Drop In Centers were created as places for mental health consumers to receive peer support and socialize with others dealing with similar illnesses. They provide a nonjudgmental, safe space for consumers to feel a sense of belonging and self-worth. Drop In Centers are consumer-run and help consumers develop social skills and support networks while reducing stigma, with each center's offerings varying depending on member needs.

1. WHATIS A DROP IN CENTER?
Drop In Centers were created to provide a
place for consumers of the mental health
system to provide peer support and
socialization with others who have similar
illnesses.
Drop In Centers are nonjudgment in nature
and give consumers a place to feel safe,
secure, and “at home.”
Drop in Centers offer a feeling of belonging
and self-worth. Every Center is different in
its personality and membership makeup.
Some offer a more structured environment
than others. Quite often, as a Center grows, it
goes through changes in its structure and the
program it offers, according to the
membership’s needs. Drop In Centers are
consumer run and managed.
Drop in Centers give consumers the
opportunity to develop options, personal
growth, socialization skills, support and
sharing, and the freedom to participate
without stigma and discrimination. Drop In
Centers help keep mental health consumer
stabilized and in recovery.
Mission Statement
 The missionof New Hope Drop In
Center, Inc. is to provide the needed
support and Services to Mental
Health Consumers.
 To empower consumers to seek a
better quality of life.
 To form partnerships with mental
health professionals, agencies,
hospitals, and courts to bring about
a better quality of life.
 To make the Drop In Center a place
free of prejudice and stigma.
Contact Us
Phone: (305) 635-2297
Email: newhopedic@aol.com
Our Hours of Operation
Mon-Wed-Thurs: 8:30am-6:00pm
Tuesday and Friday: 8:30am-5:00pm
Sat-Sun and Holidays: 1:00pm-5:00pm
NEW HOPE DROP IN
CENTER, INC.
1714 NW 36th Street
Miami, FL 33142
Fax (305)635-0592
NEW HOPE
DROP IN
CENTER, INC.
We Advocate, Educate,
Empower, and Support our
Peers.

2. Ms. Carolyn Y. Wilson
Executive Director
Peer Support:
“In general, a peer supporter is an individual
who has made a personal commitment to his
or her own recovery, has maintained that
recovery over a period of time, has taken
special training to work with others, and is
willing to share what he or she has learned
about recovery in an inspirational way
(International Association of Peer
Supporters).”
Peer Advocacy:
To promote mental health wellness and
recovery by encouraging and promoting
Peer Support and Recovery Education, by
linking or providing educational and
advocacy opportunities to the enrichment
off quality of people with mental health
disabilities,
Stigma Free Zone
WE AFFIRM that….
 Mental Illnessisahealthcondition
like anyother.
 Negative attitudesaboutmental
illnesscontribute tothe problem.
 People livingwithmental illnesses
shouldbe treatedfairlyand
respected–whetheratwork,in
housing,inrelationshipsor
anywhere else.
 I will personallypromote respect
and practice acceptance towards
individualswhomayhave a
mental illness.
 Community memberslivingwith
mental illnessesmustreceive
equally-fundedhealthcare
services.
The Home of Miami-Dade’s
First Independent Consumer
Run Program.
Center Offers:
 Advocacy meetings
 Workshops
 Seminars
 Sensitivity Training
 Assistance to Homeless
persons
Support Groups:
 Peer
 Family
 Community
NEW HOPE DROP IN
CENTER, INC.
1714 NW 36th Street
Miami, FL 33142
(305) 635-2297