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WilPower....
...is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt, community-based organization in Northern Cook County. WilPower, Inc. was founded in 1986 by parents, relatives, and people concerned about the rights and unmet needs of adults with serious mental illness.

WilPower's Mission...
WilPower partners with people with mental illness to recover and pursue lives of meaning and purpose.

WilPower's Vision...
WilPower will be the provider of choice for people seeking housing, work, skills training and social networks in a recovery focused setting distinguished by collaborative, innovative and effective support.

In the next three years, WilPower will increase resources in order to:

	Add supported housing options to meet the needs of members at all stages of recovery, with a focus on apartment settings;
	Add and strengthen the staff and peer support services to promote the creativity, skills, well being and goals of our membership;
	Heighten awareness of WilPower in northern Illinois;
	Improve the quality and quantity of space available for WilPower services and social activities;
	Explore community partnerships to further the benefits of WilPower services

WilPower...
...utilizes psychiatric rehabilitation values and methods.

The people we serve become "members" of WilPower with the expectation that they will take a leading role in service planning and use; as well as take responsibility for their involvement.

The environment is open, encouraging and hopeful.

Family and friends are involved.

WilPower Speaker's Bureau...

Would you like to enlist a speaker from the WilPower Speaker's Bureau? Our goal is to provide education about the WilPower services available to adults with serious mental illness. You will see there is hope through psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery services for you, a family member, or good friend.

Executive Director
Susan M. Shimon, M.S.

Program Director

Eva Martinez-Klich, LCSW, CADC

Board of Directors
Donald Hanigan, President
Irvina Warren, Vice President

Jim Morrow, Vice President

Robert E. Linn, Treasurer

Sylvia Adams. Director

Bette Budnik, Director

Amy Jill Burk, Director

Jerry Carynski, Director

George Harmon, Director

Nancy Hug, Director

Jim Hunt, Director

Carrie Katz, Director

Charles Morton, Director

Minnie Morton, Director
Janet C. Parker, Director
Barbara L. Peterson, Director
Thomas K. Peterson, Director
Betsy Rosenzweig, Director

Robert Schell, Director

WilPower Advisory Board
Neil H. Adelman, Attorney
Charles Connors, CEO of Magneco/Metrel
Elizabeth Coulson, State Representative, 57th Dist.
Jay Forman, Threshold's Associate Director

Cass Friedman, Ph.D, Psychotherapist

Louis I. Lang, State Representative, 16th District

Norm Lee, Design Tower

Robert Lundin, Support Services Coach

Barb Maier, NAMI CCNS Executive Director

Erma Medgyesy, Dietician

Sheila O'Neill, LCSW, Integrated Treatment Specialist

Jeffery Schoenberg, IL. State Senator, 58th District
Clarice Stetter, Community Advocate



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