GEOList Summary: Mental Health and Wellness Grants for Nonprofit Staff

Hello Colleagues, In 2018, the Peery Foundation piloted an offering where we granted up to $35,000 per year (for 1-3 years) to fund mental health services and staff wellbeing programs for grantees providing direct services to youth and families in poverty. While the majority of participants have used the funds to provide individual and group therapy to staff, grantees have also opted to use the funds for the following activities: • Team Retreats • Team Bonding Activities • Psychoeducational workshops for the team • Training: Sexual harassment, DEI, vicarious trauma, etc We're launching the second phase of the pilot this year and looking to learn from and collaborate with our peers and colleagues. Are you trying something similar with your grantees? Do you know of a funder or organization who is leading the way on this work? Please share your recommendations, reports and referrals. We'll be using your responses to inform a field scan as we start an external evaluation of this program. We'd be happy to share more about what we've learned and continue to learn along the way, so please email me directly if you'd like to stay in touch!