The Need is NOW. The Answer is US!
A Community Response to Budget Cuts,
Ensuring Our Neighbors Have the Support They Need.
2026 Organizations That need your Help
Quilcene School District #48
Help keep the only mental health care many Quilcene students can reach after county funding ends this winter.
One day a week, a licensed clinician at Quilcene School provides free counseling, crisis response and suicide prevention to students. In a small rural community with few providers, there is often nowhere else to turn.
Port Townsend School District
Help keep mental health clinicians in Port Townsend schools after county funding ends this winter.
Port Townsend School District places licensed clinicians at the high school and Blue Heron Middle School, offering free counseling, crisis response and suicide prevention. For many students, school is the only place they can get care.
Jumping Mouse Children's Center
Help children who have experienced trauma get the therapy they need.
Jumping Mouse Children's Center provides long-term play therapy for children ages 3–12 in Port Townsend, Chimacum and Brinnon, turning no one away for inability to pay. Demand is so high its waitlist was closed for almost a year.
ECHHO — The Helping Hands Organization
Help neighbors get to medical appointments and stay independent at home.
ECHHO's volunteer drivers give free rides to treatments, pharmacies and grocery stores, with 634 riders expected in 2026. Its lending library loans more than 2,600 pieces of medical equipment a year, from walkers to wheelchairs.
Chimacum School District #49
Help keep a mental health clinician at Chimacum Jr./Sr. High after county funding ends this winter.
One day a week, a licensed clinician provides free counseling, crisis response and suicide prevention to Tri-Area students in grades 7-12. For many families, care at school is the only realistic option.
Brinnon School District #46
Help keep a mental health counselor at Brinnon School after county funding ends this winter.
Brinnon School serves about 74 students in the county's highest-poverty community. One day a week, a licensed clinician provides free counseling and crisis support, often the only mental health care these students can reach.
The Benji Project
Help young people learn lifelong skills for handling stress and hard days.
The Benji Project teaches mindfulness and self-compassion to about 550 young people ages 9–19 each year through free school programs, after-school classes and camps. Nearly half of local 10th graders report being unable to stop worrying.