Give An Hour Nonprofit Corporation

GIVE AN HOUR'S MISSION IS TO DEVELOP RESILIENT INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR COMMUNITIES; TO GROW OUR SOCIAL IMPACT THROUGH RESPONSIVE, SCALABLE, INDIVIDUALIZED MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AIMED AT CLOSING ACCESS AND DELIVERY GAPS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES OF MASS VIOLENCE AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY: GIVE AN HOUR PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE WHETHER IT BE PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND/OR FINANCIAL. THIS INCLUDES THOSE AFFECTED BY MASS VIOLENCE INCIDENTS. HELPING THIS GROUP OF TRAUMA SURVIVORS IS CRITICAL TO THE OVERALL MENTAL HEALTH OF OUR NATION. THROUGH OUR PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM, REGULAR SUPPORT GROUPS, WELLNESS EVENTS, TRAINING TOOLS, AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, GAH CUSTOMIZES SHORT-AND LONG-TERM SUPPORTS THAT INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES WANT AND NEED ON THEIR HEALING JOURNEY.

RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING FOR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AS WELL AS TRAINED PEER SUPPORTERS AND WELLNESS AMBASSADORS. GAH IS POISED TO BE THE PREFERRED MENTAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION FOR PROVIDER VOLUNTEERISM AND GROW OUR NETWORK TO 50,000 STRONG BY PROVIDING A SUITE OF INCENTIVES TO INCLUDE QUALITY TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES, PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, THE CURATED DEVELOPMENT OF COURSES DIRECTLY IN RESPONSE TO CLIENT(S) NEEDS AND WANTS, AND THE ABILITY TO MENTOR AND TRAIN PEER LEADERS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS SKILLS AND TOOLS. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR WORKFORCE TRAUMA AND TRANSITION: GIVE AN HOUR PROVIDES CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA RELATED TO THE WORKPLACE. PERSONALIZED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH GIVE AN HOUR ALLEVIATE THE BURNOUT CRISIS IN ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS OUR NATION AND HELP IMPROVE EMPLOYEE WELLBEING. MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE RARE DISEASE CAREGIVER COMMUNITY: GAH, IN COLLABORATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, IS WORKING TO ADDRESS THE UNMET AND/OR DISCONNECTED MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS NEEDS OF THE CAREGIVERS OF CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH A RARE DISEASE. THIS WORK HAS INVOLVED THE MAPPING OF THE CAREGIVER JOURNEY; IDENTIFICATION OF KEY TOUCHPOINTS; LISTENING SESSIONS WITH RARE MOTHERS; TRAINING OF SELECT PROVIDERS; AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF PEER SUPPORT GROUPS. THROUGH THIS WORK, GAH IS HELPING TO BUILD A RESPONSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY RARE DISEASE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS AND THEIR LOVED ONES.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR OPIOID OVERDOSE PREVENTION RESPONSE PROGRAM: GIVE AN HOUR IS DEDICATED TO IDENTIFYING THE MENTAL HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELLNESS NEEDS OF THOSE IMPACTED BY THE OPIOID CRISIS AND BEING PART OF THE SOLUTION. WE COLLABORATE WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, PREVENTATIVE CARE, RESOURCES FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY, AND SYSTEMATIC SUPPORT.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR THE MILITARY VETERAN COMMUNITY: SINCE 2005, OUR WORK HAS PROVIDED NO COST, BARRIER-FREE ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND SPEAKS TO OUR ABILITY TO POSITIVELY IMPACT NICHE POPULATIONS WITH OUR NETWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, EDUCATIONAL TOOLS, TRAININGS, AND COLLABORATIVE EVENTS. OUR AMBITION IS TO GROW PROGRAM SERVICES DELIVERY THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, PEER, AND GROUP SUPPORT WHILE ALSO INCREASING OUR PROVIDER NETWORK OF MILITARY, VETERAN, AND THEIR LOVED ONES TRAINED PROFESSIONALS. IN THE PAST 18 YEARS GIVE AN HOUR HAS DONATED OVER 400,000 HOURS (VALUED AT OVER $40 MILLION) INCLUDING 11,342 HOURS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. THROUGH OUR CAREFULLY CURATED PROGRAMS AND ONE-ON-ONE SERVICES TO OUR ROBUST CONTENT OFFERINGS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES, GIVE AN HOUR IS WORKING TOWARDS NARROWING THE GAP BETWEEN THOSE WHO NEED HELP AND THOSE WHO ARE RECEIVING IT.