Volunteer

Community Leaders

We are always looking to expand our community of compassion. Through networking and fundraising, you can advance our mission and expand our impact.

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Teens

The best place to create change is in your own school! You can be a peer champion around mental health by reducing stigma and encouraging good mental health.

Create an Empowerment Club in your school >

Individuals and Groups

Whether as a corporation, association, group or an individual – you can empower youth, families and educators in your local community through Good Mental Health Toolkits.

Provide Good Mental Health Toolkits today >

Community Leaders

Erika’s Lighthouse was formed after Erika, a beautiful middle schooler, died from her depression. We vowed “never again” and have been creating a community of like-minded changemakers to advance our mission and expand our impact.

Anyone can join our community and be a leader in helping us solve the youth mental health crisis.

Corporate Leadership Committee

Erika’s Lighthouse Corporate Leadership Committee is a group of passionate corporate executives. These volunteers advance our mission by helping cultivate corporate donors, sponsors and strategic partnerships.

Expectations

Raise $20,000 in corporate sponsorship/revenue annually.
Recruit, at least, 2 corporate donors every 2 years.

Team Resilience Leadership Committee

Erika’s Lighthouse Team Resilience Leadership Committee is a group of passionate endurance athletes. These volunteers advance our mission by helping grow our Team Resilience endurance campaign.

Expectations

Complete 2 races every 2 years through Team Resilience
Raise, at least, $10,000 every 2 years
Recruit, at least, 2 participants every 2 years

Shine A Light Leadership Committee

Erika’s Lighthouse Shine A Light Leadership Committee is a group of passionate Do-It-Yourself fundraisers. These volunteers advance our mission by helping grow our Shine A Light campaign.

Expectations

Host 2 DIY fundraisers every 2 years through Shine A Light
Raise, at least, $10,000 every 2 years

Digital Marketing Advisory Committee

Erika’s Lighthouse Digital Marketing Advisory Committee is a group of passionate digital marketers. These volunteers advance our mission by helping us develop and implement our digital marketing efforts across multiple channels.

Seeking guidance in

Graphic Designer/Content Creator
Content Strategy
Marketing Analysis
Influencer Marketing
Video Marketing
Search Engine Optimization
Social Media Marketing (Organic/Paid)
Product Marketing

Operations Advisory Committee

Erika’s Lighthouse Operations Advisory Committee is a group of passionate Operations professionals. These volunteers advance our mission by helping us develop, implement and improve our organizational operations.

Seeking guidance in

Human Resources
HubSpot
Salesforce
WordPress
General Operations
Zapier
Looker Studio
QuickBooks

Submit your interest in joining a Leadership or Advisory Committee

Teens

We know young people can change the world. But, as Erika’s Lighthouse has demonstrated, the most significant change begins locally. Now, more than ever, we need strong youth-led voices in our school communities.

All of our youth volunteering starts with young people creating or joining an Erika’s Lighthouse Empowerment Club in their schools. You can learn more about Empowerment Clubs here.

Individuals & Groups

From little things, big things grow. Erika’s Lighthouse was founded on Chicago’s North Shore. From that small community to a national leader, our work impacts thousands of schools in every state. We started with one foot in front of the other and you can do the same, by empowering young people, families and educators in your community.

Any company, association, community of faith, group or individual can create Good Mental Health Toolkits for youth, families and/or educators. These kits provide practical, turn-key strategies, activities and resources that promote good mental health, reduce stigma, normalize conversations and encourage help-seeking! Once assembled, you can partner with local organizations to hand them out; like schools, community-based organizations, faith communities, park districts, medical and mental health providers that serve youth, families and professionals.

A few creative ideas to use them include:

Schools provide toolkits to students throughout the year.
Individuals sharing toolkits with educators to introduce programs to local school communities.
Educators provide toolkits to families during Family Workshops or Parent Teacher Nights.
Education companies sharing toolkits with educators.
Pediatricians and Mental Health Professionals sharing toolkits with their families & patients.
Youth Groups providing youth and family toolkits.
Faith Communities sharing them with their congregations.

These toolkits can be customized to be distributed to any group in any setting! The resources are designed to be universal for any child, family or educator.

Spanish language resources are also available.

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