Jeremy Lin Foundation

[Grantee Partner Highlight] Jeremy Lin Foundation is excited to spotlight our partner Hope Horizon East Palo Alto! Jeremy and the team always love our visits! For 40 years, Hope Horizon East Palo Alto has been opening doors for youth east-of-Bayshore with a range of skills, including leadership, academic, and socio-emotional skills. Last year, they served 7,453 meals, and established over 30 partnerships to expand their efforts. The Churrobots, Hope Horizon’s robotics team, were part of the winning alliance at the Silicon Valley Regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) on March 3 and, despite many obstacles, managed to qualify for the championship World Cup in Houston. Congratulations on this incredible achievement! Also, we want to congratulate Hope Horizon’s new Executive Director, Josette (Josie) Langevine, most recently serving as Co-Executive Director alongside Tiffany Hong, and previously as Director of Operations for two years. We also wish Tiffany well, and extend gratitude for her exceptional leadership and commitment as Executive Director and Co-Executive Director over the past three years. Learn more at hopehorizonepa.org! Photo Credit: Hope Horizon East Palo Alto JLIN LLC

Jeremy opening up about his struggles with anxiety and how therapy transformed his mental health. Self-awareness and breaking negative cycles are crucial. JLIN LLC

[AANHPI Heritage Month Mental Health Awareness Month] JLF Leaders Listening Lunch: Celebrating community, sharing challenges, and strengthening partnerships As AANHPI Heritage Month comes to a close, we want to give a shoutout to our amazing partners! We recently gathered over lunch with some of our NYC partners to celebrate community, sharing about wins and challenges, and building connections to strengthen partnerships. We are always so inspired by the incredible dedication and commitment of these partners to the youth and families in their communities, and we are grateful to walk alongside them in their work. Happy AANHPI Heritage Month! JLIN LLC

Jeremy Lin shares his journey with therapy and the importance of breaking down mental health stereotypes in the AAPI community. By sharing his experiences, he highlights the significance of having open conversations with loved ones. Let’s continue to support one another and prioritize our mental well-being.⁠ #AAPIMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness JLIN LLC

GWA Event: Mental Health By 2030 Today's Capital Investments, Tomorrow's Scientific Breakthroughs and Tech Innovations   May 30, 10 pm HKT | 3 pm GMT | 10 am ET | 7 am PT In honor of #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth in May, Global Women Asia (GWA) is spotlighting this important issue. Globally, mental health disorders are on the rise. While awareness has increased in today's post-COVID era, it remains a stigma in many societies. No doubt, this is further compounded by social media and global current events. As we continue to focus on #WomenInSTEM in 2024, GWA invites you to learn more about the current state of mental health solutions and breakthroughs. We will hear from Marine Mallinson, a serial entrepreneur and investor behind the world's major mental health innovations across therapeutics, AI, digital health, and devices, and Patricia Sun, CEO of former NBA Champion Jeremy Lin’s company JLIN LLC and Board President of the Jeremy Lin Foundation, whose mission is to serve lower-income Asian American Pacific Islander and cross-racial youth through narrative change, community empowerment, and cross-racial solidarity. Mental health is a key focus of the Foundation. Register: https://lnkd.in/ee7TD2iM

[AAPI Heritage Month Mental Health Awareness Month] Mental health issues are on the rise within the AAPI community, especially among youth. 80% of AAPI youth feel like they don’t belong and 1 in 4 are bullied. Suicide is the leading cause of death for AAPI youth ages 15-24 years old. AAPI youth are also the least likely of any racial or ethnic group to receive mental health treatment. Many of our community partners are providing AAPI youth mental health support and advocacy. For example, CACF: Coalition for Asian American Children and Families has published policy recommendations around how to best support AAPI youth mental health, such as providing culturally competent mental health services, community support, youth leaders empowerment, and intergenerational programs to address their mental health experiences. Do you have ideas of other ways to support AAPI youth mental health? Sources: CDC, STOP AAPI HATE, Act to Change, STAATUS Study, Journal of Adolescent Health, CACF For resources, check out IG: @aapaonline @apiahf @naapimha @namicommunicate @asianmentalhealthcollective @southasiantherapists @asiansformentalhealth #AAPIMentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness JLIN LLC

[AAPI Heritage Month Mental Health  Month] 🌟 Partner Spotlight 🌟 At the Jeremy Lin Foundation, we’re grateful for all of our partners deeply embedded in the community, serving AAPI and other youth of color. Many of our partners provide mental health services to youth. This month, we’re shining a spotlight on Community Youth Center of San Francisco (CYC) who serves over 8,000 youth each year. A key programmatic area for CYC is health and wellness, providing San Francisco youth and families access to mental health resources. CYC provides a broad array of culturally competent services for youth facing challenges related to mental health, drug prevention, healthy relationships, bullying, and violence prevention. The JLF team had a memorable visit to CYC and hanging with youth a few years ago,  and JLF was recently honored with CYC’s Community Partner Award. We’re excited to see them and our other partners make a difference in collective mental health. Video Credit: CYC JLIN LLC #CommunityPartners #MentalHealthAwareness #YouthEmpowerment

[AAPI Heritage Month Mental Health Awareness Month] 🌟 Partner Spotlight 🌟 With a shortage of access to culturally competent mental health services, JLF often hears about community based organizations filling in the gaps and on the frontlines of making referrals for mental health services. Oakland Trybe (https://lnkd.in/gf9GbdUk), led by Andrew Park, works to break the cycle of violence through supporting youth and families, by providing healing circles, violence interruption, food security, youth programming. The “Y” in Trybe stands for youth as they are the ones at the center of the work and serving. Andrew recently won the CBS Jefferson Award (highlighted in video). A profile on one of Trybe’s violence interruption leaders, Church T, is hope amidst brokenness. “A violence interrupter is pretty much a pastor, a peacemaker, a therapist, a friend, and family all in one,” Truehill said. When Church’s second family member was lost to gun violence, he took some months off work, and was able to see a Trybe therapist at different points who reached out at least once a week to check on him. “When his father died, with family close, the therapists and support from the DVP network, he was in a much better place.” For link to full church T article and photos: https://lnkd.in/ecgVV9PS VIDEO CREDIT: CBS News Bay Area JLIN LLC

[AAPI Heritage Month Mental Health Awareness Month] May is AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month! 🌟 Let's Talk About Mental Health 🌟  “When it comes to Mental Health, we don’t end up talking about it” - Jeremy Lin A throwback to a conversation between Jeremy Lin and Trevor Noah about his own mental health journey and breaking the stigma around mental well-being. The AAPI community faces significant mental health challenges, yet Asian Americans are the least likely to receive mental health treatment. To kick-off both AAPI Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month, how can you engage in the conversation and take action within your communities? ✅ Reach out to friends and family, ask how they’re doing, and listen and validate their feelings ✅Share your own experiences with mental health in a supportive environment ✅Normalize self-care practices and de-stigmatize seeking help JLIN LLC

The Hope Horizon Churrobots, EPA’s only FIRST robotics team, are competing in the world championships this week for the first time ever! We’re so proud of the team, coaches, family and staff who have worked so hard to get to this moment. And a big thank you to our community and partners who have supported the Churrobots! You can read more about in the link below and follow @churrobots.8048 on their adventures in Texas. https://lnkd.in/g-CferWe