Sneak Peak of Gap Relief’s 2024 Vision

We have had such an incredible 2023 with our team, our board of directors, and with the helpers we serve all around the world. As we bring this year to a close, we are so excited to share a few of our upcoming plans as part of our 2024 Gap Relief vision.

Our T.I.E.R.S. program remains one of our favorite projects, and we can’t wait to continue this work in 2024! We are excited to announce that for the 2024-2025 school year, we will be adding 3 more school teams from NWA to this program, and also plan to increase consultation with local school district personnel regarding staff care and resiliency as well as trauma-informed student supports, policies, and procedures.  We are looking to raise $35,000 to continue this important work in 2024, and invite you to jump in with us!

Another of our ongoing projects is with NCPTF, or the National Child Protection Task Force. In 2024 we are looking to continue creating additional support around this organization as they serve the most vulnerable of our citizens–our children! The individuals who are part of NCPTF are helpers of helpers just like us at Gap Relief, stepping in with law enforcement agencies around the world to assist them in protecting, finding, and rescuing missing children. We can’t wait to continue supporting them! We are working to raise $3,000/month to work with NCPTF in 2024, and would love for you to be a part. 

In addition to the specific large-scale projects mentioned above, there are several other endeavors we have our eyes on for 2024 as well. 

Nonprofit organizations continue to be one of the sectors we engage most as they are - on purpose - entering into high trauma levels and working to be part of the solution every single day. In 2024, we plan to build further organizational support programs for our current nonprofit partners, and are also looking to develop support for several more nonprofits in Northwest Arkansas.

We plan to take at least two international trips in 2024 to continue to serve our partners serving the global community. We also have plans to consult with  international nonprofit organizations on building out their personnel resiliency strategies.

Gap Relief will continue to spend time consulting with community leaders and representatives to build bridges for law enforcement, first responders, and other trauma-impacted sectors to receive excellent trauma care.  This looks like educating leaders about the world of mental health and insurance, advocating for increased training and resiliency support through grants and other sources of funding, and being the boots-on-the-ground counselors, coaches, and trainers to bring these efforts to life.

Part of our efforts in this next year will be toward dreams that may not come to fruition in 2024, but require dedicated effort and planning in order to stay on track for the future. One of these is dreaming about a comprehensive care center for Helpers in the future. It is highly important to us to be able to provide fully rounded care for those who care for everyone else. Part of our vision includes green space, places to heal and rest, and space to better receive the trauma-informed services we are continuing to build.

Finally, an important goal we have for 2024 is to increase the care and training that we are able to offer our very own Gap Relief team–as we ourselves are a trauma-impacted organization!  As we seek to be the helpers of the helpers, we are very committed to our own wellness and resiliency along the way.  As part of this endeavor, we are thrilled to announce that a significant portion of our team is beginning Somatic Experiencing Training. You can follow this link to learn more about this extensive training, but this effort is seeking to be ready to provide the highest quality trauma care possible to those helpers who matter most to the people they serve, while simultaneously giving members of our team an opportunity to build resiliency within themselves. We hope that this training experience is just the tip of the iceberg when considering how we are able to bolster our team with resiliency support and care this year. 

We would love to have you on our side as we transition into another great year of helping the helpers build resilient communities. We cannot do this without the support of those who benefit from the health, stability, and capacity of our first responders, nonprofit leaders, international workers, foster and adoptive families, healthcare providers, military personnel, and educators. They make our communities safer, healthier, and functional, and we at Gap Relief have the honor of getting to hold their arms up as they serve us all well.

With your personal or company end-of-year giving, please support Gap Relief.