Help Shouldn't Be Hard to Find.

Help Us Launch Phase One of the We C.A.R.E. Wellness Navigation Program

Finding help shouldn't require knowing exactly who to call, which program to apply for, what paperwork to gather, or how to navigate a complicated system on your own.

But too often, it does.

We C.A.R.E. For All is raising $50,000 to launch Phase One of our community-based Wellness Navigation Program.

Phase One is our beta: an intentionally small first year designed to help us build the foundation, prepare our first navigators, begin serving the community, and learn what it takes to operate Wellness Navigation responsibly and sustainably.

Our initial goal is:

2 Wellness Navigators

Up to 40 unique community members

1 year of building, serving, measuring, and learning

We're starting small on purpose.

What Is Wellness Navigation?

Sometimes resources exist. The difficult part is figuring out how to reach them.

A Wellness Navigator works alongside a community member to help identify needs, understand available options, locate appropriate resources, prepare for next steps, make meaningful connections, and follow through.

Depending on someone's needs, navigation may help connect them with resources involving:

Public benefits
Food and basic needs
Housing and utilities
Transportation
Oral health
Maternal and family wellness
Mental and emotional wellness
Financial wellness
Youth and young-adult resources
Older-adult and caregiver support
Family support
Childcare
Other appropriate community services

We C.A.R.E. develops deeper resources and partnerships in priority areas including Mental & Emotional Wellness, Oral Health, Maternal & Family Wellness, and Financial Wellness, while also helping connect people with the broader supportive resources their circumstances may require.

Our goal is to help someone move from:

“I don't know where to start.”

to:

“I know what to do next.”

Why a Phase One Beta?

We know the problem we want to help solve.

Now we need to learn what it takes to solve it well.

Our initial model begins with two Wellness Navigators serving up to 40 unique community members—approximately 20 participants per navigator.

That number is a starting point, not a permanent caseload.

Some people may need a few navigation contacts. Others may need help navigating multiple systems over weeks or months.

During Phase One, we'll learn:

What types of navigation support people need
How much navigator time different situations require
How much follow-up is necessary
What barriers prevent people from reaching resources
Which referrals and community partnerships are most effective
What resources are most frequently needed
What a responsible navigator caseload looks like
What it actually costs to deliver effective community-based navigation

Those lessons will help us determine how the program should grow and what future staffing, training, technology, partnerships, and funding should look like.

Start small. Learn well. Grow responsibly.

What Does $50,000 Make Possible?

Our $50,000 Phase One goal is designed to support the infrastructure, readiness, and initial operations needed to beta-test the Wellness Navigation model.

Phase One has three stages:

BUILD → PREPARE → SERVE

STAGE ONE — BUILD

First $10,000

Before asking community members to trust us with their information and needs, we need to build the systems designed to protect them.

Stage One may support:

Privacy and confidentiality procedures
Participant consent and authorization procedures
Program policies and operating procedures
Secure technology and communications
Insurance and risk-management preparation
Legal, privacy, and compliance review
Navigator safety procedures
Initial training
Resource and referral infrastructure

Build the program responsibly before asking the community to trust it.

STAGE TWO — PREPARE

Through $20,000

Next, we prepare our navigators and test the systems they'll use.

Stage Two may support:

Essential navigator training
Trauma-informed and culturally responsive engagement
Motivational interviewing
Case-management fundamentals
Ethics and professional boundaries
Mental-health awareness and crisis-response preparation
Field and lone-worker safety
Resource development
Referral and warm-handoff procedures
Technology and field equipment
Outreach preparation
Testing intake, documentation, referral, and follow-up processes

Trained people. Tested systems. Trusted connections.

Reaching this fundraising milestone does not automatically open the program for enrollment. We will begin serving participants when the necessary operational-readiness requirements are in place.

STAGE THREE — SERVE

Through $50,000

Once the foundation and readiness work are complete, we can begin putting Wellness Navigators in the community.

Stage Three may support:

Compensation for two Wellness Navigators
Initial Wellness Navigation services
Participant follow-up
Secure technology and communications
Community-based access
Resource maintenance
Referral coordination
Limited assistance addressing navigation barriers under program guidelines
Data collection and evaluation
Quality improvement
Continued navigator training and support
Ongoing program operations

People helping people.

Why Community-Based Navigators?

Effective navigation requires information—but it also requires listening, trust, cultural understanding, and follow-through.

We C.A.R.E. wants to develop navigators who understand the communities they serve and can help residents navigate complicated systems in a respectful, human way.

We also believe this work has value.

Community knowledge is valuable. This work deserves to be compensated.

Our long-term model should not depend on unpaid community labor.

Your support helps us build the systems, train the people, and compensate the navigators needed to turn Wellness Navigation into a sustainable community resource.

We're Building Connections, Not Duplicating Services.

We C.A.R.E. does not need to become every resource our community needs.

Community organizations, agencies, professionals, healthcare providers, businesses, educators, advocates, and public programs already provide important specialized services.

Wellness Navigation is being designed to help make those resources easier to identify, understand, and reach—and, whenever possible, help create meaningful referrals and warm connections.

The stronger the network becomes, the more useful navigation becomes.

HELP US REACH $50,000.

Every contribution helps move Phase One forward:

$10,000 — BUILD

Establish the foundation and safeguards.

$20,000 — PREPARE

Prepare navigators and systems for responsible service.

$50,000 — SERVE

Support initial operations for a two-navigator beta designed to serve up to 40 unique community members.

The $50,000 Phase One goal is not being presented as the permanent annual cost of Wellness Navigation.

It is our initial funding target to build, prepare, serve, measure, and learn.

What we discover during Phase One will help us determine the responsible scale and funding required for the program's future.

Help Shouldn't Be Hard to Find.

Help us build a clearer path between people and the resources that can help them move forward.

SUPPORT PHASE ONE

Suggested Giving Levels

$25 — Make a Connection

$50 — Strengthen the Network

$100 — Build the Foundation

$250 — Invest in Navigation

$500 — Build Community Capacity

$1,000 — Phase One Champion

Custom Amount — Choose Your Impact

Individual giving levels illustrate ways contributions collectively support the overall Phase One campaign. They do not represent a guarantee that a particular contribution will purchase a specific item or service.

MONTHLY SUPPORT

Help Keep a Navigator Within Reach.

Launching Wellness Navigation is only the beginning.

Recurring support can help We C.A.R.E. maintain the systems, people, resources, follow-up, and community connections necessary to continue developing Wellness Navigation beyond the initial launch.

Consider making your contribution monthly and becoming part of the community helping us build Wellness Navigation for the long term.

CAMPAIGN TRANSPARENCY

Contributions to the Wellness Navigation Phase One campaign support the development, preparation, launch, and initial operation of the Wellness Navigation beta.

Actual allocations may change based on program needs, professional requirements, donated services, partnerships, actual costs, and what we learn during implementation.

Phase One is designed to generate the real-world information We C.A.R.E. needs to determine appropriate future staffing, caseloads, training, infrastructure, partnerships, and funding.

We aren't guessing what the mature program should look like.

We're building it, testing it, measuring it, and learning from the community we serve.

We C.A.R.E. For All

Help Shouldn't Be Hard to Find.

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