The Luce Initiative
The Luce Initiative is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization committed to accelerating the growth of early stage programs that provide critical mental health support services to youth, young adults, and families in immediate need.
Our Mission
To improve the lives of youth, young adults, and families in immediate need, we fund early-stage programs that seek to meaningfully address the gaps in our current mental health care system.
We engage a vibrant and committed donor network who share our bias for action and desire to support our community.
Through our volunteer organization, we raise funds with the commitment to maximizing the contribution directed to the programs we support.
The Origin of Our Name
In Italian, 'luce' (pronounced loo-chā) means 'light'.
Through our fundraising, the Luce Initiative is able to help increase access to mental health support services for youth, young adults, and families helping them move into the light of a brighter future.
More Help Now
To date, we have raised over $350,000 in support of the Family Navigation Project at Sunnybrook, a non-profit, philanthropically funded program that provides help to youth, 13 to 26 years old, experiencing mental health and/or addiction issues, and their families.
How We Help
We are a community of professionals who have the experience and passion to make a difference.
We are focussed. We are agile. We are committed to making a positive impact.
Through the Luce Initiative we are raising funds to:
- Fill in the gaps to increase critical mental health care support for youth, young adults, and families in immediate need.
- Fund early stage programs that seek to meaningfully address the gaps in our current mental health care system.
- Build a vibrant and committed donor network dedicated to increasing mental health care support services for our community.
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10 to 20% of Canadian youth are affected by a mental illness or disorder – the single most disabling group of disorders worldwide*. We have the ability to help – now.
Luce Helps By
Filling in the gaps to increase critical mental health care support.
Funding early stage programs that seek to meaningfully address the gaps in our current mental health care system.
Building a vibrant and committed donor network dedicated to increasing mental health care support services for our community.
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