Third Annual Jodi House Funding Reception at MOXI
Jodi House Brain Injury Support Center’s Executive Director Lindsey Black is inviting the town to attend their 3rd Annual Cocktail Reception on October 23 at MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation. The event is titled, “An Evening to Explore Jodi House at MOXI,” and will be held from 5:30-7:30 pm. This is a business cocktail attire reception with libations.
The event co-chairs are Board Members Dr. Angela Hsu and Kerry Kelly. Board President Adriana Mezic is the event vice-chair.
The cocktail reception will provide information about the Jodi House’s mission to empower brain injury survivors with the necessary skills and daily tools to thrive with a formal program, and a meet and greet with the executive team, board members, instructors, caregivers, and volunteer staff.
The funding goal of the event is $100,000. Proceeds will support programming for brain injury survivors that include rehabilitation classes, case management, and support groups.
I met with the team last week as they were being photographed at Jodi House. We talked about the work they do and why the event is important. Black explained, “Charitable support ensures that no one is ever turned away from Jodi House due to the inability to pay. This past year, Jodi House introduced a financial assistance program focused on diverting brain injury survivors from becoming unhoused or placed in an institutional setting. Jodi House serves 150 brain injury survivors annually while also providing needed respite for their caregivers. Since introducing our online programming, Jodi House’s membership has increased by nearly 20% over the last several years. To meet greater demand for our services, Jodi House will grow its staff in the year ahead. We were recently awarded an $825,000 grant from the CA Department of Rehabilitation that will enable us to hire an additional full-time case manager to ensure we are meeting the individualized needs of our members and their families. Jodi House is one of only six sites statewide that receives funding from the California Department of Rehabilitation to provide services to brain injury survivors, and the only nonprofit organization in Santa Barbara County that is solely dedicated to serving brain injury survivors.”
Dr. Hsu provided additional comments on the work of Jodi House; “The services provided at Jodi House extend the continuum of care for brain injury survivors after they leave the hospital. There is a limit to what medicine can provide to patients in recovery – Jodi House is there to help with the skills they need to carry out their daily lives.”
Mezic added, “Jodi House is unique in that its services are not time limited. Support with recovery is available to survivors and their caregivers for as long as it is needed and wanted.”
Kelly finished with, “Funds raised at this event will help provide brain injury survivors with the cognitive, emotional, and practical tools needed to reintegrate into their productive daily lives. By offering classes ranging from yoga to art therapy to communication skills and music, Jodi House supports survivors in their ongoing recovery.”
Event sponsors include the Chumash Foundation, American Riviera Bank, and Montecito Bank & Trust.
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