Inspire young people to live their greatest story!
Help build our team and expand the impact of Play to Your Strengths
You or your business can support this important work
- $500/month or $6,000 allows us to train a school campus coach who is available one day/week for strengths coaching and encouragement
- $350/month or $4,200 allows us to offer a one-day strengths retreat for up to 100 students
- $125/month or $1,500 makes it possible for us to offer a school Strengths Club (15-25 students) for a semester
- $250 allows us to purchase assessment codes for 10 students
The youth programs of Play to Your Strengths were first developed over a decade ago in response to a mental health crisis among students. We asked the question: What if we utilized strengths philosophy to help students discover their unique talents and use them to make a positive difference in the world? The retreats and clubs we created have had a powerful impact on students and school staff.
We serve around 200 students annually with mostly volunteers. In order to reach 1,000, we need to grow our team.
The need is greater than ever. In 2021, nearly 16,000 young people decided that life was not worth living and took their own lives. That is 300 a week. We want to expand our programming and partner with other non-profits already working with kids to make suicide unthinkable.
Recent articles in academic journals support the potential of strengths philosophy to help youth grow in social-emotional learning objectives and resilience.
We need your help. We will need to raise $300,000 this year to be able to add two additional staff people and provide more programming for students.
Your business or organization can also support us by booking one of our powerful Strengths Workshops for your team.
If you would prefer to send a check, please make the check payable to: PTYS.
C/O Steve Gahagen (8412 Tapestry Circle, Unit 403, Louisville, KY 40222)