Dear Hopebound Community,

When I founded this organization five years ago, I could have never imagined the vibrant, beautiful, and incredibly powerful community that would rise up to help us achieve our mission of revolutionizing access to mental health support for young people. Recently, I transitioned from the role of Executive Director to that of a strategic advisor, and I am living proof that no one person is the steward of this vision. Our clients are. Their parents and caregivers are. Every single one of our partners, team members, clinicians, and supporters are. And you are. So, it is up to all of us to change the broken system of care as we know it so it can become the restorative care that knows us.

A couple of days ago, a former Hopebound client named Leah* got in touch. She’s now a college student, and like many of the young people we work with, came from a background where she was underresourced and underserved. She wrote to thank Hopebound and to let us know that she was interested in volunteering with us to, in her words, “help my [BIPOC and LGBTQ+] community in any way I can.” Stories like Leah's and Kenya’s, where we’ve played even a small part in empowering the next generation to help others, is what it is all about.

When I think about this story and the power of a school year's worth of therapy sessions, I feel grateful for the Hopebound community and all you have made possible for the young people we serve. You help to ensure that we’re able to deliver high-impact and low-cost therapy to our future changemakers and that their ability to pay is never a barrier. We know so many more young people are in need of that support, and that’s why this year, for Giving Tuesday and through the end of 2023, we have an audacious new goal: alongside our Board of Directors, we aim to raise $40,000, enabling us to provide care to more adolescents than ever before.

Will you join us in building a world where even more young people can begin the journey toward hope?

With gratitude, always,

Christina Guilbeau

Founder and Strategic Advisor

*Leah’s name has been changed for privacy purposes.

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