​Faith Connections on Mental Illness (FCMI), a Chapel Hill-based interfaith non-profit, was the second-place fundraising team out of 150 total teams in NAMIWalks NC 2019. Held in Raleigh, NC on May 18, 2019, twenty-one registered FCMI walkers collected $8,583. FCMI’s top individual fundraiser – Geetha Balagopal – was also the event’s top fundraiser out of 1,381 participants, receiving $4,365 in donations. NAMIWalks North Carolina raised nearly $150k as part of the nation's largest mental health awareness and fundraising event.  
NAMIWalks will be held Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Dorothea Dix Park

In 2020, Faith Connections will field its 7th NAMIWalks team! 

​Click here to walk with the FCoMI Team. 
Click here to donate. 

NAMIWalks is a strolling, family-, stroller-, wheelchair-, and leashed dog-friendly event in on the beautiful, historic Dorothea Dix campus. 5K in distance (with a shorter route available),  there is no charge to register.  Fundraising is encouraged but not required.

FCMI fields an interfaith team for individuals who do not have a faith community or whose faith community is not participating.
​It will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2020.

Click here to check our team's fundraising progress or to register to walk. 
 The FCMI 2018 NAMIWalks team raised nearly $9000 ​
and  was 2nd overall in fundraising!   
      Stroller, wheelchair, scooter accessible.
                   Leashed dogs welcome. 
                         NAMIWalks NC 2019 At-A-Glance
  • Saturday, May 16, 2020 in Raleigh.
  • Individuals, congregations, businesses, non-profits, groups: all are invited to join us. 
  • The the tree-lined route is on the beautiful Dorothea Dix Campus. Address is 
    2105 Umstead Dr, Raleigh, NC 27603. Cross Streets: Between Smithwick Dr and S Boylan Ave
  • The route will be 5K (3.1 miles) long. 
  • NAMIWalks raises awareness and funds for mental illness.
  • Everyone is invited to walk with the Faith Connections on Mental Illness team.
  • If your faith community does not have a team, or if you don’t have a faith community – we want you to join us!
  • There is no charge to participate.
  • Sign-up to walk or donate at ADD LINK
  • ​Need help signing up or just want more information: contact Kim Batson (Team Captain) at: kmccbat@aol.com or 919-265-9820.​.
BULLETIN BLURB (please copy and post in your own bulletin, newsletter, etc.)

To raise awareness for mental illness, NAMIWalks will be held on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh. The 5K (3.1 miles) path also offers a short-cut.. Faith Connections on Mental Illness has invited (name of your faith community) to join their team. There is no cost to participate. We will offer a free FCoMI T-Shirt to new walkers to our team (while supplies last). Individuals who raise $100 in contributions will receive a free NAMIWalks T-shirt from event organizers. Even if you can’t walk, donations are gratefully accepted.

Learn more at http://www.namiwalks.org/team/FCMI or contact (Name of Faith Community contact to be inserted here)  ____________ at [_____@_____.com]; [xxx-xxx-xxxx] or Kim Batson: kmccbat@aol.com; 919-265-9820).
In 2018, FCMI' 22 walkers collected $8,950. FCMI’s top individual fundraiser – Geetha Balagopal – was also the event’s top fundraiser out of 1,145 participants, receiving $4,150 in donations. 
Why I walk  
 On the registration page, each team member may share why the NAMIWalk is so personally important to them. Read Geetha Balagopal's compelling story here.

Every journey begins with that first step.

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Every year, thousands of concerned citizens in nearly 80 communities across the nation will walk together to raise money and awareness about our country's need for a world-class treatment and recovery system for people with mental illness. Over 1100 people joined the North Carolina NAMIWalks in 2018, including many members of Faith Connections on Mental Illness representing their own organization or faith community. We invite all to join us!

  • Click here for information specific to the NC walk in Triangle Area 
  • Click here to learn more about NAMI, a state-wide, nation-wide, and world-wide organization for change.
Join us today!
NAMI depends on generous volunteers to raise funds and awareness at each of our Walk sites.