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We are excited to offer the fifth annual HERO House NW 5K / 10K / Kids Fun Run! Take a step for mental health and Run Like a HERO to benefit HERO House NW and Clubhouse programs. Run or walk on Saturday, September 7, 2024 starting at 8AM at Redmond Municipal Park on the scenic Sammamish River Trail. ​ Runners Swag for the event includes a runner bag, sticker, pen, canteen bottle and vendor coupons. Race performance shirts are available for $15 and can be purchased during registration or separately. Shirt sizes not guaranteed after August 10th. ​ The HERO House 5K / 10K / Kids Fun Run is our largest fundraiser of the year, we welcome any and all donations to help people living with serious mental illness thrive through meaningful community and work opportunities. There will be opportunities to make donations during the registration process. 5K $25 10K $30 KIDS DASH FREE REGISTER NOW SUPER EARLY BIRD PRICE THROUGH MAY 6, 2024 CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! WE NEED RACE MONITORS, WATER STATION ATTENDANTS, AND HELP WITH REGISTRATION. CLICK LINK TO SIGN UP! VOLUNTEER DATE SEPTEMBER 7th, 2024 5K COURSE MAP CLICK HERE 10K COURSE MAP CLICK HERE ​ TIMES Registration begins at 7am 10K Race begins at 8am 5K Race begins at 8:15am Please see below for full schedule of events PLACE 15670 NE 85th St. Redmond, WA 98052 Located at Redmond Municipal Park on the scenic Sammamish River Trail Event Information Other Information Top of Page Course Descripton Timing Teams Race Morning Schedule Parking Packet Pickup Fundraising Donate Run News Sponsorship Information Sponsorship Interest Form Volunteer Response Form Packet Pickup Volunteer Information Fundraising Course Description The 5K & 10K routes are an "out and back", starting next to Redmond City Hall in their Municipal Campus Park and immediately joining the Sammamish River Trail heading north. The scenic route takes runners and walkers up the trail towards Sixty Acres Park and downtown Woodinville. This is a flat fast route that will lend itself to fast paces and quick times! Course map for the 5K can be found here ( https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5481910975 ). Course map for the 10K can be found here (https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/5494670236 ) ​ ​ Timing ​ Race will be professionally chip timed to ensure accurate results. Results will be posted on the website within half hour of your finish and will be available on site at our registration kiosks after the race. ​ ​ SuperHERO Costume Contest ​ Run Like a HERO! We encourage all our HEROs to wear their best superhero costume and have the chance to win some great prizes! Bring your super powers to make a difference for people living with mental illness! ​ ​ Teams ​ Sign up your company, team, running group or your friends to run as a team for the HERO House Runs. Team discounts apply at 10, 25 and 50 runners registered. (*Team registration discounts are applied on registration site .) ​ Prizes available for teams: ​ * Sign up the most runners * Fastest team * Best fundraising team * Best team shirt ​ ​ ​Race Morning Schedule 7:00am - Registration opens 7:30am - Kids Dash 7:45am - Costume contest 8:00am - 10K start 8:15am - 5K start 9:00-9:30am - Awards (depends on finish times) ​ ​ Parking ​ The parking lot in front of City Hall will only be for volunteers, vendors and staff. This parking lot is shared with the library. If you park on the library side you will get ticketed and towed. There is a commuter garage around the corner from the start at 8711 160th Ave NE (follow the signs to Race Parking). Street parking is also plentiful and all parking is free. ​ Packet Pickup Race packets can be picked up on Race Day onsite at the race location from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM. ​ Pets, Strollers, and Accessibility Accommodations ​ Strollers, wheelchairs, and accessibility scooters are welcome and encouraged. Please understand that race personnel may request that participants with strollers or other wheeled devices begin separately or behind runners at the race start for everyone's safety. Pets are allowed in the park, but unfortunately not on the course during the event. Most areas of the trail are for those not participating in the race. Volunteers ​ We could not pull off this event without the amazing support of our volunteers. We have spots for everyone (groups, solo, early morning, later, heavy lifting or brain power!) Please complete the volunteer form below to volunteer. ​ ​ Fundraising ​ We welcome everyone to donate and to become a fundraising HERO for the 5K. CLICK HERE to become a fundraiser. ​ Run With Us! Course Descripton Timing Teams Race Morning Schedule Parking Packet Pickup Fundraising Volunteer Information About the Event Donate Donate to the run today! This event is our keystone fundraiser event for the year. If you have the capacity please consider donating today. Every dollar goes to the benefit of our programs and championing mental health recovery in Washington State! Donate Today About HERO House NW HERO House NW, through its three Clubhouse programs in Bellevue, Seattle and Everett, provides people living with serious mental illness opportunities to find meaning and purpose through community and work. Clubhouse members can find jobs through our employment programs, and also receive support and assistance with embarking on new career paths, pursuing educational opportunities, and securing housing stabilization. Proceeds from the HERO House Fun Run go to support the Clubhouse programs of HERO House NW, which provides recovery and support services for people living with mental illness in the greater Seattle area. Join the Fun Run Run News 5K Run News Sponsorships now available! See below or click here for sponsorship information. HERO House NW 3rd Annual 1 in 5K Sponsorship Information Sponsorship Interest Form 2024 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES Major and Event Sponsorship Opportunities:* ​ 1 Presenting Sponsor $5,000 1 Platinum Sponsor $2,500 - not available 1 Gold Sponsor $1,500 1 Silver Sponsor $1,000 1 Finish Line Sponsor $1,000 1 T-Shirts Sponsor $1,000 Multiple Swag Sponsors $500 ea. Multiple Partner Sponsors $250 ea. *Click link or photo to view or download Sponsorship Opportunity Packet & Response Form SPONSORSHIP INTEREST FORM Complete this form to request more information or to reserve a sponsorship (based upon availability of above opportunities - listings will be updated weekly.) Please review sponsorship opportunities form and feel free to reach out for more information using this form. Please join us as a Fun Run Sponsor! Select an option Presenter ($5000) - available Platinum ($2500) - not available Gold ($1,500) - available Silver ($1,000) - available Finish Line ($1000) - available T-Shirts ($750) - available Swag ($500) - multiple available Partner ($240) - multiple available Your message Send Thanks for your interest! VOLUNTEER FOR OUR EVENT We need volunteers! Please consider joining a fun-filled day and help make our biggest fundraiser of the year the most memorable event yet. Please click the link below to sign up to volunteer for this year's event. VOLUNTEER Volunteer Response Form

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< Back HERO House 5K on September 10, 2022 ​ Jun 15, 2022 Register Today! Register now for the 3rd Annual HERO House 5K ! Get your early bird tickets now through Aug. 3rd at https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Redmond/HEROHouse5K. Previous Next

< Back Hero House rebuilding lives for the mentally ill Linda Ball Dec 15, 2012 Long gone are the days of locking up the mentally ill and giving them pills. But there is still a stigma attached to those who suffer from mental illness. View Article: Hero House rebuilding lives for the mentally ill At Hero House in Bellevue, a clubhouse for the mentally ill, things are very different. The space – almost 5,000 square feet – does not feel clinical. Executive director Erica Horn knows all her members and what each is dealing with. With a staff of five, Horn included, and a limited budget, the staff and members work side-by-side on every aspect of operation at the clubhouse. Hero House (Hope, Empowerment, Relationships and Opportunities) was started in 2005 as a program of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). In 2009 Hero House became its own nonprofit organization. Part of the philosophy at Hero House is its Seven Life Domains of Recovery: recreation and fitness, financial health, a member’s living situation, cultural and spiritual issues, family and friends, work and/or education and health/mental health. The philosophy at Hero House is to empower members to work side-by-side on all tasks at the clubhouse. There is a task board outlining various duties to be accomplished. There are members who are cleared to drive the 15-person van they use for outings. Members can check out the van for moving or tasks such as picking up a member upon hospital release. One member even co-signs on the checking account. Horn said they are trying to break the cycle of slipping back into the abyss. “If they’re actively participating in a clubhouse, the rate of incarceration and hospitalization decreases,” Horn said, adding that they’ve let people in who are using illegal drugs, but they will not tolerate anyone who is threat to others or is violent. Hero House also works to get members into transitional employment, a way for members to return to work in a community-based business or industry. Most are entry-level jobs. They help people with soft skills such as how to deal with paranoia in the workplace. In what is called the hospitality unit, basically a big dining room, they have hot lunch every day. If the food is donated, lunch is free, otherwise it’s $2. Twice a week Hero House gets bread from Panera Bread and PCC brings lunch food. Farms For Life donates fresh produce and the tables and chairs are new to them, recently donated by a law firm. There are weekly socials at the clubhouse, and for Christmas, Argosy Cruises gave Hero House a 50 percent discount for members to take part in a Christmas Lights Cruise. Hero House is picking up half of the remaining cost so members end up paying $3. There are laundry facilities for homeless members, and wellness programs including healthy cooking classes. “One member taught them how to make sweet potato pie with low-fat and low-sugar – on a budget,” Horn said. Many of the members are very artistic, too. A group of artists in Hero House called “Artists on the Edge,” had a showing at a gallery in Everett. Hero House’s big fundraiser every year is the Harvest luncheon in November. This year the goal was $75,000 and they fell short at $42,000. The kitchen needs a commercial stove. The need is always there. “We’re humble, but successful,” Horn said. “We can compete with some of the larger organizations. We’re honest. We’ve earned the trust of the county. We’ve always done what we said we were going to.” Horn said when funding for nonprofits was cut by the Legislature last year, the county helped by providing Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) money. She hopes Hero House will fare well during The Seattle Foundation’s Give Big Day in 2013. Meanwhile, they continue with outreach and keeping tabs on members who haven’t been around in a while. “It’s their link. If they’re depressed, it can be their invitation back to the living,” Horn said. Previous Next

Donations Make a Donation Your generous donation can help members find jobs and live on their own, reducing their need for social services. Donate Today! Download our One-Pager Every Dollar Has Meaning! A donation of just $10/month can help with transportation costs for our half of our clubhouse membership who attend school, volunteer, or work locally. A donation of $15/week can help provide supported employment for 5 members. No amount is too small—even a donation of $25 can help with costs such as résumé writing, interview support, and on-the-job training for those with mental illness. Donate Today! More ways to give! To donate by check, please send checks made out to HERO House NW to: ​ HERO House NW 12838 SE 40th Place Bellevue, WA 98006 Donate Today! Planned Giving Working Towards a Brighter Future HERO House has an endowment fund dedicated to providing services enabling us to continue moving qualified individuals to self-supporting employment. But we need your help to keep up with our growing need. You can help bridge this transition by contributing to the current HERO House campaign. With expanded capacity, we can increase our efforts and our impact. ​ A variety of giving methods offer you ways of making that “perfect and lasting” gift. Please contact us to find out more about Planned Giving. ​

< Back Fountain House Applauds Congressman Ritchie Torres for Introducing the CCBHC Expansion Act Fountain House Feb 8, 2024 ​ Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) introduced the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Act of 2024. The federal legislation, co-sponsored by Representative Shri Thanedar (MI-13), aims to improve community mental health services by promoting a more holistic, patient-centered approach to treatment and care. Building off earlier bill language from last Congress, the legislation directs CCBHCs to enhance their scope of services to support people in their mental illness recovery, whether independently or in partnership with local clubhouses. This includes psychosocial rehabilitation services that advance people’s employment and educational opportunities, housing, and other holistic needs, which play a significant role in fostering recovery and wellbeing. This is the first time clubhouse has been defined in federal bill language, importantly with the feedback and technical support of several clubhouse members living with serious mental illness, including those from Fountain House. The comprehensive definition recognizes how clubhouses, and the therapeutic social environments they provide, are uniquely positioned to address the negative symptoms of serious mental illness, like loneliness and social isolation , which medication and therapy can’t tackle alone. As Fountain House’s newly released research shows , clubhouses are also incredibly effective at reducing the secondary costs of untreated mental illness, including lost wages, disability benefits, repeat emergency room visits, and criminal justice impacts, which saves the U.S. nearly $700 million a year. If clubhouses were expanded to reach even just 5% of the 15.4 million adults in the U.S. impacted by serious mental illness, the net societal benefit would exceed $8.5 billion annually. “Despite the significant growth in mental health awareness in recent years, access to essential services and person-centered care models remains rooted in outdated practices,” said U.S. Representative Ritchie Torres (NY-15) . "Many communities — especially in the Bronx — still lack adequate and equitable access to a diverse range of mental health services. By enhancing service accessibility and broadening care options, we can enhance outcomes for individuals grappling with severe mental illness and bolster the well-being of entire communities. This legislation aims to widen access to these critical services, ensuring that individuals in need of essential mental health support are not left behind. I commend the relentless efforts of Fountain House Bronx in championing holistic mental health care that truly saves lives within our community.” “We applaud Congressmen Torres for introducing the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Act of 2024 in partnership with people most impacted by serious mental illness, including Fountain House’s members and with Clubhouse International,” said Ken Zimmerman, CEO of Fountain House . “By recognizing and incorporating psychosocial services as integral tools for recovery, this legislation addresses critical gaps in our mental health infrastructure that have, for too long, relied solely on clinical care. As local clubhouses are leveraged for their expertise, we hope it will ultimately create a more comprehensive and coherent mental health ecosystem that can meet people where they’re at and more meaningfully address the social drivers of health.” “Expanding access to clubhouses and the social supports they provide is absolutely essential and we thank Rep. Torres and Rep. Thanedar for championing the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Expansion Act to bring these vital resources to more people across the country,” said Shawn Guffey, member of Fountain House . “People’s lives are at stake: their ability to function, to be independent, to lead full and happy lives. We need more support from leaders at every level of government to ensure mental health is a priority that is funded and scaled.” “We are encouraged by the expansion of Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic services and applaud Congressman Torres for his leadership on this important issue,” said Joel D. Corcoran, Executive Director and CEO of Clubhouse International . “Psychosocial rehabilitation programs like Clubhouses are a medical necessity for recovery and should be a part of every comprehensive mental health service system. We have decades of evidence demonstrating that programs offering dignity, self-determination, social inclusion, and meaningful rehabilitation opportunities truly help people living with mental illness reclaim their futures and thrive in the community.” Several clubhouses in Fountain House’s national network, Fountain House United , who also offered technical assistance on the bill, shared their wide support for the CCBHC Expansion Act and how it would improve and integrate care. “The community of Magnolia Clubhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, is proud to support this work and we are in great appreciation to Rep. Torres for championing psychiatric rehabilitation and the Clubhouse model as an exceptional example of what people living with mental illness need and deserve,” said Lori D’Angelo, Executive Director of Magnolia Clubhouse . “Clubhouses fill a void in the crisis-oriented system of care and offer a holistic and comprehensive approach that provides community, opportunity, and hope.” “The CCBHC Expansion Act is a tremendous step forward for our nation’s behavioral health care,” said Kailey Fiedler-Gohlke, CEO of HERO House NW . “Highlighting the importance of the Clubhouse model as a key aspect of the continuum of care for those living with mental illness is a critical component of recovery. Isolation is the most devastating symptom of mental illness and expanding the access to models, such as the Clubhouse, can reduce and eliminate the loneliness people experience. HERO House NW’s community is proud to support this bill.” For more information on Fountain House and how it’s supporting people living with serious mental illness through direct services, practice innovation, advocacy, and policy change, visit FountainHouse.org . Fountain House Fountain House is a national mental health nonprofit fighting to improve health, increase opportunity, and end social and economic isolation for people living with serious mental illness. Founded in 1948 in New York City, Fountain House originated the clubhouse model of community mental health that has been replicated more than 300 times in nearly 40 U.S. states and in 30 countries around the world. Original post: https://fountainhouse.org/news/fountain-house-applauds-congressman-ritchie-torres-for-introducing-the-ccbhc-expansion-act Press Contact Minhee Cho mcho@fountainhouse.org 347-498-4236 Previous Next

< Back Thank you to our 5K Silver Sponsors Electronic Business Machines! ​ Aug 15, 2022 ​ Locally Owned & Operated, Electronic Business Machines has been the leader in customer service and office equipment since 1980. Electronic Business Machines specializes in helping customers in the Greater Puget Sound Region find solutions to their document workflow. Whether your company is printing, copying, scanning, faxing or in need of a document workflow solution, Electronic Business Machines can help! Call: 866-707-9111 Email: Info@ebmco.com Previous Next

< Back Clubhouse Giving Day 2022 ​ Jun 1, 2022 Join an international movement to raise funds and awareness for Clubhouse It’s time to show that your community is full of generosity! On June 1st, help us celebrate #ClubhouseGivingDay! Pledge your support now! Previous Next

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< Back 5K Early Bird Tickets now on sale! HERO House NW Communications Mar 1, 2022 Tickets for the 2022 HERO House 5K are now on sale! Tickets for the 3rd Annual Everyday HERO 1 in 5K event are now on sale! Register now to take advantage of early bird pricing before April 1st. And stay tuned for the 2022 Run like a HERO logo design! Register at: https://runsignup.com/Race/WA/Redmond/HEROHouse5K Previous Next

About Us Side By Side: Stronger Together What is HERO House NW? HERO House NW is the administrative and advocating body for three clubhouses in Washington State. We formed because of the clear need to develop more clubhouses in the state. Using economies of scale, we have been able to set the stage for our vision of a Washington State where clubhouse communities not only survive but thrive. Our Vision We envision a world where people living with serious mental illness thrive. Our Mission To champion mental health recovery and awareness by facilitating Clubhouse expansion. Find out more by contacting us. Contact Us