Friends of SIRSS

Friends of SIRSS

“I am back on track with my life.  My counselor really helped me to get out of trouble and get on with my life.”   17-year-old SIRSS client.

Do you want to make a difference in our community?

Do you want to invest in community resources with proven success rates?

Your gift to Friends of SIRSS provides urgently needed help, health and wholeness to children, adults and families in our community.  Through prevention, family support, mental health and substance abuse services, your gift fosters hope and inspires recovery.

The mission of Friends of SIRSS is to promote the financial stability and growth of SIRSS so that the mental health needs of individuals in the region continue to be met consistently and effectively.  Friends of SIRSS was founded as a private not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation in 1996 for the purpose of supplementing the typical funding sources of SIRSS.  Friends of SIRSS is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, chaired by Karen Parrish.

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Upcoming Events

• Golf Scramble

Friends of SIRSS’ 14^th annual Golf Scramble is scheduled for Friday, October 7^th at Hickory Ridge Golf Course in Carbondale.  Corporate sponsorships are available at the Platinum ($1000), Gold ($700) and Silver ($125) levels.  The event is limited to 28 teams of four players ($100 per player), so register your team now!  For more information, contact SIRSS at 618-457-6703 ext 256.

All proceeds from this enjoyable event go to support SIRSS’ local efforts to Build Better Lives by fostering hope and supporting recovery through prevention, family support, mental health and substance abuse services.  Stay tuned for more information about this year's Golf Scramble!

A Better Place to Build Better Lives – A Capital Campaign

When SIRSS moved into the old dormitory it rents from the City of Carbondale at 604 East College Street in Carbondale in the 1970's, the location was viewed as temporary.  Occupancy stretched over many more years than expected, and SIRSS grew from renting just one floor to occupying the entire building.  The building is now too old and too small.  After evaluating purchase or renovation of many potential sites, SIRSS determined that building a new primary facility across the street from its current location on approximately two acres of land it already owns is the best option.  The cost of the project is estimated at 6.4 million dollars. 

People who feel the hurt associated with mental illness, substance abuse and youth and family problems need a warm and welcoming place to turn to when they are so discouraged that it seems like there is no hope.  They deserve the best our community has to offer, the best place for them to heal.  Healing is hard work, but it leads to reclaiming lost relationships and lost skills, and to regaining self confidence and self sufficiency.  Many people in our community are successfully living in recovery.  They are our family, our friends, our neighbors and our colleagues.  This Capital Campaign for A Better Place to Build Better Lives is for them.

For more information on how you can support SIRSS' Capital Campaign, contact Executive Director Karen Freitag at 618-457-6703 ext 248.