Debra Dihoff, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-North Carolina, will be the keynote speaker at Club Nova’s 10th Annual Employers’ Reception on Thursday, May 22.
The event will be held to celebrate Club Nova’s Transitional and Independent Employment program and the local businesses that have provided jobs for the program this year. Those to receive awards include the Mental Health Association of Orange County, UNC School of Social Work, Staples and Open Eye Cafe.
Club Nova is a clubhouse for adults with severe and persistent mental illnesses. The clubhouse provides its members with the support they need to live and work independently in the community. Club Nova’s Transitional Employment Program provides training to members for part-time jobs with local businesses. The member is paid by the employer for nine months in the position. After nine months, another member is given an opportunity to do the same.
To learn more about the program, please contact Elena Fowler at 968-6682 or efowler@clubnova.org.