:00May 8th, 2020|Foundation News, JPK|

Quarantined: How to survive and thrive!

April 13, 2020 Dr. J.R. Paulson gives great advice on how to survive and thrive while being quarantined. Give it a listen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcSOEuv200U&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2ptt3lBNQ5i9AICD8Fs31Y5qEX0dEfg3bPXI_Q2HZ4LDVLVOPddNkPT_U

2020-10-08T23:06:06-06:00April 13th, 2020|JPK|
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