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Help Us Prove What's Possible.

We're Raising $150,000 To Put Early Intervention Into Action.

California's youth mental health crisis is happening right now.

We believe students should be able to get help before they reach a breaking point.

California Can't Wait is raising $150,000 to help launch a pilot program that brings licensed mental health support directly to students through a California public school.

This is bigger than one school.

The goal is to build a model, measure what happens, and use the results to help make the case for expanding access across California.

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Every donation moves us closer to $150,000.

The Tally

The Goal: $150,000

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$150,000 Goal
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$150,000
One Pilot.
Real Students.
Real Results.
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Why a Pilot?

Because Change Needs More Than an Idea.
It Needs Proof.

We can talk about the youth mental health crisis forever.

Or we can start building the solution.

This pilot is designed to show what can happen when students have access to licensed mental health support where they already spend their days: school.

Fund the Pilot
Put Support in a School
Reach Students Earlier
Measure What Happens
Show What Works
Build the Case to Scale
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Where Does $150,000 Go?

Where Your Money Goes

This is not about raising money just to "raise awareness."

The goal is implementation.

Largest Priority
Licensed Mental Health Care

Funding can support licensed therapists providing direct mental health services to students.

Make It Work
Program Implementation

Building the systems needed to make the pilot actually work inside a school, including coordination, scheduling, referrals, student access, and program operations.

Learn From It
Measurement & Evaluation

Track outcomes so we can learn what is working, what needs to improve, and what the program is accomplishing.

Reach Them
Student & Family Outreach

Make sure students know help exists and families understand how students can access it.

Go Further
Campaign & Scale

Use what we learn from the pilot to educate the public, policymakers, schools, funders, and partners about what it would take to expand access.

Fund All of It.

Every gift goes toward getting licensed mental health support in front of students.

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As the pilot budget is finalized, California Can't Wait can publish a more detailed breakdown of program spending.

Graphic: Where Your Donation Goes

Every Dollar Builds the Pilot.

You Are Not Just Funding a Campaign.
You Are Helping Us Test a Solution.

$25 $50 $100 $250 $500 $1,000+

Every gift, at every size, helps move the $150,000 pilot forward.

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What Are We Trying to Change?

A Child Should Not Have to Reach a Crisis Before Getting Help.

Today
Without Early Help
  1. Student struggles
  2. Family or school notices
  3. Finding care can be difficult
  4. Problem gets worse
  5. Crisis
  6. Emergency intervention
What We Want
With Early Help
  1. Student struggles
  2. Student has somewhere to go
  3. Licensed therapist intervenes early
  4. Treatment + support
  5. A better chance to prevent a crisis

That Is What Early Intervention Looks Like.

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Why School?

Put Help Where Kids Already Are.

Kids Are Already There.

School reaches young people across income levels and communities.

Access Matters.

Treatment cannot work if a student cannot reach it.

Earlier Is Better.

The goal is to identify problems and provide support before they become emergencies.

CDC — Mental Health in Schools NIMH — Child & Adolescent Mental Health Solmi et al., Molecular Psychiatry (2022) — Age at Onset Weisz et al., American Psychologist (2017) — Youth Therapy Outcomes CA Dept. of Education — Mental Health CA Health & Human Services — Youth Behavioral Health Initiative ASCA — Student-to-Counselor Ratios
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Start Somewhere. Prove It. Scale It.

One Pilot Can Help Build the Case for Thousands of Schools.

Step 011 Pilot School
Step 02Real Students
Step 03Real Outcomes
Step 04Real Data
Step 05A Model That Can Inform What Comes Next

Pilot → Proof → Scale

The $150,000 goal is about more than serving one group of students.

It is about taking an idea out of a presentation and putting it into the real world.

We want to learn from the pilot, document the results, improve the model, and use that evidence to advocate for broader access to licensed mental health care through California schools.

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Transparency

You Should Know Where Your Money Goes.

California Can't Wait is an initiative of WeBelong Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on prevention, early intervention, and belonging.

Funding raised for this campaign will support the work required to build and advance the California Can't Wait mission and pilot.

Organization
California Can't Wait is an initiative of WeBelong Institute.
Donation Processing
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Nonprofit & Tax Information
Nonprofit status, EIN, and tax-deductibility details are confirmed at the point of donation. For documentation of your gift or questions about the organization, contact us before giving.
Questions About Giving
californiacantwait2026@gmail.com
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$150,000
$150,000 Can Start Something.

Help Us Show What Happens When We Reach Kids Before the Crisis.

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A crisis should not be the first time a child gets help.

California Can't Wait.
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