Thank you for your interest in the work of the Sozosei Foundation. A spirit of creativity imbues the Foundation's culture and approach. Throughout the year, the Foundation makes open calls for proposals across our program areas.
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Seeking applications from nonprofit organizations (or those with a nonprofit fiscal sponsor) eager to share updates on the implementation and/or operation of 988 in their communities through PechaKucha presentations at the Summit. These presentations will be held on December 5, 2022, in person, at PAFA.
The Sozosei Foundation announced a new opportunity for funding to support evidence-based programs and innovative (untested) approaches that will disrupt the current practice of criminalizing mental illness and accelerate access to community-based mental health care.
The Foundation sought "PechaKucha" concepts from creative, curious, and innovative nonprofits and individuals whose work shows particular promise for effective 988 implementation and a robust crisis care continuum. You can read more about PechaKucha style presentations here and see examples from the 2020 Summit here.
The Sozosei Solution Fund represented a new funding opportunity to support evidenced-based programs and innovative new ideas with the potential to disrupt current systems that result in the criminalization of mental illness and/or to accelerate access to community-based mental health care.