As we approach the end of 2023, we are grateful that more guides than ever are reaching out and getting the help they need from The Redside Foundation. However, this increase in services provided comes at a cost, and we need your help!

The Redside Foundation Guide Helpline has seen a surge in calls with more guides seeking counseling support from Redside than ever before. Our yearly spending on guide mental health services is up 22% to date! This far exceeds our 2023 budget to cover our Guide Helpline and to provide cost-free mental health care to guides in need. As we move into the fall and winter seasons, we call on the strength and generosity of our community to continue to support those guides in need. We could not have anticipated the increased need for our core service, and now more than ever, our guides need us.

We generally see an uptick in requests for mental health services as we move through the fall and winter months, and so we are bracing for further increased demand for our services. Seasonal affective disorder, depression, challenging seasonal transitions, unemployment, health concerns, trauma, and substance use are common reasons guides seek help during this time of year. We need your financial support to meet this increased demand and ensure that all guides in need receive mental health services!

Please consider giving $100 this season. This amount pays for a counseling session for one guide—a session that could make a huge difference for the health and wellbeing of that guide, and frankly, even save the life of a guide.

Guides are our family, our friends, and leaders in our communities. They are the cornerstone of the recreation economy in many states, and stewards of the lands and waters we care about. Healthy guides mean healthy economies and health environments!

All monies raised between now and the new year will go directly to fund mental health and substance abuse counseling for guides in need, and to support our educational scholarships and professional development grants program.

Please support the guiding community and The Redside Foundation by donating now. You can donate through our website, on Venmo @redside-foundation (last four digits of our phone number are 8090), or mail a check to PO Box 8734, Boise ID 83707.

You can also show your support by buying a guide amulet, hat, or stickers from our online shop.

Thank you for your support.

We appreciate all you do to help the Professional Outdoor Guiding Community!

The Redside Foundation Winter Fundraiser

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The Redside Foundation Winter Fundraiser

The Redside Foundation continues to see an increase for mental health services throughout 2023. Help us support the Professional Outdoor Guiding Community!