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The National Veterans Foundation (NVF) was founded in 1985 to help veterans streamline the process of accessing help for the myriad of needs they face, and to help broaden public understanding of these needs--including crisis/PTSD counseling, medical treatment, legal aid, VA benefits assistance, food, shelter, education, employment training, homelessness services, and substance abuse treatment. The NVF operates the Nation's only live, toll-free crisis management, information, and referral helpline (1-888-777-4443; vetsupport@nvf.org) for all veterans and their families; coordinates Public Awareness Programs designed to increase awareness and understanding about the effects of war and human needs of Americas veterans; and conducts ongoing outreach programs that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources.

Rooms of Hope is a 501(c) non-profit organization serving 9 counties that make up the San Francisco Bay Area. Rooms of Hope gives back a little bit of control to sick children who often lose their say in daily activities, including going to school or having play dates because of their depressed immune systems and need for medical attention. Usually, they can no longer participate in sports or other extracurricular activities. Daily routines go from being “normal” to now being all about hospital visits or being at home while the rest of world moves forward without them. But we bring something wonderful to look forward to and give each child their voice. This gift goes on well beyond their amazing reveal of their dream space. While at home, this is their place of inspiration, healing and solace.

Our goal is to help people live their final months as fully and peacefully as possible. High-quality healthcare is important at every stage of life and we consider it a privilege to walk alongside those who are facing terminal illness, coping with grief, or seeking to learn more about these profound experiences. Hospicare & Palliative Care Services, a community resource since 1983, provides hospice care for people of any age with any terminal diagnosis. Our palliative care service specializes in relief of pain, symptoms, and stress at any point in an illness. Additionally, our bereavement support services provide grief counseling and support groups to those who are grieving a loss. Our mission is to bring medical expertise and compassionate, respectful care to people and their loved ones at any stage of a life-threatening illness, and to provide information and education about advanced illness, dying, and bereavement to the entire community.

To inspire and connect people from every walk of life with compassionate, cutting-edge, whole-person mental health services, enabling healthy, life-long transformation. Sponsor people in need of whole-person mental health services. Provide wellness services with mental health focus. Support the community through inspiring events and education. Raise global awareness of the mind body connection through online trainings and summits. OUR VISION We envision changing the paradigm around the treatment of mental illness to truly support individuals on a solid path toward mental wellness that is surrounded by love, compassion and a holistic mind-body-spirit approach. Core services will include intensive mental health services, wellness services and global and community outreach. Beautiful Minds Wellness envisions building a vibrant wellness campus that offers comprehensive integrated medical, mental health, wellness services and education.

The CURESZ Foundation was founded in 2016 to bring hope to people suffering from schizophrenia and those who love and care for them. CURESZ was established by Bethany Yeiser and her psychiatrist Henry Nasrallah, MD, and was inspired by Bethany's complete recovery from schizophrenia, after four years of delusions, hallucinations, homelessness and disability. Bethany returned to her normal life and graduated from college with honors, thanks to clozapine, which cured her symptoms when several other medications did not work. Too often, a schizophrenia diagnosis gives rise to despair and hopelessness. What is not widely known and what the CURESZ Foundation intends to promote is both knowledge and empowerment. Knowledge – which includes raising awareness about the latest cutting- edge biological and psychosocial treatments, and empowerment – in the sense of providing patients and their families and friends with tools and resources to improve their lives. CURESZ creates educational materials that inform, encourage and inspire people with schizophrenia on their road to recovery. We also fund research into the causes, prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of schizophrenia. The CURESZ Board of Trustees includes eight psychiatrists, two lawyers, a former patient and two family members with an interest in mental health.

Kindness matters – and to the more than five million people around the world who lose a loved one to suicide each year – it matters a lot. We provide healing and compassionate support during the lonely and tumultuous aftermath of suicide. We help people survive suicide loss, and go beyond “just surviving,” to lead productive lives filled with meaning and joy. It is our vision that no suicide loss survivor on the planet go without support. Since our founding, we have helped tens of thousands of suicide loss survivors from many cultures and faith traditions all over the world. The Alliance of Hope was founded as a labor of love in 2008 by Ronnie Susan Walker, a seasoned mental health counselor who lived through the traumatic loss of her stepson to suicide in 1995. During her own grief journey, Ronnie recognized there was a void in resources for people bereaved by suicide. She intuitively understood what researchers have validated in recent years: suicide loss survivors are a high-risk population for suicide themselves if they don’t receive healing support in the aftermath. She also knew firsthand that in-person support groups were few and far between, but that many suicide loss survivors needed support 24/7. When she took a class at a local high school to learn how to build a website, her goal was simply to extend friendship – and healing, compassionate support – to other survivors. At the time, she did not know there were more than 45 million others, just in the U.S., whose lives had been forever altered when their loved ones died by suicide. She launched allianceofhope.org not having any idea of what was to come. She added a community forum, where survivors could come to share their stories and connect with others who understood. Much like the movie “A Field of Dreams”, bereaved souls from across the globe made their way to this healing, online space. The first member joined, then the 40th, and then the 14,000th. In the first few years, Ronnie personally responded to each new survivor. Eventually other loss survivors began to volunteer under Ronnie’s guidance. They too reached out with compassion to others who were hurting. Today, more than 100 suicide loss survivors have volunteered as moderators and stewards of our online forum, which operates like a 24/7 group for thousands of people. They ensure it remains a healing culture for all who seek support. Many more talented, caring souls have provided pro bono support on our board of directors and advisory council. We would not be here without them. As the Alliance of Hope enters its second decade, our work is more important than ever. As suicide rates continue to rise, so do the number of loss survivors seeking support. According to a recent British Medical Journal study: individuals bereaved by suicide are 80% more likely to drop out of school or quit their jobs – and 64% more likely to attempt suicide – than individuals grieving sudden losses by natural causes. Indeed, suicide “postvention” is suicide prevention.

PROVIDE MEDICAL SUPPORT FOR WOUNDED VETERANS.

The mission of EDS Awareness is to ensure greater understanding of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome by patients, the general public and within the medical community – in order to improve the quality of life for those affected by EDS – and those who care for them.

It is the mission of CleanSlate Inc. to assist in the healing of gang and non-gang members both externally and internally. We want to understand the past and build a new future through counseling and tattoo removal for a segment of our population that is financially challenged and socially oppressed. Our ultimate goal is to save lives by ending the cycle of violence and building acceptance in the greater community to support change through nurturing and empowerment, not incarceration and punishment.

Our mission at Conard House is to create and maintain the transformative resources that people who live with chronic mental illness—and frequently concurrent medical conditions—need to self-manage their lives effectively. Each year, disabling psychiatric episodes shatter everyday reality for thousands of adults living in San Francisco. These events disrupt their ability to work, to express themselves clearly and even to eat or sleep. Negotiating the maze of healthcare bureaucracies to get the help they need can be beyond the capabilities of those who need help the most. We focus on building welcoming and caring communities that empower residents and give them hope for the future.

TO PROVIDE PROGRAMMATIC FUNDING FOR A FACILITY BEING CONSTRUCTED AND DEVELOPED IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE AND COORDINATED SYSTEM OF CARE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS, HOMELESS CONTINUUM OF CARE AND ACUTE CARE MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT SYSTEMS (THE "MIAMI-DADE FACILITY"); TO SUPPORT PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO ATTRACT PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AND CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF THE MIAMI-DADE FACILITY; TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND REPRESENTATIVE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT THE PERVASIVENESS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS AND THE NEED FOR EXPANSION OF EXISTING HIGH QUALITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES; AND, THROUGH CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT QUALIFY AS AND CONSTITUTE EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS UNDER SEC. 501(C)(3), TO SUPPORT INNOVATION, EDUCATION, BEST PRACTICES, CREATION OF STANDARDS OF CARE AND COMMUNITY DEMONSTRATION PILOTS.