Lives You Change... & Save
More than a Sponsor, A Valued Partner
We understand that your charitable dollars are in high demand. We thank you for your consideration. At Karla Smith Foundation, transparency is important to us. We want you to understand exactly what your valued dollars support.
Less than 18% of your sponsorship dollars will offset event expenses. This means that 82% of your dollars are going to work directly to support FAMILIES in NEED of one or more of the key services described below:
- Think About It: Presented in schools like Belleville East Township High School, and to over 1200 youth, and 1500 faculty and staff, this program offers suicide prevention and mental health education & awareness to faculty and staff, students and parents.
- Navigate: With an average case load of over 25 families (approximately 75 individuals) per month, Navigate is supervised by a Licensed Clinical Social Worker to offer mental health and substance abuse case management, family education, life skills training, and social services assistance to young adults between the ages of 17 and 35 and their families.
- Open Door: For businesses of any size, Open Door is an Employee Assistance mental health program that educates employees, management and Human Resources about mental health and substance use disorders. In addition, the program provides professional and personalized mental health referral services to the employees and families of companies who have implemented Open Door.
- Support Groups: Providing education, strategies and support to families affected by mental illness and suicide across Missouri, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin.
- Public Education & Awareness: This program includes initiatives such as the women's mental health awareness campaign, I WAS NOT BUILT TO BRAKE, QPR Suicide Prevention Training to companies, faith based organizations, schools and community groups, conferences such as "When Mental Illness Hits Home," and public education trainings such as "Families as First Responders."
