As many of you know, May is Mental Health Awareness month. In May, Cypress will post on our social media accounts to get folks talking about mental health, and how we work to prepare folks with the skills they need to support someone facing a mental health challenge. You know how we feel about being prepared to help someone else! But this year, we aren’t waiting until May. Cypress is feeling a deep sense of urgency for the conversation now . And it’s because we aren’t okay. During our...

If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that there are things that can happen in our lives over which we have no control. We can begin our New Year with goals in sight and yet feel derailed in December when those outside forces impacted our ability to achieve those goals.  I know I definitely felt that as I said goodbye to 2025. So as I sit and think about 2026, I’m turning my attention to  how  I’ll be doing this work and less about goals for the work itself.  The landscape for...

As you may have seen recently, we suspended our donor campaign. Some folks have questioned that decision – who works at a non-profit and doesn’t ask for funding on Giving Tuesday?? I know, I know. But hear me out. I’m asking for “Friends Giving Tuesday” instead! As a person who chose non-profit leadership as a career path many years ago, I’ve learned a thing or two along the way. One of the things I’ve learned is that most of the funding you get, most of the contracts you get, most of the...