The St. Bernadette Church is the heart of our campus. There are two beautiful areas of worship: the main sanctuary as well as the Holy Family Room. We are blessed with a large narthex and the Disciple's Room for our parish family to gather in. The parish offices and library are also located in this building.
Iris Place is located in the building on the South-East corner of our campus.
Iris Place is run by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Fox Valley Branch. It provides a safe and welcoming environment that offers opportunity for individuals experiencing emotional distress or crisis to grow and change through the support of others with lived experience.
NAMI Fox Valley is grateful to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for funding Iris Place Peer Run Respite since the respite opened in 2015. Our funding contract with DHS is not being renewed in 2027. Due to this loss of funding, NAMI Fox Valley has made the difficult decision to close Iris Place. We will be winding down respite operations this fall, with the program to close by the end of 2026.
It has been an honor and privilege to provide peer support and respite at Iris Place over the past eleven years. We are grateful to each individual who has allowed Iris Place to be part of their mental health recovery journey.
Please know that NAMI Fox Valley's other peer programs, including our wide variety of peer support groups and mental health education opportunities, will remain available for those in our community experiencing mental health challenges.
If you are interested in a stay at Iris Place, please call the respite at 920-815-3217 to inquire about current days and hours of operation.
The Saint Bernadette Center is now utilized for our Faith Formation classes, other parish events, and Fox Valley Bible Study. We are pleased to house The Richardson School.
The Richardson School (TRS) is a theraputic day school that works with children, adolescents, and young adults with disabilities. TRS helps students to stabalize behavior, but also to helps them develope appropriate skills they need to return to their home district as soon as possible.
Public schools select TRS because their students require supports that are typically not present in their home school environment. Richardson school's staff receive specialized training in theraputic and trauma informed approaches. Staff are at all time focused on the dignity and respect of their students and ask that you do the same.