BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION
Programs
Program 1 [2020]
CHANNEL KINDNESS: A PLATFORM CREATED BY YOUNG PEOPLE, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO TELL STORIES OF KINDNESS HAPPENING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, PROVIDING A HOPEFUL ALTERNATIVE TO THE OVERWHELMINGLY NEGATIVE NARRATIVES THAT DOMINATE THE MEDIA. CHANNEL KINDNESS, THROUGH THE STORIES OF MORE THAN 250 YOUTH AUTHORS, IS PAINTING A DIFFERENT PICTURE OF YOUNG PEOPLE, EMPOWERING A GENERATION TO TELL THEIR OWN STORY. THE YOUTH REPORTERS ARE PROVIDED WITH ONGOING TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO STRENGTHEN THEIR STORYTELLING SKILLS AND AMPLIFY THE POWER OF THEIR VOICES. THROUGH OUR PLATFORM AT WWW.CHANNELKINDNESS.ORG AND CORRESPONDING SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES, OUR CONTENT HAS BEEN SEEN BY WELL OVER SIX MILLION PEOPLE, AND IN SEPTEMBER 2020 WE RELEASED OUR FIRST BOOK, "CHANNEL KINDNESS: STORIES OF KINDNESS AND COMMUNITY." SEE SCHEDULE O.THE CHANNEL KINDNESS BOOK BECAME A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER IN ITS FIRST WEEK IN THE UNITED STATES, AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS ALLOWING FOR OUR YOUTH AUTHORS AND THEIR STORIES TO INSPIRE AND BE SEEN BY PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.9MProgram 2 [2020]
TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (TMHFA): BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TO BRING TMHFA PROGRAMMING TO THE UNITED STATES. IN 2019, THIS PROGRAM BECAME THE FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING TO HIGH-SCHOOLERS, GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE HANDS-ON PREPARATION THEY NEED TO SUPPORT PEERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, SUBSTANCE USE, EATING DISORDERS, OR CRISIS SUCH AS SUICIDE. IN 2020, DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC, THE PROGRAM CONTINUED TO EXPAND TO MORE SCHOOLS AND YOUTH-SERVING ORGANIZATIONS, REACHING A TOTAL OF OVER 200 SITES TRAINED IN TEEN MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID IN NEARLY EVERY STATE SINCE THE PROGRAM'S LAUNCH.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––Program 3 [2020]
DONORSCHOOSE.ORG PARTNERSHIP: A COLLABORATION WITH DONORSCHOOSE.ORG TO ENCOURAGE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS TO CREATE MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS PROJECTS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS, AND TO PROVIDE MATCHING FUNDS TO BRING THESE IDEAS TO LIFE. IN TOTAL, 673 PROJECTS WERE FULLY FUNDED IN 405 SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HELPING MORE THAN 72,000 STUDENTS AND SUPPORTING 489 TEACHERS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020Source990No causes providedNo populations provided––
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