Your Community. Your Kids.
THE SECOND WIND MISSION...
The mission of Second Wind Fund, Inc. is to decrease the incidence of teen suicide nationally by removing financial and social barriers to treatment for at-risk youth and to create a network of local affiliates to provide such services in their own communities.
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Updated Aug. 4: Second Wind Fund expanding to include Affiliates in Missouri! The Missouri Suicide Prevention Project has just received a grant from the Federal SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration), and it includes funding to initiate 3-5 Affiliates in Missouri! Check back here soon for more details and a press release as more information becomes available.
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The Core Values of Second Wind Fund, Inc.
- We value youth at risk for suicide and provide exceptional access to quality mental health services.
- We value the involvement and support of communities in the prevention of youth suicide.
- We value mutual respect among Second Wind Fund, Inc., its Affiliates, all representatives of the organization, and all persons affected by suicide.
- We believe that all communities and people are affected by suicide and that open, honest communication about the pervasiveness of suicide is critical to reducing its incidence.
- We value the diversity of human background, experience, and thought, and pledge to be inclusive and compassionate in all of our practices.
Starting a SWF Affiliate Program in Your Community
Second Wind Fund, Inc. receives inquiries on a weekly basis from communities interested in bringing our program to their area. The program can be duplicated in any community with our existing template. We will provide assistance and guidance from SWF, Inc., as we walk interested parties through the process. Our experience and knowledge reduces the extensive time and energy necessary to get a suicide prevention program started.
We would be honored to help you start this highly successful youth suicide prevention program in your community. Please visit our Affiliate page for more information or email our Executive Director, at jlamontagne@thesecondwindfund.org or call 303.988.5870.
First Annual Chili Cookoff
The Second Wind Fund Chili Cook-Off Challenge was a huge success! Thanks to all who participated!
Foundations Provide Support to Second Wind
Kaiser Permanente's Community Benefit Leadership Team approved significant financial support to Second Wind Fund, Inc, as well as four Affiliate Programs including Second Wind Fund of Metro Denver, Second Wind Fund of Boulder County, Second Wind Fund of Douglas County and Second Wind Fund of El Paso and Teller Counties.
The Denver Foundation also recently awarded a substantial grant to Second Wind Fund, Inc., primarily for therapy for kids at-risk for suicide in Metro Denver, Boulder, and Douglas Counties.
The Anschutz Foundation also awarded Second Wind Fund, Inc. with a grant to support our work and the work of our Colorado Affiliates. This funding will be distributed to all 9 Colorado Affiliate Programs to provide direct mental health services for youth at-risk for suicide.
The Adolph Coors Foundation recently awarded a grant to Second Wind Fund, Inc., for support of its Metro Denver, Boulder, and Douglas County Affiliates.
The Edmund T. and Eleanor Quick Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Hawthorn Family Foundation, and the John G. Duncan Charitable Trust have also given grants to assist Second Wind Fund, Inc. and its Affiliates in our life-saving work.
