The Emotional Wellbeing Dialogue

 

Freeing The Anxious Generation / Annual Live Well Advance – November 21

AHF is again delighted to help sponsor the San Diego County’s Live Well Advance, conference and school summit. This year’s conference has several sessions focused on creating collective action to restore healthy childhood through reduced use of cell phones and social media. This has understandably become a highly discussed topic—at the dinner table, in the classroom, and even in the Governor’s o ffice.

AHF has arranged for Zach Rausch to give the opening keynote address and participate in a panel session. Zach is the lead researcher working with social psychologist, Jonathan Haidt, author of The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. After the keynote, Zach will be joined by several local leaders for a panel discussion about the state of these issues in San Diego, and what we can do together to improve youth mental health.

MISSION SUPPORT GRANTEE HIGHLIGHTS

 

Enabling Young People to Thrive / Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos

After school programs offered by the Boys & Girls Club of San Marcos are designed to offer youth engaging ways to learn and play that may not be offered during regular school hours. Programming includes a tech center where teens can learn new skills like graphic arts and video production in a project-based approach. There’s also a workforce and college readiness program that provides real-world experience in fields such as technology, career and leadership development.

 

 

 

Ending the Cycle of Domestic Violence / Center for Community Solutions

Since 1969, Center for Community Services (CCS) has been providing trauma-informed, wrap-around services to empower survivors of domestic violence as they heal and recover from trauma. CCS’ free services include a 24/7 confidential crisis hotline, four domestic violence shelters, counseling, legal services, safety planning, prevention education and more. CCS serves as a catalyst for caring communities and social justice.

 

 

Using Sports as a Catalyst / Access Youth Academy

With the goal of giving underserved youth greater access to college, Access Youth Academy (AYA) uses the sport of playing Squash as a focal point of its offerings. In addition to athletic training, underserved youth also engage in academic enrichment programs, health and wellness, social responsibility and leadership training. A youth’s interaction with AYA continues during and post college through a variety of touch points, including ongoing financial aid, internship assistance, financial literacy education, resume support, job interview coaching and more.

 

 

GRANT APPLICATIONS OPENING SOON

 

Scaling and Sustaining Social Innovation / Innovation Initiative (i2) Challenge Grant, applications open Nov 1

 

 

The 2025 Innovation Initiative (i2) $1 Million Challenge Grant is a capacity-building and mentorship program that includes up to 9-months of entrepreneurial education and customized mentoring through a partnership between AHF and global business accelerator, Nex Cubed. Watch the video below for more information.