Invest in local children and families
calm relies on the support of an informed, caring community to help us meet the growing needs of local children and families.
GET INVOLVED
Support calm
By supporting our mission, you will have a significant impact on children and families in our community for generations.
UPCOMING
Events
calm at Heart
Join us for a calm at Heart luncheon on Friday, November 6, 2026 to support vulnerable children and families.
Let’s Get Loud
We are so grateful for your record-breaking support at Let’s Get Loud 2026!
GIVING
How you can help
There are many ways to support our mission of preventing childhood trauma, healing children and families and building resilient communities.
Monthly Giving
Join calm‘s Support System
With a recurring monthly gift, you become a dependable source of support for children and families.
Some ways to support our ongoing healing work:
$100
Support weekly therapy for a teen healing from trauma
$50
Provide a training session for a preschool teacher learning to address challenging behaviors
$25
Cover travel costs for a home visitor to reach families where they are
$10
Keep a room stocked with books, therapy toys, and tools that help kids engage during sessions
Impact Circle
Join our Impact Circle
Your annual contribution(s) totaling $1,000 or more will impact our sustained work and growth.
Levels
$25,000+ Champion
$15,000+ Ambassador
$10,000+ Protector
$5,000+ Advocate
$2,500+ Partner
$1,000+ Friend
Benefits
- Recognition in Annual Report*
- Special invitations to learning opportunities
- Annual calm token of appreciation
* For donors who prefer to be anonymous, we value your privacy and will not include your name in public listings.
Your gift will impact calm’s ability to
- Identify and alleviate childhood adversity
- Stop the cycle of trauma in families
- Provide trauma-informed educational opportunities
Planned Giving
Join the Children’s Legacy Society
Make a planned gift to have an impact now and in the future.
A new way to support calm in perpetuity: endowed funds
Support the Maryan Schall Impact Fund, or create your own endowed fund to support what matters most to you!
To discuss planned giving or endowments, contact Shelby McLean at
Ambassadors
Network
Be a calm Ambassador
Join the Ambassadors Network to give your time and talent in one or more of the following areas:
- Sunshine Fund: Help individual calm clients meet their goals by raising funds for practical and social needs
- Staff Appreciation: Help us show appreciation to the hard working calm team through wellness efforts
- Community Awareness: Strengthen our outreach by introducing calm to new community groups
- Events: Help organize fundraisers to benefit calm
If you’re interested in joining the Ambassadors Network, contact Meredith Donin at .
Join calm‘s Support System
With a recurring monthly gift, you become a dependable source of support for children and families.
Some ways to support our ongoing healing work:
$100
Support weekly therapy for a teen healing from trauma
$50
Provide a training session for a preschool teacher learning to address challenging behaviors
$25
Cover travel costs for a home visitor to reach families where they are
$10
Keep a room stocked with books, therapy toys, and tools that help kids engage during sessions
Join our Impact Circle
Your annual contribution(s) totaling $1,000 or more will impact our sustained work and growth.
Levels
$25,000+ Champion
$15,000+ Ambassador
$10,000+ Protector
$5,000+ Advocate
$2,500+ Partner
$1,000+ Friend
Benefits
- Recognition in Annual Report*
- Special invitations to learning opportunities
- Annual calm token of appreciation
* For donors who prefer to be anonymous, we value your privacy and will not include your name in public listings.
Your gift will impact calm’s ability to
- Identify and alleviate childhood adversity
- Stop the cycle of trauma in families
- Provide trauma-informed educational opportunities
Join the Children’s Legacy Society
Make a planned gift to have an impact now and in the future.
A new way to support calm in perpetuity: endowed funds
Support the Maryan Schall Impact Fund, or create your own endowed fund to support what matters most to you!
To discuss planned giving or endowments, contact Shelby McLean at
Be a calm Ambassador
Join the Ambassadors Network to give your time and talent in one or more of the following areas:
- Sunshine Fund: Help individual calm clients meet their goals by raising funds for practical and social needs
- Staff Appreciation: Help us show appreciation to the hard working calm team through wellness efforts
- Community Awareness: Strengthen our outreach by introducing calm to new community groups
- Events: Help organize fundraisers to benefit calm
If you’re interested in joining the Ambassadors Network, contact Meredith Donin at .
calm Teen Council
The Teen Council is a year-long leadership opportunity for 9th-12th grade students who are passionate about mental health, trauma prevention, and peer advocacy.
Members work directly with calm staff to design and lead youth-focused initiatives, gain training in trauma-informed leadership, and create change where it matters most—in schools, within families, and for the next generation. At this time, the Teen Council is only available for Santa Barbara area students.
Spread Sunshine
Support practical and social needs of clients and families to help them meet their treatment goals. The Sunshine Fund helps CALM provide items like sports equipment to help a child join a team, a stroller to help a parent get their baby to appointments safely, or a bed for a little one who hasn’t been sleeping well.
We are not looking for volunteers at this time. If you would like to support our work, please consider one of the ways above!
OUR PROGRAMS
What We Do
calm provides a balanced, comprehensive, and collaborative continuum of care with treatment that is thoughtfully tailored to each client we serve.
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
calm is committed to transparency
Look through our Impact Reports and Financials to learn more about how we operate.
