TWLOHA INC TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS

SPREADING HOPE AND INSPIRATION BY PROVIDING HELP, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS TO PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH ISSUES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF INJURY, AND THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE.

COUNSELING AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF INJURY, AND THOUGHTS OF SUICIDE.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TO FACILITATE A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WILLING AND EQUIPPED TO LIVE OUT THE TWLOHA MISSION. INTERNS AID THE ORGANIZATION IN OUR GOAL OF CONNECTING OTHERS TO HELP AND TO AN ACTIVE SUPPORT COMMUNITY.

"OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS" CONSISTS OF THE INTERN PROGRAM, THE MOVE CONFERENCES PROGRAM, THE UCHAPTERS PROGRAM, AND THE STORYTELLERS PROGRAM. THE INTERN PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO FACILITATE A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WILLING AND EQUIPPED TO LIVE OUT THE MISSION OF TWLOHA. THREE TEAMS OF FIVE TO SEVEN INTERNS ARE SELECTED EACH YEAR TO HELP KEEP THE OFFICE RUNNING AND ASSIST THE STAFF MEMBERS IN ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION. INTERNS ARE SELECTED TO JOIN US IN LEARNING HOW TO LIVE LIVES THAT ARE OPEN AND HONEST, AND TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE WORKING PASSIONATELY TO PRESENT HOPE AND HELP TO THOSE STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF-INJURY, AND SUICIDE. THE MOVE CONFERENCES PROGRAM CONSISTS OF ONE - TWO DAY, IN DEPTH, ENGAGING WORKSHOPS THAT EQUIP AND EDUCATE COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE TOPICS OF DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF-INJURY, SUICIDE, AND THE ROLE A TRUSTED COMMUNITY PLAYS IN BRINGING HOPE TO THOSE WHO FEEL BROKEN. IN A DISCUSSION FORMAT LED BY PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, WE EXPLORE WHAT IS BEHIND THE STRUGGLES, WHAT DRIVES THEM, WHAT RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE, AND HOW WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THESE CONFERENCES TAKE PLACE IN A VARIETY OF CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE UCHAPTERS PROGRAM INCLUDES A NETWORK OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES THAT EXIST TO EMBODY THE MISSION AND VISION OF TWLOHA. THROUGH ORGANIZED MEETINGS AND EVENTS, EACH CHAPTER SERVES AS A VOICE OF HOPE, INSPIRATION, AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS AND THEIR SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE STORYTELLERS IS A PROGRAM WHERE A STUDENT ORGANIZER WORKS WITH A FACULTY ADVISOR ON BEHALF OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL TO CREATE AWARENESS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, BRING THE TWLOHA MESSAGE TO THEIR SCHOOL, AND FOSTER COMMUNITY ON THEIR CAMPUS, WHILE ALSO RAISING FUNDS FOR TWLOHA. THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY FREE AND OF NO COST TO THE STUDENT OR SCHOOL INVOLVED. OUR HOPE AND GOAL IS THAT BY REACHING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THEIR EVERYDAY ENVIRONMENT, AND BY ENGAGING THE STUDENT BODY AS A WHOLE, WE CAN BRING HOPE AND HELP TO HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES AND THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. EXPENSES 242,424. INCLUDING GRANTS OF -0-. REVENUE 150,646.

SUPPORTER ENGAGEMENT - TWLOHA WOULD NOT EXIST WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF OUR VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY. WE HAVE A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES THAT VOLUNTEERS CAN ENGAGE IN TO HELP US ACHIEVE OUR MISSION. OUR INTERN PROGRAM OFFERS THREE INTERNSHIP TERMS IN WHICH WE INVITE INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD TO JOIN US IN MELBOURNE, FL. INTERNS RECEIVE OUR MOVE TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SKILLS. THE INTERNS LIVE IN A COMMUNITY SETTING AND HELP OUR STAFF IN ALL AREAS OF OPERATIONS. INTERNS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US IN LEARNING HOW TO LIVE LIVES THAT ARE OPEN AND HONEST AND TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE WORKING PASSIONATELY TO PRESENT HOPE AND HELP TO THOSE STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF-INJURY AND SUICIDE. THE MOVE COMMUNITY CONFERENCE IS HOW WE EDUCATE OTHERS ABOUT THE TOPICS WE ADDRESS AT TO WRITE LOVE ON HER ARMS: DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF-INJURY, SUICIDE, ANXIETY, EATING DISORDERS, AND THE ROLE A TRUSTED COMMUNITY PLAYS IN BRINGING HOPE TO THOSE WHO FEEL BROKEN. IN A ONE OR TWO-DAY WORKSHOP LED BY PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS, WE EXPLORE WHAT IS BEHIND THESE STRUGGLES, WHAT RECOVERY LOOKS LIKE, AND HOW WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING. UCHAPTERS IS A NETWORK OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS ON COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES THAT EXISTS TO EMBODY THE MISSION AND VISION OF TWLOHA. THROUGH ON-CAMPUS EVENTS, PROGRAMMING, AND FUNDRAISING INITIATIVES, EACH CHAPTER SERVES AS A VOICE OF INSPIRATION AND EDUCATION FOR THEIR PEERS. MANY VOLUNTEERS DECIDE THAT THEY WANT TO USE THEIR SKILLS AND TALENTS TO SUPPORT TWLOHA. THROUGH EITHER A SUPPORTER BENEFIT EVENT OR A PARTNERSHIP, SUPPORTERS CAN CREATE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES IN THEIR COMMUNITY OR WITHIN THEIR BUSINESS OPERATIONS TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR TWLOHA. IN ADDITION, THEY USE THE ACTIVITY OF RAISING FUNDS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE MESSAGE OF HOPE AND HELP IN A MEMORABLE WAY.

THE EVENTS AND TOURS PROGRAM GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT MUSIC FESTIVALS AND TOURS, COLLEGE EVENTS, PLACES OF WORSHIP, AND COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND PROVIDES TWLOHA WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET PEOPLE FACE-TO- FACE. GOING WHERE PEOPLE ARE GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE THERE TO CELEBRATE SOMEONE'S RECOVERY. WE GET TO BE THERE TO HAND OUT LOCAL RESOURCES TO SOMEONE LOOKING FOR HELP. WE GET TO LISTEN TO PEOPLE TELL THEIR STORIES AND SHARE THEIR STRUGGLES, AND WE GET TO STAND IN FRONT OF THEM AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO BELIEVE IN BETTER DAYS. THESE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT SPARK CHANGE AND CHALLENGE THE STIGMA THAT SAYS YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT THESE ISSUES (DEPRESSION, ADDICTION, SELF-INJURY, AND SUICIDE). EACH YEAR, WE ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO CELEBRATING OUR ANNUAL FLAGSHIP EVENT. HEAVY AND LIGHT IS AN EVENING OF SONGS, CONVERSATION, AND HOPE. IT IS NOT A BENEFIT SHOW. IT IS NOT ABOUT "RAISING AWARENESS." IT IS AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE PEOPLE. EVERYONE WHO ATTENDS THE EVENT LEAVES WITH A LIST OF LOCAL RESOURCES, PLACES WHERE THEY CAN FIND PROFESSIONAL HELP IN THEIR COMMUNITY.