No paywall to care
Participants are never asked to fund the system. Materials are cost-recovery, with scholarships baked in.
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Creating safe places for sacred suffering.
Founding partners are not funding events. They are building the infrastructure that lets churches care well for decades.
Why this gift is different
Formation, not programming. Presence, not extraction.
No exploitation of stories
Testimonies are never extracted for fundraising. Healing is not defined as resolution.
No emotional upsell
We will not manipulate with pain. Donor language stays as restrained as the ministry itself.
Lean, high-depth work
No facilities empire. National staff equip; churches host. Money funds people, training, and safety.
What your gift makes possible
- Safe expansion into new churches
- Clinical oversight for volunteer leaders
- High-quality facilitator training
- Scholarships for churches and participants
- Long-term ministry integrity
Founding partnership
Recognition is optional and discreet.
$25,000–$50,000
Launch & pilot chapters
Training, curriculum, and the first church chapters.
$50,000–$100,000
National infrastructure
Liaisons, clinical supervision, and the systems that keep chapters safe.
$100,000+
Multi-year stability
The runway to grow without rushing, diluting, or burning leaders out.
Year-one lean budget
About $112,000. No facilities. No debt.
A startup picture: one program director, clinical retainers, training materials, and the legal minimums. Stretch gifts can carry scholarships, branding, and a learning platform.
| Category | Description | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | Program director and part-time support | $80,000 |
| Clinical advisors | Part-time retainers | $12,000 |
| Facilitator support | Modest stipends and honoraria | $5,000 |
| Training materials | Digital and print workbooks | $4,000 |
| Tech tools | Meetings, CRM, design, storage | $2,000 |
| Insurance & legal | Liability coverage and templates | $3,000 |
| Communications | Web, email, storytelling assets | $4,000 |
| Donor reporting | Briefing and impact report | $2,000 |
| Total | Estimated year-one operating | ~$112,000 |
What success looks like
- People staying connected
- Faith held through unresolved grief
- Leaders not burning out
- Churches caring well
- Testimonies emerging — never extracted
“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”
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We will not upsell your compassion.
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