Meet the Steve Fund’s National Partners

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[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Institutional partnerships are essential to changing the status quo for students of color. Below is a growing list of some of our partners and brief information on how we collaborate. To partner with the Steve Fund, please contact us here.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]The African American Male Educational Network and Development (A2MEND) is comprised of African American male administrators who utilize their scholarly and professional expertise to foster institutional change within the community college system. Steve Fund experts work with A2MEND to host and promote stress reduction workshops with community college students.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″]

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Brown University’s Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity served as the inaugural host of the Steve Fund’s annual ”Young, Gifted, & @Risk” and host to various Steve Fund workshops and expert presentations to students about mental health coping strategies and resources.

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Harvard University’s Black Alumni Association works with Steve Fund experts to provide workshops and awareness campaigns for current students to learn about mental health resources and coping strategies.

The Jackie Robinson Foundation is a leading provider of scholarships and wraparound support services for students of color at colleges and universities across the country hosts Steve Fund experts to educate organizational leaders and scholars on unique mental health challenges facing students of color.

The Jed Foundation (JED) empowers teens and young adults with the skills and support to grow into healthy, thriving adults. JED and the Steve Fund are working together to produce the Equity in Mental Health Framework with actionable recommendations for colleges and universities to improve support for the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color.

Kognito, a health simulation company serving K-12 and higher education institutions is teaming up with the Steve Fund to provide access to its mental health simulations to students of color enrolled in a variety of college pipeline organizations.

Lee Thompson Young Foundation, a nonprofit in Atlanta and New York focused on reducing stigma around mental illness and advancing holistic health treatments for those affected, is sharing information on its website, in its newsletter, and at live events about the keyword “Steve” for accessing Crisis Text Line at 741741.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]LNESC spreads awareness about the availability of free crisis counseling services, accessed by texting STEVE to 741741, a free service provided through The Steve Fund’s partnership with Crisis Text Line.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″]

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]The Steve Fund is a member of the Mental Health Coalition (MHC). The Steve Fund has teamed up with Kenneth Cole to participate in The Mental Health Coalition. The Mental Health Coalition (MHC) is made up of mental health organizations across the country and was formed to draw attention to the pervasiveness of mental health related conditions and their magnification due to the related stigma.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]Management Leaders for Tomorrow (MLT) equips African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans with the skills, coaching, and connections they need to lead organizations and communities worldwide. MLT hosts workshops led by Steve Fund experts to educate their students about mental health resources and coping strategies.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″]

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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column boxed=”true” column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]My Sister’s Keeper (MSK) is the advocacy and leadership-building initiative of the Black Women’s Health Imperative. Focused on women on Historically Black Colleges and University campuses. MSK is collaborating with the Steve Fund on the Crisis Text Line / STEVE keyword research project and to host Steve Fund experts in speaker series for their campus networks.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″]

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Our Mission: Promoting the mental health and emotional well-being of young people of color