NAMI Portage County

04/19/2026

04/18/2026

NAMI Portage County has several educational programs and presentations available. All programs are at no cost. If you don’t see one you feel would work for your company, organization, or community? Contact us. We can customize a presentation for you!

04/17/2026

Preparing for our first two scheduled summer resource tables! NAMI Portage County will be returning to Garrettsville SummerFest June 26-28. We will also once again be at Booth 52 at the Randolph Portage County Fair August 25-30. If you have an event you would like NAMI Portage County to be a part of, contact us at 330-249-1832 or email namipcoh@gmail.com.

04/17/2026

NAMI Portage County is unfortunately postponing our NAMI Ride or Roam: Pathways to Mental Health & Hope event. We want the event to be successful and more importantly- enjoyable for all those participating. We feel the best way to ensure this is to move the event to a later date. If you have already registered, that registration will be valid for the new date. The new date and time will be announced shortly.

04/16/2026

Today is World Semicolon Day—a reminder that a pause isn’t the end of the story.

“You are loved and we like having you around.”

If you needed that today, we’re really glad you’re here.
And if it doesn’t feel true right now, you’re not alone in that either.

Connection, care, and community can make a difference—one moment at a time.

If you’d like someone to talk to, the NAMI HelpLine is here:
- 1-800-950-NAMI (6264)
- Text “NAMI” to 62640

If you or someone you know is in need of immediate crisis support, contact the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or chatting online at chat.988lifeline.org

04/16/2026

Join us in preparing for Mental Health Awareness Month in May! Throughout April, we are seeking your stories of lived experience and healing.

Learn how to submit your story at nami.org/mham
Come together in our community of voices, and help us end the stigma, one story at a time.

04/16/2026

REMINDER: CONNECTIONS Support Group tomorrow night. NAMI’s CONNECTIONS Support Group is a place of understanding and support for those living with a mental health condition. Free to attend. Our group is being held at the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County, 155 E. Main St., Kent. There is a large parking lot behind the office if no parking on street. Call or text 330-249-1832 when you arrive and we will let you in! If you have any questions, call/text 330-249-1832 or email namipcoh@gmail.com. You can also reach us on Instagram and Facebook.

04/16/2026

Come visit and help her out with the Center of Hope’s Hunger Drive. She will be at the coffee shop until 12:30.

04/03/2026

Calling All Artists

We’re inviting artists in our community to submit pieces for this year’s Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony.

Your work can explore the intersection of art and mental health or simply share the creativity that’s meaningful to you—there’s no pressure, just an opportunity to express and connect.

🗓 Submission deadline: April 19
📩 Submit your work by emailing Cassey Fye at cfye@namicleveland.org

Please share this with anyone who might be interested in participating.

04/03/2026

This we're highlighting Little Monster— a mental health coloring and activity book created to help young children express and explore their feelings. One page, one crayon, one conversation at a time.

Download your free copy of Little Monster (English and Spanish): nami.org/meetlittlemonster