SAY San Diego:
The WellSpring
of Well-Being
The WellSpring Initiative:
Wellbeing for San Diego
Mental Health Care Shouldn’t Have a Waiting List
In a city as resourceful as San Diego, no one should wait months for mental health care. SAY San Diego has united civic leaders, corporate partners, and your neighbors in a combined effort to provide immediate, permanent mental health support for our children and families.
Quality care is a right. Join us in protecting that right for those who cannot advocate for themselves.
Goal:
Raise $2M to unlock 1,300 permanent therapy sessions a year for children, teens, and single mothers.
A Promise to San Diego
San Diego families face a heartbreaking reality on a daily basis; when a child struggles with anxiety, isolation, or trauma, they are often met with a 3-to-6-month wait for insurance-approved care.
While our schools provide vital initial support, that care frequently ends after just six sessions, even when a child needs far more to truly heal.
When our children are in crisis, they cannot wait for a "system" to catch up. They need a WellSpring of support that never runs dry.
Our promise to San Diego is to inspire our community to ensure everyone is taken care of.
How the WellSpring Initiative Works
The WellSpring initiative aligns the city’s resources to ensure mental health care is accessible, culturally sensitive, and immediate. We don't just allocate funds; we put them to work through a sustainable model designed to last for generations.
- Expert Care from Our Team of 14: We utilize our own staff of 14 community-trained therapists who live and work in San Diego.
- Filling the Gap for Families: The WellSpring Fund picks up where school districts and insurance companies leave off.
- Investing in Perpetuity: We are raising a $2 million endowment. By investing this capital, the annual returns fund 1,000+ therapy sessions every single year.
- Dignity and Commitment: To ensure engagement and better outcomes, recipients provide a modest $10 co-pay.
Help Us Reach Our Goal of $2M and Ensure Mental Health and Wellness Are Community Priorities – Not Privileges.
Your donation to the WellSpring Initiative will directly disrupt cycles of need. By supporting this initiative, the youth of San Diego will grow healthier, more resilient, and equipped to build a stronger and more stable future for their families and our entire community.
Leave a lasting impact on San Diego.
How the WellSpring Initiative Works
To demonstrate our deep commitment and ensure the long-term stability of this vital resource, the SAY San Diego Board of Directors has authorized a one-time investment of $100,000 from SAY’s savings to permanently launch the WellSpring Fund.
Now, we invite you, donors, partners, and friends, to stand with us.
Double your impact and help us reach our immediate goal of $200,000 to ensure mental health and wellness are community priorities – not privileges.
Your donation will directly disrupt cycles of need, having a ripple effect of well-being. By supporting this initiative, the youth of San Diego will grow healthier, more resilient, and equipped to build a stronger, more stable future for their families and our entire community.
Leave a lasting impact on San Diego today.
United for Change: Our Foundational Partners
The WellSpring Initiative is a movement backed by San Diego’s most trusted civic and corporate leaders. We are proud to celebrate the visionary partners who provided the initial $800,000 in commitments to launch this fund:
- SAY San Diego Board of Directors: Authorized a $100,000 investment from savings to seed the fund.
- San Diego District Attorney’s Office: Committed $500,000 to ensure mental health remains a community priority.
- Leading Foundations: Including The California Wellness Foundation and The Irvine Foundation.
"This is a profound story of a city coming together to champion the vulnerable. This fund is a statement from our community partners that we are willing to stand shoulder-to-shoulder to create a more equitable San Diego."
— Louie Nguyen, CEO, SAY San Diego