SIMS Foundation

Please note that the SIMS Foundation's offices will be officially closed for the holiday break from December 24, 2024 to January 1, 2025. In the event you or someone you love experiences an urgent or emergent behavioral health event, please call 988. For all emergencies, please call 911. We wish everyone a safe and healthy holiday season! ✨

Join SIMS Foundation and our good friends at Armadillo World Headquarters (AWHQ) in the South Congress Hotel on Friday, December 20th (tomorrow!) for holiday shopping, good vibes, and music from SISI! AWHQ will be donating 100% of gross sales from the entire day to SIMS, and we're thrilled to have SISI playing a set in-store from 7 to 8 p.m. 😃 Do good while having fun and grabbing some cool merch for those last-minute holiday gifts! AWHQ in the South Congress Hotel 1603 South Congress Ave. 100% of Gross Sales on 12/20 benefit SIMS! Music from SISI, 7 to 8 p.m. #seeyouthere #simsfoundation #mentalhealthmatters #armadilloworldheadquarters #austinmusic #austinmusicians #dogoodhavefun #sisi

ICYMI: We are giving away 10 free limited-edition SIMS shirts, featuring a design by Conrad Keely from Austin's own ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead! All donors who contribute $100 or more to our Restore the Rhythm end of year campaign by Dec. 31, 2024 will be entered to win. 😀 Support SIMS + win cool merch = WIN-WIN. Check out the campaign on our website at https://lnkd.in/gbW5yXxT. (Drawing will occur in early Jan. 2025.) #simsfoundation #restoretherhythm #conradkeely #raffle #andyouwillknowusbythetrailofdead #mentalhealth #mentalhealthmatters

Today, on #GivingTuesday, we at SIMS Foundation are thrilled to announce that two significant gifts from our friends at Armadillo World Headquarters and C3 Presents will help us connect our most vulnerable clients to care during our current service model transition. And thanks to the support from AWHQ and C3, we have now reached close to 30 percent of our goal for our Restore the Rhythm campaign! “We are incredibly grateful to AWHQ and C3 Presents for stepping up to protect these vital services for our local music community,” said SIMS CEO Derrick Lesnau. “Their commitment ensures we can continue supporting our clients when mental health care services are more critical than ever. While this support allows us to continue select services, we are still very much in need of continued fundraising in order to implement our new service model that will allow us to serve our community for decades to come.” Please consider a gift to SIMS Foundation for #GivingTuesday today and help us continue our legacy of providing emotional wellness to Austin's music community! https://lnkd.in/gbW5yXxT (Photo from left to right: Dave Froelich, Fox 7 Austin; Derrick Lesnau, SIMS Foundation; Nick Shuley, AWHQ) Kayla J. Williams Kayla Keller Ritchie Sandee Fenton Emmett Beliveau #simsfoundation #restoretherhythm #c3presents #armadilloworldheadquarters #givingtuesday #mentalhealthmatters

It's #GivingTuesday, and today you can make a big difference in the lives of Austin's music industry professionals by making a donation to the SIMS Foundation. Since 1995, SIMS Foundation has provided more than 25,000 musicians, music industry professionals, and their dependent families with access to mental health care services. And we need your support to continue this legacy of emotional wellness for our music community! Please consider a gift on Giving Tuesday. Your support means the world to us and those we serve. 💙 #givingtuesday #simsfoundation #atxmusic #atxmusicians #restoretherhythm

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, the biggest giving day of the year! 💙 And we hope we can count on your support for SIMS Foundation and our Restore the Rhythm campaign, an initiative to help us strengthen and expand our mental health services for Austin's music community. For 29 years, we have provided life-saving care to musicians, music industry professionals, and their dependent families, and we need your help to continue this important work. Scroll to see how friends like you make a big difference in supporting the music community we cherish and love in Austin. ➡️💙 Donate early in honor of Giving Tuesday on our website today or set a reminder to give tomorrow. Thank you for your support for our mission to support the emotional wellbeing of Austin's music community! #simsfoundation #restoretherhythm #atxmusic #austinmusicians #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealthishealth #givingtuesday #givingtuesday2024

Thank you to our friends at Arlyn Studios for choosing SIMS Foundation to be the nonprofit partner for their 40th Anniversary celebration this past weekend! Arlyn Studios is an Austin institution, and we are so grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of this tremendous milestone and to everyone in our local music community for their support. 💙 #arlynstudios #simsfoundation #atxmusic #mentalhealthmatters #40thanniversary #restoretherhythm #grateful Derrick Lesnau Marissa A. Rivera, LPC-S, QTAP Conrádo C. Sarah Andrews Ellee Fletcher

SIMS CEO Derrick Lesnau and Board member Micah Clements with National Association of Benefits and Insurance Providers (NABIP) rep, Victoria Treviño. Their golf tournament raised over $2K for SIMS Foundation, and we are so grateful. 🙏

Today, we at SIMS Foundation are excited to launch a new campaign to benefit our local music community. And we need your help! 💙 🎶 Join SIMS Foundation to Restore the Rhythm and support access to mental healthcare for Austin’s music community! For 29 years, we have provided life-saving mental health and recovery services to musicians and music professionals. But now, we needs your help to expand services and create a new future for those who need us most. 🎸 Learn more about how we are rebuilding our support model to serve our community for decades to come. Let’s work together to ensure Austin musicians can keep creating the music we all love! Donate today at https://lnkd.in/gbW5yXxT “SIMS Foundation is our lifeline, helping musicians thrive. Your support keeps this vital work alive." - Gina Chavez, local musician #RestoretheRhythm #SupportLocalMusic #MentalHealthMatters #AustinMusic #SIMSFoundation #LiveMusicCapital

For almost 30 years, the SIMS Foundation has been honored to provide direct access to mental health care for thousands of Austin musicians, music industry professionals, and their dependent families. Austin's vibrant music scene is what makes our city so special and unique. Yet we know that working musicians face unique challenges when it comes to mental health, which is why we must come together as a community to support our artists and preserve our city's culture. Today, on World Mental Health Day, we hope you will consider a gift to SIMS to keep this important mission going! ❤️ https://lnkd.in/gbW5yXxT #worldmentalhealthday #simsfoundation #mentalhealthishealth #mentalhealthmatters #austinmusic #atxmusic