Empowering Indigenous Youth for a Healthy Future

As the year comes to a close, Rising Minds is taking time to reflect with gratitude on the relationships and community connections that sustain our work in San Juan La Laguna. This season offers a meaningful opportunity to pause, give thanks, and honor the people who make our mission possible.

We are deeply grateful to our community partners, educators, artisans, and families for their continued trust and collaboration. Their insight and generosity continue to shape our understanding of how health, wellness, and social-emotional learning can best support the community.

We also extend sincere thanks to our GlobalGiving supporters. Your ongoing support allows Rising Minds to remain grounded, responsive, and community-centered as we look ahead. We move into the new year with appreciation for your partnership and optimism for what lies ahead.

Wishing our community partners, supporters, and friends a peaceful holiday season filled with warmth, reflection, and connection.

Over the past several months, Rising Minds has continued the process of reflection and planning that we began at the start of 2025. This intentional pause has given us the space to listen more deeply to the San Juan La Laguna community and to consider how our work in health, wellness, and social-emotional learning (SEL) can best respond to current realities.

While we have not launched new programs during this time, our focus has remained on building strong foundations for the future. We’ve stayed engaged with local partners, revisited lessons from our past initiatives, and identified areas where community needs and Rising Minds’ mission align most strongly.

This period of evaluation is a vital step in ensuring that when we move forward, we do so with clarity, sustainability, and meaningful local impact. We are deeply grateful to our GlobalGiving community for your continued support and patience as we lay the groundwork for what’s ahead.