When words fail, music speaks
~Hans Christian Andersen
About Us
The Sound Mind Project, founded in 2022, is a community choir that seeks to raise awareness and funds to support causes that directly work with youth in need of mental health support.
For many youth, it seems impossible to turn off the thoughts that cast a shadow over their already overwhelming lives. Anxiety, depression, or other challenges might feel like a constant pain that won’t go away, trapping young people and making them feel powerless. So many aren’t sure how or where to seek help – or a listening ear.
The Sound Mind Project hopes to be a voice for these youth. Through our music and the donations we receive at our concerts, we seek to raise awareness and support for the mental health needs of youth in our communities.
With proceeds from our concerts in 2022 we donated a guitar and festival drums to the music therapy program supporting the new inpatient mental health unit at Children’s Minnesota. We also donated $2000 to Mental Health Connect, a local organization helping to connect people with the resources they need.
In 2023 we have donated $1,000 to Twin Cities Music Therapy Services as well as tubanos and a guitar to Children's Minnesota.
Concerts
A portion of this concert’s proceeds will support Northeast Youth and Family Services.
NYFS' mission is: Transforming lives by ensuring access to care that nurtures healing, cultivates community, and inspires hope.
NYFS partners with 16 municipalities and four school districts to provide comprehensive and cost-effective support to clients at all ages and stages of life.
Their services include:
Clinic-based and telehealth counseling for all ages
School-Based Services
Diversion programming for youth
Community Connections programming for isolated youth
Community Advocate services
Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocacy and Therapy Services
Psychological Assessments
Support from our municipal partners, and donations from community stakeholders, allows NYFS to remove financial barriers and provide services to many who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford this help.