WECARE

Cheryl Hamilton
Sydonie Stock
Jaya Lingam
Samantha Poma

STATISTICS

20% experience severe mental disorders

70% in justice systems

received no mental health services

begins by the age of 14

50% of students with a mental health condition

drop-out

Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death

WHAT IS WECARE?

Non-profit organization

Seeks to:
Identify
Prevent
Educate
Collaborate

Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday 8 am to 4

pm

Mission
To provide comprehensive mental health screenings performed by
qualified Registered Nurses to Title 1 high school students between
ages 14-18 in the Grand Rapids area. WeCare will also provide
education about mental health illnesses and referrals to high-quality
help and treatment centers.

Vision
To increase awareness and diagnosis of mental health illness in high
school aged students, expanding throughout Michigan by 2020.

Philosophy
WeCare values the mental health of adolescents and believe
education and identification of mental health illnesses are vital steps
towards rehabilitation and healing.

Identify mental
health illnesses
in high school

Provide
comprehensive
mental health
education

Connect with
students in need
with mental
health services

Nurses will perform mental health assessments on

two individuals per visit with a total of twenty
screenings per semester

Education to the student and family who would benefit

from treatment

Set up support groups for families and students and

collaborate with mental health services for treatment

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
President

Nursing
Service
Manager

RN

Nursing
Student
Volunteer

Finance
Service
Manager

RN

Fundraising
and Grants

Fundraising
and Grants

MARKETING

Grand Rapids Press

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Facebook & Twitter

Brochures & Flyers

STRATEGIES

Nursing Case Management Delivery Care Model

Planning, facilitating, and evaluating interventions

Maintains quality care

Active involvement of patient, family, and health care

professionals

FINANCES
Wages ($)
Hourly rate
monthly rate
Yearly
Yearly Total per Department

Nurses (2)
$
23.00
$
2,944.00
$ 29,440.00
$ 58,880.00

Supplies
Office supplies
Office space/rent
Training expenses
Total

Yearly Total
$
3,000.00
$
8,400.00
$
2,000.00
$ 13,400.00

Service manager (2)

$
30.00
$
3,840.00
$
46,080.00
$
92,160.00

$
$
$
$

President
35.00
4,480.00
53,760.00
53,760.00

Finance (2)
$
23.00
$
2,944.00
$ 35,328.00
$ 70,656.00

$
$
$
$

Total
111.00
14,208.00
164,608.00
275,456.00

FUNDING
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service
Administration Grant (SAMHSA)
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Grant
Now is the Time Healthy Transitions (HT):
Improving Life Trajectories for Youth and Young
Adults with, or at Risk for, Serious Mental Health
Conditions (NITT-HT)
American Legion Child Welfare Foundation
www.michigan.grantwatch.com

REFERNCES
Grants | SAMHSA Beta. (2014). Retrieved April 21,
2014, from http://beta.samhsa.gov/grants
National Alliance on Mental Illness. (2013). Mental
illness facts and numbers. Retrieved from
www.nami.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. (2001). What We
Fund - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Retrieved April 21, 2014, from
http://www.rwjf.org/en/grants/what-we-fund.html
Yoder-Wise, P. (2014). Leading and managing in
nursing. (5 ed., p. 261-262). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
Inc.