ABOUT NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICE ORGANIZATION (NSO)
Sheilah P. Clay, President and CEO
Neighborhood Service Organization (NSO) was established in 1955 as a private non-profit human service agency. The Mission of NSO is to provide diverse and innovative community development programs and community services to meet the changing needs of the regions population. Prevention and training are fundamental components of our programs. These components empower consumers and enhance the skills of other professionals.
Over the years, the scope and variety of services offered have grown into a network of sophisticated, cutting edge; vertically integrated programs which have gained local, regional, statewide and national recognition. Many NSO staff are considered experts in their respective fields and are frequently called upon as consultants to advise, mentor and train individuals, groups and other organizations.
NSO makes a difference in the lives of literally thousands of residents of Wayne and Oakland County. In fact,
- NSO is the largest organization in the state serving older adults with mental illness
- NSO is the only 24-hour/7 days a week organization serving homeless people who have nowhere else to go due to behavioral difficulties, mental illness or because they are wheelchair bound
- NSO is one of the largest organizations in Detroit and seven surrounding communities serving children and adults with development disabilities
- NSO's youth violence prevention program is a premier program offering leadership training so that youth can work, peer to peer, with other youth to prevent gun violence and substance abuse among Detroit children
NSO 's unique system of locating units where problems exist in the community allows exceptional flexibility in meeting the needs of underserved people. It allows the use of creative programs, therapies and assistance for those who, after all is said and done, are still crying out for help.
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NSO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERSRay C. Johnson Richard L. Lichtenstein, Ph.D. Linda Alexander Gregory Terrell, C.P.A. Thomas P. Tuskey |
DIRECTORSSharon Banks Marsha A. Brogdon Marvin T. Cato Robin Cole Jeffrey G. Collins, Esq. Lois T. Collins, Esq. Sonya Delley George P. Gaerig Waymon Guillebeaux Barbara Jean Johnson Alger LaHood Mildred C. Matlock, Ph.D. Mark Ostach Reginald K. Pelzer, C.P.A. Diane Slon Herbert C. Smitherman, Jr., M.D., P.P.H., F.A.C.P. Londell Thomas Ronald Thomas |
NSO EXECUTIVE STAFFSheilah P. Clay, M.A.* William Weld-Wallis, M.P.A.* Allyson S. Farquhar-Boyle Donald L. Wilson, M.A., L.M.S.W. LaNeice Jones, M.S.W., L.M.S.W. Joe Heaphy Corliss D. Norfleet* *Non-Voting Board Member |