AID receives grant toward 'Living Room' program

The Association for Individual Development is the grateful recipient of a $24,925 grant from the INC Board, NFP, to be used toward the "Living Room" program.

The "Living Room" is a mental health crisis respite program, one of the first of its kind in Illinois, originally created with a grant from the Zellmer Wellness Foundation.

The program is a comfortable space that offers an alternative to hospital emergency rooms for those experiencing stressful and anxiety-provoking situations (psychiatric emergencies).

The goal of the program is to provide a calm and safe environment in which guests can resolve crises without more intensive intervention.

INC Board, NFP is a Community Mental Health Funding Alliance and the local mental health authority in the south Kane County area.

For information on "The Living Room" and all of the AID programs and services, visit www.the-association.org.

Consider volunteering: Enrich the lives of adults with developmental disabilities and other special needs by becoming a volunteer with the Association for Individual Development.

AID offers many volunteer opportunities in the Aurora, Elgin, Batavia and Yorkville locations. Currently, the need is most great between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Share your natural talents with our clients, perhaps by assisting with arts and crafts projects; teaching special classes such as cooking or basic computer skills, helping to coordinate community outings; being a sunshine caller and checking-in on our clients; using your office skills for clerical support; or reception and many more.

Volunteer phone operators and backstage personnel are needed at the annual telethon on March 14, 2015.

Your gift of time, talent and compassion can change a life. Visit the website at www.the-association.org and click on "Support" to complete a volunteer application, or call Maureen at (630) 966-4020.