A connection to the right resource
Often the hardest part is not knowing where to look. We help you work out what you actually need and who provides it, and we stay with you while you get there.
When a season gets hard, you don’t have to carry it alone.
For youth and families facing real life challenges: someone to listen, help you figure out what you need, and keep you company along the way.
What practical support is
Practical help, and someone who stays.
It’s the help that sits alongside mentoring: a connection to the right resource, a hand with what’s in front of you, and encouragement that keeps coming. We walk alongside people rather than doing things for them, because a hard season gets lighter when someone stays in it with you, not when someone hands over a plan and leaves.
See everything we doBeing honest about it
It isn’t a form you file and then wait on. It starts with a conversation.
It isn’t a single hand-off. We’d rather stay in it with you than solve one thing and disappear.
It isn’t a promise that we can fix everything. When something is beyond us, we’ll help you find somewhere better.
What help actually looks like
Four ways we show up.
Some things we can help with directly, others we can connect you to.
Not sure whether what you’re facing fits? Ask anyway.
Who this is for
You don’t have to be in crisis to ask.
Practical support is for youth, young adults, and families in the middle of a hard stretch, whether that’s one thing that has gone wrong or a season that has been heavy for a while. Nothing needs to be figured out before you get in touch.
Come as you are.
Asking is often the hardest part. After that, it’s just a conversation about what would help.
Reaching out for someone else?
You can reach out for yourself or on behalf of someone you know.
How to ask
Start with a conversation.
Reach us directly
Call
(513) 537-4951Hours
Mon–Fri, 9:00am–5:00pm
We’ll be in touch soon.
If someone is in immediate danger, call 911. For a mental health crisis, call or text 988.
What happens next
Reach out
Email, call, or send a message from our contact page. Asking doesn’t commit you to anything.
Tell us what’s going on
In your own words. It comes straight to our team.
We listen
Then we work out together what’s realistic and what the next step could be.
And we stay involved
Not a hand-off. We keep in touch, and mentoring is there if you’d like someone for the longer road.
Alongside this
Other ways we can help.
If one of these fits your situation better, start there instead. It’s the same conversation either way.
Can you help with my situation?
The best way to find out is to ask. Practical support is hands-on help and guidance for youth and families in hard seasons, plus a connection to other resources. Tell us what you’re facing and we’ll work out the next step with you. If mentoring or seasonal support fits better, we’ll point you there.
How long does it take?
Our office hours are Mon–Fri, 9:00am–5:00pm, and we’ll be in touch soon. How long anything takes after that depends on what you’re asking for, and we’ll let you know once we understand what’s needed.
Can I help instead of asking for help?
Yes, and both matter equally here. Volunteers and business partners start with one simple sign-up, and any gift on our Donate page supports this work and the mentoring behind it.
Two ways in
Ask for help, or help us keep showing up.
One for people walking through a hard season, one for people who want to walk with them.
Ask for help
Tell us what’s going on, and we’ll talk it through with you.
Support this work
Give once or monthly through our Givebutter campaign, or share your time as a volunteer or business partner.
Gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.