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2025 Calendar of Events and Projects
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Events
1. NAMI Family Support Group Meetings Third Thursday of each month, February 20, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 2. Office of Behavioral Health Symposium Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Thursday, February 27, 2025 - Virtual Baton Rouge, Louisiana 3. NAMI Family -to-Family Class Third Thursday of each month, March 20, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 4. Rocky Valley Women's Forum Women's History Month Celebration NAIM Ruston and Women's Ministry Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Rocky Valley Baptist Church, Simsboro, Louisiana 5. NAMI Louisiana Annual Conference Thursday, April 17, 2025 Baton Rouge, Louisiana www.namilouisiana.org 6. Mental Health Month Informational Display 39th Anniversary and Tardive Dyskinesia Week Recognition Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Saturday 31, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 7. Mental Health Month Informational Display 39th Anniversary and Tardive Dyskinesia Week Recognition Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Saturday, May 31, 2025 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana 8. NAMI Ruston 39th Anniversary Celebration Mental Health Month and Tardive Dyskinesia Recognitions Thursday, May 20, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Events Center, Ruston, Louisiana www.namiruston.org 9. 2025 NAMI Annual Convention - NAMICon Wednesday, June 11, 2025 - Friday, June 13, 2025 - Virtual www.nami.org/convention 10. Ruston Peach Festival Parade Saturday, June 2025 Downtown Ruston, Louisiana 11. Grambling Juneteenth Parade Saturday, June 2025 Downtown Grambling, Louisiana 12. Old Fashioned Prayer Meeting Minority Mental Health Month Celebration Saturday, July 2025 Rocky Valley Baptist Church, Simsboro, Louisiana 13. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Informational Display Monday, September 1, 2025 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 14. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Informational Display Monday, September 1, 2025 - Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana 15. NAMI Family-to-Family Class Third Thursday of each month, September 18, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 16. 6th Annual NAMI Walks/Ruston Saturday, October 4, 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lincoln Parish Park, Ruston, Louisiana www.namiruston.org 17. Mental Illness Awareness Week Informational Display Sunday, October 5, 2025 - Saturday, October 11, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 18. 5th NAMI Ruston Drive Thru Fall Festival Friday, October10, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Serenity Springs Specialty Hospital, Ruston, Louisiana 19. Tea Time for the Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Month Recognition Sunday, October 19, 2025, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Arcadia Events Center, Arcadia, Louisiana 20. Halloween Celebration for Children October 2025 Downtown Grambling, Louisiana 21. Halloween Celebration for Children October 2025 Ruston Sports Complex Center, Ruston, Louisiana 22. Greater Grambling Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, TBA Frederick C. Hobdy Assembly Center Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana 23. Managing the Holiday Blues Informational Display Monday, December1, 2025 - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana 24. Managing the Holiday Blues Informational Display Monday, December 1, 2025 - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 25. Grambling Christmas Parade Saturday, December 2025 Downtown Grambling, Louisiana 26. Grambling Juneteenth Heritage Festival Parade Saturday, June 2025 Downtown Grambling, Louisiana 27. Conversation with the Executive Director NAMI Louisiana Equity Event July 2025 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana 28. Old-Fashioned Prayer Meeting Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Recognition July 2025 Rocky Valley Missionary Baptist Church Simsboro, Louisiana 29. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Informational Display Sunday, September 1, 2025 - Monday, September 30, 2025 Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 30. Suicide Prevention Awareness Month Informational Display Sunday, September 1, 2025- Monday, September 30, 2025 Mount Zion Baptist Church, Grambling, Louisiana 31. Talks Saves Lives - Suicide Prevention Seminar Saturday, September 1, 2025 -10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Lincoln Parish Library, Ruston, Louisiana 32. 2025 NAMI Louisiana Annual Conference Friday, September 2025, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Baton Rouge, Louisiana www.namiruston.org 33. 5th Annual NAMI Walks/Ruston Saturday, October 5, 2025, 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. Lincoln Parish Park, Ruston, Louisiana www.namiruston.org 34. 4th Annual Drive-Thru Fall Festival Friday, October 17, 2025, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Serenity Springs Specialty Hospital, Ruston, Louisiana 35. Breast Cancer Awareness Month Dinner Sunday, October 19, 2025 - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Arcadia Events Center, Arcadia, Louisiana 36. Ruston Christmas Parade December 2025 Downtown Ruston, Louisiana 37. NAMI Ruston 2025 Annual Christmas Celebration Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Ruston Civic Center, Ruston, Louisiana www.namiruston.org |
Community Development Projects
Outreach to Churches and Community, Business, Civic, and Educational Organizations: 1. Public Mental Health Awareness 2. Faith-Based Mental Health Awareness 3. Peers, Families, and Veterans' Education and Supports 4. Housing, Medical, and Peer Support Referrals 5. Peer and Family Recognitions 6. Law Enforcement Training Outreach and Projects in Surrounding Parishes 1. Bienville 2. Claiborne 3. Jackson 4. Union 5. Webster Outreach Through Media Outlets Ruston (Louisiana) Daily Leader Newspaper 1. NAMI Notes bi-weekly column 2. Feature stories in Lincoln Life Magazine 3. Advertisements in Lincoln Life Magazine and Newspaper 4. Advertisement in Medical Directory 5. Advertisement in Business and Service Directory 6. Announcements or advertisements of events University radio stations 1. Public service announcements 2. Radio Talk Shows Television Stations 1. Announcements |