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 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 17 YEARS GIVE AN HOUR HAS DONATED OVER 380,000 HOURS (VALUED AT OVER $38 MILLION) INCLUDING 21,271 HOURS IN FISCAL YEAR 2022.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES OF MASS VIOLENCE RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY: GIVE AN HOUR IS READY TO ASSIST THOSE AFFECTED BY MASS VIOLENCE INCIDENTS AND 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.

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.

RECRUITMENT, RETENTION, AND TRAINING FOR LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS: 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 INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND COMMUNITIES: GAH PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORTS FOR THOSE IMPACTED BY INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE WHETHER IT BE PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND/OR FINANCIAL. 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 RARE CAREGIVERS AND THEIR LOVED ONES.