SAVE Pathways to Care: Donate a Therapy

Many people want support for their mental and emotional well-being, but the first steps into care can feel hard to navigate. Cost, wait times, and uncertainty often slow people down at the very beginning.

SAVE Pathways to Care exists to make that first stretch of care more accessible, supportive, and steady — so people have time to build trust, reflect, and decide what comes next

Why Pathways to Care matters

Research and clinical practice show that people benefit most from early, consistent sessions, not just a single appointment. Meaningful progress takes time, and trust doesn’t form in one visit.

Pathways to Care offers a short-term, realistic starting point — giving people space to stabilize and begin care without pressure to commit beyond what feels right for them.

How the pathway works

SAVE Pathways to Care provides up to 8 therapy sessions per person, delivered by licensed mental health professionals through trusted partner organizations.

This approach gives participants time to:

Build trust with a clinician
Feel supported during an important moment
Learn coping tools and gain clarity
Decide next steps for continued care

SAVE does not provide therapy. SAVE supports access and continuity through partnership.

What makes Pathways to Care different

Accessible — no diagnosis required to begin
Consistent — multiple sessions instead of one-time support
Respectful — participant-led, confidential, trauma-informed
Flexible — in-person or telehealth options

Pathways to Care exists because access without continuity is not real access.

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Who Is This Support For?

SAVE Pathways to Care is for people who want mental health support but face barriers at the very beginning—such as cost, insurance gaps, or limited access to care.

This pathway is designed to help people take an early, supported step into care, with enough time to build trust and decide what support looks right for them.

Licensed partner providers determine whether short-term therapy is appropriate through their existing clinical intake processes. Save Family Foundation does not make clinical decisions.

SAVE’s role is to ensure that funds are available, used responsibly, and aligned with ethical standards—while protecting privacy and respecting professional boundaries.

How Do Clinicians Decide — and How Is It Fair?

Licensed clinicians use the same ethical standards, intake practices, and professional judgment they already apply to all clients. SAVE does not direct or influence who receives care.

Clinicians consider factors such as:

Whether short-term therapy is appropriate
Whether the person’s needs match the type of care offered
Whether support can be provided safely and responsibly

By relying on licensed professionals and established clinical guidelines, Pathways to Care remains fair, ethical, and consistent for everyone.

SAVE supports access. Clinicians provide care. Each role stays clear and respected.

Donate a Therapy

Pathways to Care is made possible through collective giving.

No one person carries the cost alone. When many people give at a level that feels right to them, therapy becomes accessible to those who need it most.

Choose a giving level

$1 — joins the movement to make therapy accessible

$5 — helps reduce barriers to entering care

$10 — supports continuity beyond a single session

$25 — helps sustain short-term therapy pathways

$50 — strengthens care for individuals in active treatment

$100 — helps fund meaningful progress across multiple sessions

Other — give what feels right

Every contribution matters. Every gift helps keep the door to care open.

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The Process ↓

Your contribution helps fund therapy sessions for individuals and families who want support but face barriers to access.

SAVE Family Foundation partners with trusted mental health providers to coordinate referrals, remove access barriers, and ensure sessions are delivered in a timely, respectful, and community-centered way.

Save Family Foundation reports only high-level, aggregated impact data—such as sessions funded and access trends—while fully protecting individual privacy and complying with HIPAA requirements.

How donations are used?

- 80% funds therapy sessions delivered by licensed professionals.

- 20% supports care coordination, partner management, and impact tracking.

This ensures care is delivered responsibly, consistently, and with accountability.

This is a program for access. SAVE Pathways to Care is not about one visit — it’s about time, trust, and continuity. When you donate, you are helping someone move from wanting help to receiving care.

Donate today. Be part of the family.

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SAVE Pathways to Care supports individuals seeking short-term therapy who face barriers such as cost, access, or long waitlists. No diagnosis is required to begin care.

Yes. All therapy services funded through SAVE Pathways to Care are confidential and trauma-informed. SAVE Family Foundation does not access personal clinical records.

Therapy sessions are delivered by licensed mental health professionals through trusted partner organizations. SAVE Family Foundation does not provide clinical services directly.

SAVE Pathways to Care focuses on short-term therapy because early, consistent support can make a meaningful difference. This model helps people stabilize, build trust, and gain tools while they explore next steps for continued care if needed.

One session is often not enough for someone to feel safe or supported. SAVE Pathways to Care is designed to offer multiple sessions so individuals have time to build trust, experience continuity, and make real progress.

Donations to SAVE Pathways to Care help fund therapy sessions provided by licensed mental health professionals. A portion also supports program coordination, trusted partnerships, and impact tracking to ensure care is delivered responsibly.

Yes. SAVE Pathways to Care is built on collective giving. When many people give $1, $5, or $10, together those contributions make consistent therapy access possible.

SAVE works with partners to identify individuals who face barriers to accessing care. Support is offered based on need and availability, with respect for privacy and dignity.

SAVE Pathways to Care is designed to encourage consistency because more than one session is important for meaningful progress. If someone attends only one session and does not continue, SAVE checks in to understand what happened and whether additional support or flexibility is needed.

We also recognize that life happens. When possible, we allow reasonable flexibility. However, because resources are limited and many people are waiting for care, SAVE tracks attendance to ensure therapy access is used responsibly and can be offered to others who need it.

Our goal is not perfection — it is consistency, fairness, and impact.

SAVE Pathways to Care: Donate a Therapy

Many people want support for their mental and emotional well-being, but the first steps into care can feel hard to navigate. Cost, wait times, and uncertainty often slow people down at the very beginning.

SAVE Pathways to Care exists to make that first stretch of care more accessible, supportive, and steady — so people have time to build trust, reflect, and decide what comes next

Why Pathways to Care matters

Research and clinical practice show that people benefit most from early, consistent sessions, not just a single appointment. Meaningful progress takes time, and trust doesn’t form in one visit.

Pathways to Care offers a short-term, realistic starting point — giving people space to stabilize and begin care without pressure to commit beyond what feels right for them.

How the pathway works

SAVE Pathways to Care provides up to 8 therapy sessions per person, delivered by licensed mental health professionals through trusted partner organizations.

This approach gives participants time to:

SAVE does not provide therapy. SAVE supports access and continuity through partnership.

What makes Pathways to Care different

Pathways to Care exists because access without continuity is not real access.

Who Is This Support For?

SAVE Pathways to Care is for people who want mental health support but face barriers at the very beginning—such as cost, insurance gaps, or limited access to care.

This pathway is designed to help people take an early, supported step into care, with enough time to build trust and decide what support looks right for them.

Licensed partner providers determine whether short-term therapy is appropriate through their existing clinical intake processes. Save Family Foundation does not make clinical decisions.

SAVE’s role is to ensure that funds are available, used responsibly, and aligned with ethical standards—while protecting privacy and respecting professional boundaries.

How Do Clinicians Decide — and How Is It Fair?

Licensed clinicians use the same ethical standards, intake practices, and professional judgment they already apply to all clients. SAVE does not direct or influence who receives care.

Clinicians consider factors such as:

By relying on licensed professionals and established clinical guidelines, Pathways to Care remains fair, ethical, and consistent for everyone.

SAVE supports access. Clinicians provide care. Each role stays clear and respected.

Donate a Therapy

Pathways to Care is made possible through collective giving.

No one person carries the cost alone. When many people give at a level that feels right to them, therapy becomes accessible to those who need it most.

Choose a giving level

$1 — joins the movement to make therapy accessible

$5 — helps reduce barriers to entering care

$10 — supports continuity beyond a single session

$25 — helps sustain short-term therapy pathways

$50 — strengthens care for individuals in active treatment

$100 — helps fund meaningful progress across multiple sessions

Other — give what feels right

Every contribution matters. Every gift helps keep the door to care open.

The Process ↓

You Donate

SAVE Coordinates & Oversees Care

Care Is Delivered & Impact Is Reported

How donations are used?

- 80% funds therapy sessions delivered by licensed professionals.

- 20% supports care coordination, partner management, and impact tracking.

This ensures care is delivered responsibly, consistently, and with accountability.

This is a program for access. SAVE Pathways to Care is not about one visit — it’s about time, trust, and continuity. When you donate, you are helping someone move from wanting help to receiving care.

Donate today. Be part of the family.

Who does SAVE Pathways to Care support?

Is therapy provided through SAVE confidential?

Who provides the therapy through SAVE Pathways to Care?

Why does SAVE focus on short-term therapy instead of long-term care?

Why not just fund one therapy session per person?

How is my donation used by SAVE?

Do small donations really make a difference?

How does SAVE decide who receives support?

What happens if someone does not complete all 8 sessions?

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Transparency matters. Here’s what to know about SAVE Pathways to Care.