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This Holiday Season

HELP JENNA HEAL

Across East King County, youth mental health has reached alarming levels. The social pressures, family stress, and the growing sense of fear and instability in our communities have become too heavy for many youth to carry alone. And it’s our most vulnerable youth, those facing homelessness, poverty, or discrimination, who are suffering the most.
When youth don’t get the help they need, the consequences are devastating. They lose hope, fall behind in school, and begin to believe their lives don’t matter.

This is where you can help: make a year-end gift before December 31st.

“I Just Needed Someone to Talk To.”

At just ten years old, Jenna’s world has fallen apart. After a painful family rift, she and her mom lost their home and, for months, moved from place to place, trying to stay safe. At school, Jenna became the target of relentless bullying. She’s been carrying a huge amount of fear and shame, and she’s kept quiet, trying to protect her mom from more pain.

Then, this brave fifth grader did something most adults struggle to do. She asked for help. Jenna told her mom, “I want to see a therapist.”

Now, you can be the one to reach out your hand and make sure Jenna, and youth like her, have the support they need.

GIVE JENNA THE HELP SHE NEEDS

Why Your Gift Matters Right Now

There are devastating consequences when young people like Jenna don’t get the counseling and support they need. The instability of homelessness and the pain of trauma can leave deep emotional scars. Many begin to withdraw, while others turn to risky behaviors or substances to cope. Without help, their chance for a better future can fade under the weight of fear and hopelessness.

But your year-end gift can help youth access:

  • 1:1 therapy with a counselor who listens and helps them process trauma
  • Group therapy where they can meet peers and learn they’re not alone
  • Connections to community resources that help families find stability
  • YES school-based counselors who are available when students need to drop in and talk

MAKE YOUR YEAR-END GIFT TODAY

Your Gift Creates Real Change for Young People

When you give today, you help a young person feel safe, supported, and understood. You give them someone to talk to, someone who listens.

You give them hope.

GIVE A YEAR-END GIFT THAT HELPS YOUTH HEAL

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