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Be the Light in Someone's Darkest Moment

Every day, thousands of our Washington neighbors reach out for hope. Your support ensures they never face crisis alone.

Every minute of every day, someone in Washington reaches out to Crisis Connections. When they do, they find something increasingly rare in our digital world: a real person offering real compassion. Not an AI. Not a chatbot. A trained, caring individual ready to listen, understand, and help.

Through our network of support lines and services, we've become Washington's most trusted source of hope in crisis—answering over 600,000 calls for help annually. But we can only continue this vital work with support from people like you. 

As we venture into 2025, Crisis Connections invites you to help us shine extra bright. Donate, volunteer, or advocate for our work: every dollar, every hour, and every mention helps illuminate the darkness for our friends, family, and neighbors during their time of need.  

Join us today and be the light our community needs.  

Donations
$
of $125,000
Volunteers
of 40

MATCHING CHALLENGE

Amplify your impact during the Campaign

Monthly Giving Challenge: a $500 donation will be made when someone signs up for a new monthly gift
$1,000 Match: Every gift $1,000 or more will be DOUBLED

Michelle McDaniels with Support After Suicide and Warm Line team
People chatting at Crisis Connections 2024 Milestones event
Crisis Connections volunteer writing a message of affirmation
Teen Link volunteer receiving an award at Crisis Connections 2024 Milestones Event
Volunteer and staff member at Crisis Connections 2024 Milestones event

2024 IMPACT TO DATE

While the year is not yet over, below is a snapshot of how we've helped people in need from January 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024.

People Helped
all services combined
WA Warm Line
peer-to-peer support
Connection to Essential Services
211 & Community Care Hub
WA Teen Link
youth support & prevention classes
Crisis Support
988 & Regional Crisis Lines
Community Referrals
connected to stabilizing resources
WA Recovery Help Line
calls, texts, directory uses
WA Support After Suicide
support groups & care packages

Hope

Crisis Connections supports more than 600,000 teens, families, and individuals in Washington each year. No problem is too big or too small, and our trained volunteers and clinical staff triage crisis needs, connect callers to partner organizations, and make referrals to other community-based services. 

$10
Connects a caller to 211 for assistance with basic needs

$25
Supports an hour of communication technology to connect with caller

$50
Delivers a care package to a survivor of suicide loss

$100
12 hours of language interpretation on any of our services

Help

Transform your compassion, care and lived experience into skills you can share with our community. 

Crisis Line Volunteers
Adults and young people can provide support for peers experiencing a mental health crisis or seeking support for a loved one. 

Peer Support Volunteers
Adults and young people can harness their lived experience to empower callers living with emotional and mental health challenges. 

Suicide Loss Grief Companion
Adults who have experienced and processed the pain and grief of suicide loss can work with other survivors to navigate complex grief. 

Healing

Every day, hundreds of people visit our website or connect with us at community events. Many are coping with difficult feelings or complex situations.  

Needing help is normal.  

Little reminders of hope from a caring community can provide the necessary encouragement people need to get help, find hope, and begin healing.  

Leave a message of hope below and shine a light for those in crisis.

    Publish My Name as Follows:

    Words of Affirmation

    Having a companion mentor helped me navigate complicated emotions. 

    Suicide Loss Survivor  

    Crisis Connections catches you when you're falling.
    No judgment. Just help. 

    Community Member

    One of the most empowering things we can do is find the strength in our voice to ask for help.

    Rob N.

    To all Trans, gender non-conforming, non-binary and queer youth—I can't say how much I love and appreciate you all. You're so brave, having no other choice but to stand up to the constant hate-filled messages many uninformed and hurting people throw at you. I think choosing to continue your path - keeping going when things feel hard, that's the best thing you can do! I'm always in awe of your creativity, re-defining the world how you want it to be and loving all the amazing weirdos out there! You give me so much hope, but I don't want you to feel like the world is always on your shoulders. Give the adults hell! Keep us all accountable to make the world a better place for you! With so much love, a trans elder.

     Community Member 

    Seeing my child struggle was heart-breaking. Teen Link gave them a safe place to talk, which has been invaluable for us.

    Teen Link Caller Parent 

    I called not knowing what to expect, but the compassion I received gave me strength to face my problems.

    Crisis Line Caller

    It's a comfort to talk to someone who understands what it’s like to live with a mental illness. The Warm Line is an anchor for me.

    Warm Line

    When I was overwhelmed trying to find resources for my
    aging parents, the 211 operator not only found me support but also offered kindness.

    211 Caller

    I’ve had so much anxiety about my light bill.
    I feel so much better now, knowing there is help and I could talk to a live human to get things going.

    211 Caller

     

    My teen was bullied, and I felt helpless.
    Teen Link gave them a place to speak freely and safely.
    Thank you.

    Teen Link Caller Parent

    Crisis Connections is my In Case of Emergency Button when I can’t find the strength.

    College Student

    Finding someone who listened and understood my struggle with addiction was a ray of hope.

    Recovery Help Line Caller

    I am so happy to see you out in the community.
    You were there when I needed you.
    I’m glad others can have help too.

    Community Member

    The Warm Line is that one place for me where I'm not judged, just supported by someone who knows the struggle.

    Warm Line Caller

    Crisis Connections was there when I felt the world had left me behind. They helped me reconnect.

    Community Member

    Teen Link is a resource we recommend almost every day.
    It empowers teens to take the first step towards help.

    School Resource Counselor

    Volunteering has shown me how powerful it is to simply listen and be there for someone.

    Crisis Line Volunteer

    My sister's addiction was tearing our family apart.
    Your Recovery Help Line helped us understand and find a way to support her.

    Recovery Help Line Caller

    Some days are harder than others.
    I am just paralyzed in bed with depression.
    On those days, I call the Warm Line.
    It is the hope I need.

    Warm Line Caller

    During my transition, I had questions I couldn't ask anyone.
    Teen Link helped me without judgment.

    Teen Link Caller

    Crisis Connections is the voice of reason in the chaos of life.
    A lighthouse in the fog.

    Artist 

    I didn't know how to deal with the grief after losing my sister.
    Some days I still don’t.
    But You’ve helped guide me towards healing.

    Caller

    I never thought I'd call a crisis line.
    When I did, it was the most important call I ever made.

    Crisis Line Caller

    Crisis Connections is a friend who’s seen your darkest and still stays by your side.

    Community Member 

    Crisis Connections is a lifesaver for our students to reach out confidentially for help.

    Principal 

    Crisis Connections embodies compassion our community needs.

    Queen Anne Christian Church Pastor 

    Spread the Word

    Visit our Spread the Word page to help shine a light on programs that save lives. You’ll find everything you need to talk about Crisis Connections, including sample emails and social media posts, images to share, and logos you can use.

    More Ways to Give

    Your donation makes a difference. Explore ways to give the gift of hope and healing. 

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