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‘They’re not alone’ | WCPO 9 telethon to support Madi’s House, a mental health resource for young adults<\/p>\n
For WCPO 9 Chief Meteorologist Steve Raleigh and his wife, Julie, it’s a deeply personal mission. The Raleighs founded Madi’s House after losing their youngest daughter, Madi, to trauma, mental illness, and addiction. The nonprofit serves as a mental health hangout for recovering young adults, offering support groups, activities, classes, and a welcoming space where recovery doesn’t have to happen alone.<\/p>\n
“Madi needed, and she said it, she told me over and over, ‘I need a bright place. I need a place to be with people like me,’ and that’s why we started Madi’s House,” Julie Raleigh said.<\/p>\n
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WCPO 9 Chief Meteorologist Steve Raleigh and his wife, Julie, created Madi’s House after the loss of their daughter.<\/p>\n
The organization has grown to approximately 3,600 members and sees between 1,000 and 1,500 people each month.<\/p>\n
“In essence, what we do is create community and then all of a sudden they’re not alone. They’re not isolating,” Steve Raleigh said.<\/p>\n
That growth is fueling the organization’s next chapter. This weekend, the nonprofit opens a new thrift shop, turning its original storefront into a permanent source of funding. Every purchase will help support programs for young adults while helping expand services for teens through a new initiative called Spark.<\/p>\n
“All the proceeds that we get from the thrift shop will end up sustaining Madi’s House, and so as a result, give us a chance to continue to build programming to help more young adults,” Steve Raleigh said.<\/p>\n
Madi’s House is also raising money for a future wellness and fitness center and is already more than halfway to its fundraising goal.<\/p>\n
“She would be like, ‘OK, take me. I got this,’ and she’s up there, you know, making miracles happen and saving other young adults. I know she will love the wellness and fitness center that we’re building. So, so needed,” Julie Raleigh said.<\/p>\n
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