Sarahs Village Foundation Inc

SARAH'S VILLAGEOVER 400 MEMBERS AND COUNTINGSINCE 4/6/2017, THERE HAS BEEN A STEADY FLOW OF HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE (WE FONDLY REFER TO THEM AS VILLAGE MEMBERS) LIVING OUR PERFECT MISSION. EACH AND EVERY CONVERSATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE FOR THOSE INVOLVED IN THESE DISCUSSIONS.SARAHS VILLAGE FOUNDATION WAS CREATED IN 2021 WITH A FOCUS OF HELPING THE EASTON, NORTON, AND UMASS AMHERST COMMUNITIES, TO START.WE WILL UTILIZE THE FUNDS WE RAISE TO STRENGTHEN THE POLICIES AND PROGRAMS WITHIN THESE SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO PROMOTE WELLNESS AND ELIMINATE THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.WERE COLLABORATING WITH VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE PREVENTION (AFSP), BRING CHANGE TO MIND, AND THE RADICAL HOPE FOUNDATION TO MAXIMIZE THE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY.EPIONE COUNSELING SERVICESFUNDING THERAPY FOR STUDENTS IN NEEDSARAH'S VILLAGE FOUNDATION HAS STEPPED UP TO FUND AN INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES COUNSELING FOR NORTON STUDENTS IN NEED THROUGH THE EPIONE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER. THESE SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO STUDENTS THAT ARE UNABLE TO OTHERWISE RECEIVE COUNSELING DUE TO LACK OF FAMILY INSURANCE COVERAGE, OR IF THEY ARE IN IMMEDIATE NEED AND ON A WAITLIST FOR OTHER AGENCIES AND A WAIT IS DETERMINED AS A CONCERN FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH OR NEEDS.THIS PROGRAM WAS ORIGINALLY GRANT-FUNDED, BUT SINCE THE ORIGINAL GRANT RAN OUT SVF HAS STEPPED IN TO FUND AND CONTINUE THE VITAL PROGRAM THAT WILL SUPPORT AN ESTIMATED 16 STUDENTS A YEAR.EPIONE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMHELPING STUDENTS MANAGE STRESSSVF IS PROUD TO PARTNER WITH THE EPIONE HEALTH & WELLNESS CENTER, EASTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND NORTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO FUND AN IN SCHOOL PROGRAM SERIES FOR STUDENTS FOCUSED ON REDUCING STRESS AND INCREASING SUCCESS. THIS STRESS MANAGEMENT SEMINAR WILL SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH ACHIEVING A HEALTHY BALANCE AS IT RELATES TO VARIOUS STRESSORS.THIS SERIES WAS SUCCESSFULLY RUN IN NORTON HIGH SCHOOL AND EASTON'S OLIVER AMES HIGH SCHOOL DURING THE 21'-22' SCHOOL YEAR, AND IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN THE NORTON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND OLIVER AMES HIGH SCHOOL IN THE 22'-23' SCHOOL YEAR.ECAT FEATURESHARING SVF'S STORYFOUNDING MEMBER MARK BRESNAHAN WAS FEATURED IN EASTON COMMUNITY ACCESS TELEVISION (ECAT)'S COMMUNITY FORUM SERIES TO SHARE THE STORY OF SARAH'S VILLAGE FOUNDATION. IN WALKING ALONG THE ROAD OF ELIMINATING THE STIGMA ASSOCIATED WITH MENTAL ILLNESS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER, "IT'S OK TO NOT BE OK, AND TO GO OUT AND TALK ABOUT IT." JOIN US IN TALKING, LEARNING, AND SUPPORTING ONE ANOTHER.JOHN TRAUTWEIN PRESENTATION2000 STUDENTS AND 150 PARENTS REACHEDWILL TO LIVE FOUNDATION FOUNDER JOHN TRAUTWEIN SPOKE TO OVER 2,000 STUDENTS AND 150 PARENTS ON 3/13/19 ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ELIMINATING THE STIGMA, MAKING LIFE TEAMMATES, AND GIVING OUT A LOVE YA MAN EVERY DAY. WES PAUL, PRINCIPAL OF OLIVER AMES HIGH SCHOOL, SAID IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN HIS 20+ YEAR CAREER THAT A SPEAKER HAD RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION FROM STUDENTS. THIS DAY WAS PERFECT.AFSP EASTON WALK$116K+ RAISED OVER SIX YEARSSINCE SEPTEMBER OF 2017, SARAH'S VILLAGE HAS PARTICIPATED IN SIX AFSP OUT OF THE DARKNESS COMMUNITY WALKS IN EASTON. THESE WALKS COMBINED HAVE HAD OVER 2,800 TOTAL PARTICIPANTS AND RAISED OVER $400K. MARK HAS CO-CHAIRED ONE WALK AND CHAIRED THREE OTHERS WHILE OTHER SARAHS VILLAGE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN WALK COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERED IN A VARIETY OF OTHER POSITIONS. SARAHS VILLAGE ALONE HAS RAISED A TOTAL OF OVER $116K AND AVERAGES OVER 150 PARTICIPANTS IN EACH WALK. THE WALK ALIGNS PERFECTLY WITH OUR MISSION.