Let’s stop dancing around mental health conversations.
Walt’s Waltz is a grassroots nonprofit, 80% funded by individual donations, and 100% of donations go directly into programing. Donations can take many forms. Please contact Susan, if you would like to learn more susanfischer@waltswaltz.com
Did you know?
In 2023 Walt’s Waltz had an impact on over 7,000 including over 1,200 attendees in our Painting Mental Health Workshops with each receiving a Self-Care Gift bag!
Over 10,000 “Take your mental health temperature” cards have been distributed.
Over 21 Articles/News Programs have featured Walt’s Waltz and over 1,700 monthly page visits to our Self-Care Tips Page
Over 17 Walt’s Waltz Stigma-Free Environments have been established including: USC Upstate, the City of Greenville, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Beta Theta Pi @ Furman University, Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Grocery, Sustaining Way, Unity Health on Main, Tracy Wright Martin Art Studio, The Children’s Museum of the Upstate, Greenville Swamp Rabbits, iTrust Wellness, CHCF Brian, Glow Lyric Theatre, Greenville Center for Creative Arts and others.
And GOODNESS, so much more!
$1,000 - $5,000
Builds Stigma-Free Environments
$250 - $750
In Person Community Outreach
$25- $100 Donation
Educational Literacy Programs
$ Other Amount
Walt’s Waltz Ambassador
Walt’s Waltz is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit EIN 84-3226395 All donations are tax deductible. We are grateful for your support of our mission and are proud of our accomplishments. Checks can be mailed to the following address.
Walt’s Waltz
120 St. Augustine Dr.
Greenville, SC 29615
The ten selected images were each donated to be used for this project and represent various approaches to the theme. Photographers: Creagh Cross, Tara Davis, Honey Gilmore, Kaoly Gutierrez, Tyler Hall, Andrew Huang, Zane Logan, Steve Naylor, Reginald Thermidor, and Zac Wilson.
Donate $100.00 or more and receive a set of Postcards created by local artists donated by GoodPrintedThings and a heavy canvas Mascot Tote Bag. Photographers were invited to submit work around the theme: A Sense of Place in the South.
People Are Suffering… Some Are Dying…
1 in 5 people have a mental health condition at any given time and every 40 Seconds someone dies by Suicide.
In the United States, Suicide is the 2nd Leading Cause of death in 10 - 35 year-olds. In 2022, there were 1.7 Million Suicide Attempts, over 49,300 deaths by Suicide, and in 2020, 582 children aged 10 -14 died by suicide in 2021 which is over TWICE the number of suicides compared to homicides.
Mental Health Conditions Are Complicated…
We acknowledge progress in the movement to “Break the Stigma” but … it’s not enough… WE MUST DO BETTER! At Walt’s Waltz, we work with experts to determine effective ways to help those suffering with mental health conditions through our progressive initiatives.
Meet Kim Fabian, Recently Retired Executive Director for Greenville Center for Creative Arts.
"Greenville Center for Creative Arts was honored to become the first Stigma-Free Zone in Upstate South Carolina and support Walt's Waltz in shedding light on the important mental health issues that affect our community. As an organization that promotes creativity and connections, GCCA's mission is enhanced by this partnership, which helps us foster a safe and welcoming space for people to express their struggles and feel supported."
Jenna Tamisiea Elser, the Producing Artistic Director for Glow Lyric Theatre.
“Glow Lyric Theatre is so honored to be a Stigma-Free Zone with Walt’s Waltz. If we are to create the best opera and musical theatre possible, then it is vital that our theatre be a space that acknowledges the importance of mental health. With the goal of the performing arts being to create empathy and understanding of the human condition, we are so proud to partner with a mental health organization like Walt’s Waltz that continues to save lives with their work. What could be more rewarding than that?”
Zawu Y. Duyann, our international Ambassador from Liberia.
“Our people are dying, and no one is helping us. Our culture tends to perceive war survivors with PTSD as possessed and transmission can be “caught” through eye contact. So, many individuals tend to call the police and even throw rocks when they are in the presence of PTSD survivors.”
