SKYS THE LIMIT FUND
510A VALLEY WAY, MILPITAS, CA 95035 www.skysthelimitfund.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: SKY'S THE LIMIT FUND (STLF) TRANSFORMS THE LIVES OF YOUTH IN CRISIS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAMS, COACHING SERVICES TO GUIDE FAMILIES DURING THE TRANSITION HOME, AND OUTREACH TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ON THE BENEFITS OF WILDERNESS THERAPY. STLF PROVIDES FUNDS TO OFFSET THE HIGH COST OF WILDERNESS THERAPY. WE PARTNER WITH 10 WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND REQUIRE OUR PARTNERS TO MATCH OUR FUNDING WITH A REDUCTION IN TUITION, FURTHER REDUCING THE FINANCIAL BURDEN ON THE FAMILY AND EFFECTIVELY DOUBLING OUR DONATION VALUES. WE ALSO OFFER OUR FAMILY COACHING SERVICE (TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM) TO OUR FAMILIES AFTER THE YOUTH RETURNS HOME FROM WILDERNESS THERAPY OR AFTERCARE. THIS 12-15 WEEK SERVICE, LEAD BY OUR TWO FAMILY COACHES, PROVIDES THE ESSENTIAL, HANDS-ON SUPPORT TO HELP ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FOR THE YOUTH BACK TO THE HOME AND A LIFE OF INDEPENDENCE AND SUCCESS GOING FORWARD.

TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF YOUTH IN CRISIS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAMS, FAMILY COACHING SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH.

DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020, STLF TRANSFORMED THE LIVES OF 141 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES BY PROVIDING $738,156 OF SUPPORT FOR WILDERNESS THERAPY AND THE STLF FAMILY COACHING SERVICE. SINCE INCEPTION IN 2010, STLF HAS PROVIDED OVER $3,228,546 OF SUPPORT TO OVER 650 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. INCLUDING THE MATCHING FROM OUR PARTNER PROGRAMS, THIS IS OVER $6.4M SUPPORTING YOUTH IN CRISIS. IN ADDITION, STLF PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH GUIDANCE, MENTORS AND RESOURCES TO GIVE THEM THE EMOTIONAL AND PRACTICAL SUPPORT AND STRENGTH TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE TREATMENT PROCESS. WE ALSO HOST EVENTS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES TO EDUCATE AND BRING AWARENESS TO THE COMMUNITY ON THE EFFICACY AND BENEFITS OF WILDERNESS THERAPY AND TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT.STLF PARTNERS WITH 10 WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND CONTINUES TO GROW OUR ASSOCIATION WITH WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAMS. IN FY2021 WE HOPE TO ADD 3 MORE WILDERNESS THERAPY PROGRAMS TO OUR PARTNER PROGRAM. OUR GOAL IS TO EXPAND IN STATES WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE A PARTNER, TO PROGRAMS THAT ARE OBH ACCREDITED, AND TO PROGRAMS THAT OFFER UNIQUE TREATMENT OPTIONS AND/OR FOCUS ON A SPECIFIC MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE. WE HAVE A VERY THOROUGH AND EXTENSIVE VETTING AND INTERVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THE PROGRAMS MEET OUR CRITERIA STANDARDS SUCH AS MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY AND SAFETY, HAVING A FAMILY COMPONENT AND MEASURING OUTCOMES.TO BRING AWARENESS AND EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY TO THE BENEFITS AND EFFICACY OF WILDERNESS THERAPY, STLF WILL CONTINUE TO HOST OUTREACH AND WILDERNESS THERAPY ALUMNI ACTIVITIES IN THE BAY AREA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. COVID-19 HAS IMPACTED THE FUNDRAISING CLIMATE AND TYPES OF EVENTS, SO THE EVENTS FOR THIS NEXT YEAR WILL MOST LIKELY BE VIRTUAL EVENTS AND INVOLVE LOCAL COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, WILDERNESS THERAPY ALUMNI, STLF PARTNER PROGRAMS, FAMILIES, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, STLF STAFF, ETC..WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY OUR FUNDRAISING EFFORTS TO INCLUDE NEW INDIVIDUAL, CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS, GRANTS FROM FOUNDATIONS, MATCHING DONATIONS FROM CORPORATIONS, "PAY-IT-FORWARD AND PEER TO PEER CAMPAIGNS, AND CAMPAIGNS USING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. AN INCREASED EMPHASIS ON ALUMNI, BOARD MEMBER AND STLF STAFF OUTREACH TO POTENTIAL DONORS HELPS TO DIVERSIFY THE REVENUE STREAMS.STLF HAS A HIGHLY ENGAGED BOARD OF DIRECTORS (12) MEMBERS, ADVISORY BOARD AND 7 PART-TIME EMPLOYEES WHO PARTICIPATE AND/OR VOLUNTEER FOR STLF FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND DONATION CAMPAIGNS AS WELL AS AN ACTIVE AND COMMITTED GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS.STLF IS A FRIEND OF OUTDOOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE (OBH), A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES PROGRAM STANDARDS, ETHICS AND RISK MANAGEMENT, AND FACILITATES OUTCOME RESEARCH ON THE EFFICACY OF WILDERNESS THERAPY TREATMENT. WE ARE AN AFFILIATED GRANTING ORGANIZATION WITH THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THERAPEUTIC SCHOOLS & PROGRAMS (NATSAP), AND WE ATTEND THE ANNUAL NATIONAL WILDERNESS THERAPY SYMPOSIUM.

STLF'S 12-15 WEEK FAMILY COACHING SERVICE INVOLVES THE ENTIRE FAMILY AND IS LED BY OUR TWO FAMILY COACHES (CONTRACT EMPLOYEES) WHO HAVE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AS THERAPISTS IN WILDERNESS THERAPY, TRANSITIONAL SUPPORT CARE, AND TRADITIONAL THERAPEUTIC CARE. THE SERVICE INCLUDES COLLABORATION WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, WEEKLY PHONE CALLS, HOMEWORK AND PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. A HOME CONTRACT IS ESTABLISHED, SETTING BOUNDARIES AND CONSEQUENCES, AND A SUPPORT SYSTEM, INCLUDING THERAPISTS, A PSYCHIATRIST AND MENTORS, IS PUT IN PLACE. A CURRICULUM LAYS OUT THE PLAN BY WEEK. THE HANDS-ON APPROACH HELPS GUIDE FAMILIES OUT OF THE PITFALLS OF RELAPSE AND INTO HEALTHY, BALANCED FAMILY DYNAMICS AND A LIFE OF SUCCESS AND INDEPENDENCE FOR THE YOUTH. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE OUR FAMILIES TO UTILIZE THIS CRITICAL SUPPORT COMPONENT IF THEY ARE UNABLE TO TRANSITION THEIR YOUTH TO ANOTHER AFTERCARE PROGRAM. SINCE INCEPTION IN 2016, THE FAMILY COACHING SERVICE HAS SUPPORTED 112 FAMILIES. STLF OFFERS ITS FAMILY COACHING SERVICE TO NON-STLF FAMILIES FOR A FEE OF $1500, WHICH IS THE OUT-OF-POCKET COST OF THE PROGRAM FOR STLF PER FAMILY (FAMILY COACHES BILL STLF A REDUCED RATE OF $100 PER HOUR AND AN AVERAGE OF 15 HOURS IS SPENT WITH EACH FAMILY).

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