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NorWALK for Mental Health: Walk + Wellness Fair
Our Signature Community Event Turns 5!
We're excited to announce our 5th annual
NorWALK for Mental Health: Walk + Wellness Fair!
Bring your friends & connect with your community at our 5th annual NorWALK for Mental Health event! Join us on May 2 at the Norwalk Green from 10:00 AM to 1:30 PM for a free, family-friendly event featuring a DJ, art, yoga & other wellness activities, bouncy houses, a huge wellness fair featuring 50+ community organizations providing activities and resources, an awareness walk, and community speakers -- and food trucks! Rain date: May 9, same time and place.
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Participating Organizations
Organizations highlighted in bold with an asterisk are financial sponsors of the event
A Hundred Acre Woods Preschool
Americares Free Clinic of Norwalk
Bar Method
Brain Balance
Catalyst CT | The Hub
Catholic Charities of Fairfield County*
Child & Family Guidance Center - SSTRY program for teens
City Of Norwalk Community Resource Hub
City of Norwalk Early Childhood Office
City of Norwalk, Registrar of Voters
Collaborative Natural Health Partners - Norwalk Office
Community Health Center / AmeriCorps
Community Health Center Inc
Comunidades Sin Fronteras CT
Connecticut Counseling Centers
Connecticut Renaissance
Creative Arts with Lorena
CT Paid Leave
CT Support Group Project
Diana Margarette Bouquets
EJ's H.E.A.R.T. INC and Complete fitness
El Shaddai Ministries
Embrace Psychotherapy LLC
Family & Children's Agency*
Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health
Health Care Connectors
High Focus Centers*
House Of Darla
Keystone House
Kids in Crisis
Laughter Yoga with Shelli
Laurel House
LiftWell Health
Light Within Therapy
Livity
Mid Fairfield AIDS Project
Mid-Fairfield Community Care Center
MOMS Club of Norwalk
NAACP -Norwalk Branch
NAMI Southwest CT
New Foundations Recovery
Norwalk ACTS*
Norwalk Art Space
Norwalk Bike Walk Commission
Norwalk Community Health Center
Norwalk Health Department*
Norwalk Police Department Behavioral Health Unit*
Norwalk Public Library
Norwalk Youth Services
Nuvance Health, part of Northwell*
Odyssey Family Executive Center
Open Doors
OSC/ ArrayRx
Positive Directions-The Center for Prevention & Counseling
Recovery Innovations for Pursuing Peer Leadership & Empowerment (RIPPLE)
Riverbrook Regional YMCA
Sclafani Chiropractic Life Center
Silver Hill Hospital
Smart Volt Solutions
Tai chi demonstration
The Behavior Corner
The Norwalk Partnership*
Triangle Community Center
UConn School of Social Work/ DMHAS Research Div.
United Parents and Students
Wellnest
Women's Mentoring Network
Yale PRIME Clinic
Youth Business Initiative (YBI)
2025: Our 4th annual event had around 500 participants!
Enjoy photos by Terri-Ann Gordon:
Listen to the mental health testimonials made by some of our speakers:
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Andre's speech - personal journey with anxiety & depression
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Cadence's speech - each and every community needs support
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Marsha's speech - the parent perspective & value of peer support
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Arleny's speech - la importancia de cuidar su salud mental (en Español)
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Vivian's speech - personal mental health story of recovery
2024: 3rd annual event (pictures by Terri-Ann Gordon):
2023: 2nd annual NorWALK for Mental Health event:
2022: 1st NorWALK for Mental Health event:
Photos by Hector Pachas Photography:
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