This holiday season, myTherapyNYC is giving back to some of the charities and organizations that we love. There are so many incredible nonprofit and charity organizations that promote wellness, community, and safety in New York City. Considering this, each of our therapists chose an organization they hold close to their heart and then donated a portion of the practice’s profits to each one. Here are the organizations that our therapists chose:
American Indian Community House
Weston believes the holiday season is a good time to think about the people who are indigenous to our land and have such an important role in our history. The AICH is an organization and community space that has promoted the well-being and visibility of NYC’s native population, including those who identify as LGBTQ or Two Spirit, for almost 50 years. This amazing volunteer-run organization is one of a kind in the city.
The Doe Fund
James chose to support this organization, which got its start in the 1980s with feeding homeless people in Grand Central Terminal. The Doe Fund has since expanded to help formerly incarcerated people re-enter society and is a role model in decreasing recidivism rates. It has also been extraordinarily supportive to people challenged by substance abuse, incarceration, poverty, and HIV/AIDS.
Girls for Gender Equality
Pamela loves this organization for their focus on the experiences of cisgender and transgender young women of color. They are doing transformative, anti-racist, feminist work by supporting young women as they work to access their power. In these current times, it feels especially important to Pamela to recognize organizations that support women.
Girls Write Now
Christy volunteered for Girls Write Now before she pursued a career in mental health and the way in which this organization goes above and beyond to promote confidence and creativity in young women left a strong impression on her. Girls Write Now provides girls with opportunities to connect with like-minded peers, professional creative women, and volunteer licensed mental health professionals, in order to provide the best possible support.
LGBTQ Center
Rich chose to donate to the Center as an acknowledgment of their ongoing support for the LGBTQ community’s needs. Over the past 15 years, he has seen many of his clients find a lifeline in their services. Their substance abuse treatment program is particularly important, as the LGBTQ community deserves to have treatment tailored specifically to their needs.
Safe Horizon
Cate chose to donate to Safe Horizon, because she appreciates how this amazing organization supports super-vulnerable communities, including survivors of intimate partner violence and human trafficking. Safe Horizon provides life-saving resources to many people, coordinates with other organizations, and promotes safety by getting people out of dangerous situations and into safe spaces.
Safe Horizon – Streetwork Project
Both Zachary and Elena chose to support the Streetwork Project. This division of Safe Horizon provides a large array of supportive services to homeless and at-risk adolescents, many of whom are LGBT-identified. Zachary hopes to see this fabulous grassroots organization grow. Elena appreciates the organization’s client-centered values and strong sense of community.
Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund
Ryan believes it is more important now than ever to support the trans community. As other sections of the LGBTQ community gain recognition and access, trans people still struggle disproportionately with basic rights like employment and housing. The Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund fights for those rights and helps to ensure that the most vulnerable members of our community are seen and heard.
The Trevor Project
Peter chose to support this organization that offers LGBTQ youth a way to connect and get the support they need in times of crisis, confusion, fear, and doubt. For many callers, the voice of a caring Trevor Lifeline counselor can offer some much needed hope that “it gets better” and help protect these youth from taking their own lives.
Trinity Place Shelter & Gay Sons and Mothers
Joe gained a deep appreciation for this organization when he worked there as a volunteer therapist. Trinity Place Shelter provides a safe place for homeless LGBTQ youth and helps them gain access to resources so that they can transition out of the shelter system and grow into independent, positive, and productive adults.
Joe also donated and raised awareness to Gay Sons and Mothers, which is founded by Rick Miller. This organization highlights the special and unique bond between gay sons and their mothers. It also brings awareness to the difficulties and complexions of this bond.
United Nations Human Rights Council
Kimia chose to donate to the UNHRC because she is amazed by their work with trauma survivors. This organization is known for shining a light on mental health issues connected to the suffering of minority groups, refugees, and political prisoners. Kimia saw this organization’s positive impact first hand when she worked with them in Geneva, Switzerland.
VOCAL-NY
Glenn loves this grassroots organization dedicated to ending the AIDS epidemic, the war on drugs, mass incarceration and homelessness in New York. Their mission is to build political power in the low-income communities of color that are disproportionately affected by these issues through community organizing, leadership development, public education, and other supportive services.
Overall myTherapyNYC donated $2,500 to these incredible organizations. If you have the means to do so, we hope you will consider giving back this holiday season too!
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Thank you MyTherapyNYC for giving to, and highlighting, these great organization. You have an amazing, inspiring group of therapists in your practice.