OK You

Mission

OK You addresses this country's youth mental health crisis by supporting youth and youth-supporters with free arts + wellness practices, workshops, and youth leadership opportunities that promote a more compassionate and empowered relationship with anxiety and other challenging emotions.

Bottom Line for Portland

1 in 3 young people struggle with anxiety or depression, yet 80% never receive help outside of home or school. With Portland counselors carrying an average caseload of 345 students, many—especially those in historically underserved communities—are left to struggle alone. OK You fills this critical gap by bringing creative mental health support directly to youth where they learn and grow.

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“OK You has been an invaluable partner to our counselors, social workers, and school psychologists. Their approach is student-centered, trauma-informed, and rooted in creativity.  OK You’s tools are used regularly across our more than 80 schools. By promoting activities that stimulate creativity and artistic exploration, OK You empowers students to build confidence, manage anxiety, and connect more deeply with themselves and others. Their programming fills a critical gap in mental health support while aligning beautifully with Oregon’s broader goals around equity, well-being, and arts integration in schools.” - Marquita Guzman M.ED., Assistant Director, Student Success and Health Portland Public Schools

Incentives

BPN, Inc. will be matching donations up to $1,000.

On Your Feet will be matching donations up to $1,000.

Partner(s)

BPN, Inc. is Portland-based, woman-owned, certified B Corp committed to collaborating with like-minded clients to deliver big ideas that drive business results.

On Your Feet designs and delivers groundbreaking highly interactive experiences for the world’s most innovative brands through trainings, events, retreats, team sessions, innovation workshops, and more.

North Pole Studio empowers artists with autism & I/DD to pursue self-determined lives and careers in the arts.

Pacific Refugee Support Group (PRSG) is a community-based organization focused on re-empowering refugees, asylum seekers, and displaced individuals through a trauma-informed care, culturally responsive, and human-centered approach.