Watch: "I see a future for myself as someone who lifts the next generation."

Last night, this year's scholarship recipients and donors gathered to connect and celebrate. With over $650,000 in new scholarships, that's a lot to celebrate! Watch this new video where scholarship recipients share their lives, loves, and dreams with us, as well as inspiring words from a few of the donors behind the scholarships. If you're looking for an extra dose of inspiration, watch this 80-second video of moments from the event and a scholarship donor's tribute to his father and our "intersecting journeys."

Who inspires you? Nominate them for one of three Spirit Awards!

Who’s making Arlington better—quietly, boldly, or from the ground up? The 2025 Spirit Awards will honor three local leaders whose impact deserves the spotlight: a trusted and selfless volunteer, a visionary nonprofit professional, and a rising change-maker. With two new awards this year, this is your chance to help us celebrate the full arc of leadership in our community. Nominations are open through Wednesday, June 11. Click here or the button below to submit yours today!

See and Support: LGBTQ+ Mental Health Reel & World Pride Match

As you'll see in this Instagram Reel, last week's LGBTQ+ Mental Health discussion was both challenging and joyful. Resources shared during the event can be found here. As we carry this momentum forward, your support can go even further: all donations to the Fund for Queer Causes are being matched up to $2,000 through the end of World Pride, and they're already more than halfway there! Let’s keep celebrating joy, expanding access, and uplifting the voices shaping change.

Meet the newest Nonprofit Directory profile: Free2Talk

As National Mental Health Awareness Month comes to a close, we wanted to take the chance to introduce you to the newest listing in the Nonprofit Directory. We've had the pleasure of hosting William Mount, the founder of Free2Talk, for a high school work study program. His passion for making therapy accessible for young people, and starting a nonprofit in high school to do just that, is truly an inspiration to us all. We hope you'll get to know Free2Talk and use the Nonprofit Directory to get to know and support so many incredible nonprofits providing mental health services for our communities.