Connection Matters for Mental Health
“So I went to church with my family growing up, we went to a Christian Church and I think having that group of people, just like being connected to more people in general, regardless of the [...]
Finding Connection At School . . . The Hard Way
Finding connection and community is challenging at any stage in life. In this blog post, our SAP member Daniel talks about how finding a church community during college led to genuine connection. [...]
Meet our 2022 SAP Leadership Fellow, Christian Camacho!
The Springtide Ambassadors Program (SAP) launched in January 2021 with our inaugural group of youth and young adult ambassadors entering an online cohort that stretched over a 15-month [...]
How Campus Ministry Created a Sense of Belonging
Many young people are lonely, which Springtide defines as a persistent state of being in which a person feels isolated, unsupported, and without close friends. Nearly 40 percent of the young [...]
Why Schools Need Connection, Expectation, and Purpose
Please enjoy this excerpt from our latest report on mental health and Gen Z in schools: Creating Organizations That Are Mental-Health Friendly Focusing on Connection, Expectations, [...]
How to Stay Connected Overseas
A poem from former Springtide intern, Norhan When I was 9, I told Baba I figured it out: “I know how to stay in touch with you when you’re in America without you spending any money!” [...]
Migrant and Immigrant Young People Need Mentors Too
Relational Authority can offer steps for caring for this community Mentors can help create a sense of belonging and meaning in the lives of young people. But according to The [...]
Compassion & Care in the Classroom
Practicing Relational Authority as we emerge from the pandemic We’re coming up on the end of what has been one of the strangest years in history. As adults increasingly turn [...]