Support Science-Aligned Public Schools
Washington’s young people are experiencing sustained mental-health distress, disengagement, and inequitable outcomes inside school systems built on a 150‑year‑old model that predates modern developmental science. At the same time, district leaders face intense pressure—with little protected space to test fundamentally different designs inside public education.
The Washington Youth Mental Health & Public School Promise Initiative exists to address the structure of schooling itself—not to launch another program or mandate. Support for this work helps build a credible, public‑system pathway for redesign so every child can learn, belong, and thrive.
What Your Support Makes Possible
Your tax‑deductible contribution helps:
Launch public microschool pilots inside existing schools
Support districts in piloting science‑aligned learning environments using current buildings, staffing, and budgets—without privatization, exclusion, or erosion of public responsibility.
Enable district teams to redesign without burnout
Fund planning time, design support, coaching, and professional learning so early‑adopting districts are not asked to carry redesign on top of already unsustainable workloads.
Generate independent, public‑system evidence
Underwrite rigorous evaluation and data work that document impacts on student well‑being, engagement, and learning under real accountability conditions—evidence districts, funders, and policymakers can act on.
Center student, family, and educator voices
Resource listening, storytelling, and co‑design so structural change reflects lived experience—not just policy theory.
Every gift—from individuals, family foundations, and institutional partners—helps Washington move from endless cycles of reform toward durable system redesign aligned with modern developmental science.
Ways to Support the Initiative
Give Online
Use our secure online donation form.
Give by Check
Payable to: Center for Inspired Learning
Memo: Washington Youth Mental Health & Public School Promise Initiative
Mail to: 1053 Sunset Ave., Bellingham, WA 98226
Explore a Philanthropic Partnership
For major gifts, multi‑year commitments, or aligned funding initiatives that support district pilots, evaluation, or statewide learning, please contact: