💡Key Takeaways
- Beacons of Hope Launch: We are establishing a community of dedicated partners to serve as the bedrock of our organization.
- Direct Impact: Your support provides free, high-quality depression education and suicide prevention curriculum to schools nationwide.
- Collective Action: Addressing the youth mental health crisis requires a moral imperative to reach as many students as possible.
We are thrilled to announce that Beacons of Hope has officially launched! You are invited to join an exclusive community of philanthropic leaders dedicated to shining a light on youth mental health and ensuring no student has to navigate their challenges alone.
At Erika’s Lighthouse, we believe that every student deserves good mental health. This life-saving work is only possible because of a passionate community of donors and supporters who recognize that addressing the youth mental health crisis requires collective action.
What is a Beacons of Hope?
Beacons of Hope is more than just a donor circle; it is a community of our most dedicated partners who serve as the foundation of our organization.
Over 75% of our funding comes from individual donors committed to mental health and depression education. Your steady support allows us to provide high-quality, comprehensive depression education and suicide prevention curriculum to school districts across the country at zero cost.
How You Create Change
When you become a Beacon of Hope, you are doing more than donating; you are directly investing in a mentally healthy generation. Here is how your leadership transforms lives:
- Empowering Students: You equip youth with the skills, vocabulary, and support they need to recognize signs of depression.
- Supporting Educators: You provide busy school staff with ready-to-use, “out of the box” tools that save time and save lives.
- Engaging Families: You help create resources that allow parents and caregivers to become the trusted adults their children need.
- Measurable Change: You support a program where 92% of students report that the curriculum is important and helpful.
An Invitation to Join
In our current mental health crisis, we have a moral imperative to reach as many students as possible.
Because we offer our curriculum for free to ensure equity and access, we rely on the generosity of our supporters to underwrite our success. We invite you to become a partner in our mission to ensure no young person feels alone in their depression.
An Invitation to Join
You are invited to become a Beacon of Hope. Your commitment ensures that we can continue to open up life-saving conversations in classrooms, equip students with the skills to help themselves and their peers, and ultimately, address our youth mental health crisis with practical, hopeful solutions.
You will automatically be invited to join this community when you partner with us in one of the following ways:
Become a monthly recurring donor
Your consistent support, at any level, provides a reliable foundation for our work.
Become A Monthly DonorDonate $500 or more annually
Your generous gift makes a significant, direct impact on the students we serve.
Donate TodayInclude us in your estate planning
Your legacy will shine a light on depression for generations of students to come.
Leave A LegacyServe on a leadership committee
Your time and expertise are invaluable in guiding our mission forward.
VolunteerRun with Team Resilience
Challenge yourself in an endurance race of your choice, or join us in Berlin, Chicago, Sydney or Tokyo.
Run With UsHost a DIY Shine A Light Fundraiser
Follow your passion and use it to raise funds for youth mental health in schools.
Shine A LightBecome a PCA in your community
Professional Community Ambassadors are school professionals expanding our reach.
Inquire TodayBe an impactful educator
Select school professionals that are promoting inclusive schools around mental health.
Start In Your School TodayExclusive Benefits for Our Beacons of Hope
As a thank you for your incredible commitment, you will receive insider access and special recognition that brings you closer to the mission you make possible:
- Membership card with the number of years you have been a Beacon of Hope.
- Quarterly insider updates directly from our Executive Director.
- Special member only events with the Erika’s Lighthouse team.
- Exclusive, early access to join Team Resilience, Beacon of Hope Day, and other signature events before anyone else.
- A 10% discount at the Erika’s Lighthouse Good Mental Health Store.
- Special Recognition at Erika’s Lighthouse events as a Beacon of Hope.
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Other special opportunities throughout the year to connect with our work and our team.
Beacons of Hope+
Our most committed and generous supporters, those above $5,000, will be included in our Beacons of Hope+ community which includes all of the above and:
- Monthly insider updates directly from our Executive Director.
- Exclusive invites to special “Evenings with Experts” to learn from nationally recognized experts in the field.
- Mental Health Updates to stay informed with how current events is impacting our work.
- And more…
❓ Questions and Answers
- Why are Erika’s Lighthouse programs free for schools? We believe that every student deserves access to high-quality mental health education, regardless of a school’s budget. Our programs are free because we believe financial barriers should never prevent a student from learning the skills to care for their mental health.
- How does my support impact students directly? Your support delivers skills-based curriculum that works. After taking our programs, 89% of students demonstrate mental health literacy and can identify signs and symptoms of depression.
- Is Erika’s Lighthouse just for suicide prevention? While our programs meet requirements for suicide prevention, we take a holistic, upstream approach. We focus on Tier-1 prevention, equipping students with the skills to speak openly about mental health before a crisis occurs.
