The Voices for Voices Podcast Episode 26, Founder, Justin Alan Hayes Answers Questions from the Voices for Voices Mailbag
Welcome to the Voices for Voices podcast
sponsored by Redwood Living
thank you for joining us today
I am Justin Alan Hayes founder and
executive director of Voices for Voices
host and humanitarian.
you can learn more about voices for
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our website voicesforvoices.org
Voices for Voices is a 501c3 non-profit.
charity organization that survives
solely on donations so if you can
please consider heading over to our
website to help us continue our mission
and the goal and dream to help three
billion people over the course of My
Lifetime and Beyond
today's episode is dedicated to
answering questions from our Voices for
Voices mailbag
we get asked many questions from time to
time and we have five questions that we
we are going to we are going to review today
it is helpful for us to be in
touch with our constituents and make
sure that we are providing the
information and the things that we
need to be able to show what our
organization is what we do how we help
how donations help so we are going to
start off with number one how did
Voices for Voices start.
so Voices for Voices started as an event.
an event that I wanted to hold.
that was able to bring people from all
levels of society together
whether they were able to speak whether
they were able to do sign language
whether they can play a musical
instrument or they'd able to sing.
whether they were able to do artistic
pieces and so that's how voices for
voices started we started at as a one
event a year organization where we again
will bring all these different aspects
people from all levels of society centered
on Mental Health accessibility and
inclusion
and so once we had that first initial
Voices for Voices what we call the a
brand new day event I knew that I wanted
to do more than just an event it
was one time a year the event was
fantastic the feedback was fantastic the
attendance was fantastic the feedback
from everybody involved was fantastic
it was live stream so whether you are
there in person or not you are able to
to check it out and still to this day
you can check that out on our voices for
Voices YouTube page but I wanted to do
more and this is how the voices for
voices podcast was really born in bred
into the organization
so I decided that again I wanted to do
more than just the one-time one once
a year event and I had been asked to be
on many different podcasts as guests
throughout that time of
that first event in a couple of months
after that that first event
and so I investigated whether it be
possible to have a podcast what I needed.
what equipment microphones cameras what
all I would need and so I investigated
all that and I decided I wanted to get
started so I started the voices for
voices podcast
and at that time
what I wanted to do was to continue that
mission of Voices for Voices into
from the event into more of the
organization so I wanted to have as we
do today individuals organizations
people that tell their story their voice
so it could be their voice or they could
be talking through somebody that’s
different so for instance it and then
touched on unfortunately with a number
of people who had loved ones who have
have taken their own lives and so in
those instances when those individuals
come on onto the podcast or at our
annual a brand-new day event they are
sharing the voice not only of themselves
but they are sharing that voice of that
loved one that is no longer with us and
so that's a another way that we can
really share and honor and just
make sure that we are not we are not
forgetting that those individuals so
that is that that's part of the voices
for voices podcast
the interest has grown so much so that
we're able to have a corporate sponsor
Redwood Living so they sponsor our a
brand new day event so our event
that we hold every October that I
just mentioned as well as our podcast so
that's been huge to get community
members to be behind us and to support
what we are doing
and so by getting that support I knew
that by having the event by having the
podcast that I should put an
organization together maybe I should put
more structure around it and that
was when I just started looking into
some research on a for-profit company
or a non-profit company or organization
and through my due diligence and
research I came to the conclusion that a
501c3 nonprofit was the way to go I
wanted an organization that has
longevity an organization has meaning
that it is going to have Legacy After I am
Gone the people are going to be able to
take over and continue to help
others and so that 501c3 a designation
was key and why I why I selected
that that particular
that area now the short term versus the
long-term goals
of voices or voices they're very similar
so short-term goals are to
help individuals around mental health
around accessibility around inclusion
through the a brand new day event
through our Oasis for voices podcast
through other events that we hold
webinars that we hold and the money so
we get asked where does the money
go to if I donate to your organization
so we donate the money that we receive
as donations which again with the
501c3
Corporation well all those donations are
are tax deductible so we take that money
and we donate it to causes and so causes
like individuals that need mental health
care that either do not have insurance or
they are having a hard time navigating
that that process of how to pay
for mental health care Behavioral Health
Care so money goes to pay those bills
there are also individuals that with
with the opioid epidemic and
others that they are just falling on some
hard times and that could mean the an
individual's electricity could be
getting ready to be shut off and so the
the money the donations the
organizations will also go to
individuals
that need again need heat need air
need electricity
they might need a ride to a doctor's
appointment
or to drop their their child off at a
daycare or some of those ways and
so that is where that's where money goes
to so that's short term a way to look
at it as well as supporting
this voice the voice is for voices
podcast this can't and isn't possible
not only with how Redwood Living but
without you without you the individual
that has that giving heart that
giving spirit and that's something
that I have had for quite a long time
and it's taken a while for me to come
forward and really come out
with with that and so what I want to
share at this point is something that I
do not believe has been shared
publicly but to show with different
organizations right so you can be like
well where is everybody wants my money
everybody wants me to donate and so what
I want to do and what I'm going to share
now is I believe so much in the
organization and what I am doing with
what we are doing collectively as a board
in a community that in the first two
years of the organization I've put fifty
thousand dollars of my own money towards
this organization to get to get off the
ground to get moving to advertise to
be able to meet people and share the
the mission the vision to be able to go
it is a Warsaw Poland and help over
Two hundred Ukrainian refugees
that are fleeing their war-torn country.
so that is something that I did paid
out of my pocket and so as I stand here with this
episode and all future episodes and
prior episodes I just want you the
the viewer The Listener anybody that
that encounters the voices
for voices podcast and anything our
organization wise that I believe so much
and that I put my own money behind it so
I am not just asking for donations for
something that like okay well I have
this idea and I want to do these things
well I have this idea I'm going to do these
things but I've also paid for a lot of a
lot of these things so just want to
cover that because that is not public
knowledge and now it is yes and so I
feel that it is that important to want
to share
long term what we want to do with voices
for voices is to continue that
short-term Vision but long term we would
like to build facilities that have
Behavioral Health Care and in the
building and so everything an individual
need from if they need medications they
need to see a psychiatrist if they need
therapy if they need art therapy all the
all the different spans that an
individual may need all in one spot
but not only that that is good but
how are people going to pay for it so
that is sort of the second part of the
long-term vision and plan comes in where
all the all the care that is going to
happen in this building and we hope many
buildings down the road throughout the
United States but started here in
Northeast Ohio an individual can go in
and not have to worry about what the
cost is going to pay and not worry about
whether they have insurance or not or
whether they have a referral or not that
they are going to be able to be taken
care of like individuals
like Saint Jude's takes care of the
children and families that are gone
through tough times around cancer and so
that is what we are what we are
doing what we are what we are aiming for
so short term and medium term you know
that those are the things we are doing
and then long term that's where
we want to get to and so again I've
I have put my money where my mouth is and
so I believe so much in in it that I am
going through recovery myself
having to accept who I am and that I
that I have diagnoses and I must
take medication and that is okay and so I
am living and breathing it every day as
well as putting my Capital support
behind the organization
so that three ways within that pie that
if we look at we educate so we talk
about education ways methods that can
be helpful tips you know how
important sleep is how important
healthy relationships are to steer away
from toxic relationships Etc. then
secondly comes in is where we refer
and get those individuals help in in
that care that they need and so that's
that second way that is not only
in the short term because we are helping
people individually today or on a
one-off basis but in the future we are
going to be able to help people more in
the mass by having a facility to be able
to take care of as many people as we
can in that setting and then
lastly getting individuals back
integrated I have been in between jobs at
various times in my life and it is hard
does not matter how much experience you
have or don't have just getting it
re-acclimated to the workforce you
want to try something different maybe
you want to try a different industry
you want to start a new business
and not sure what to do so part of my
background of being a college professor
is also helping my students and
individuals that are in between jobs
look for
look for those jobs make the connections
the networking and work through the
resume process and adding that their
their job profile to particular
organization sites that they would like
to potentially work at those
organizations so we are not only
educating we are getting people help and
we want to reintegrate them back to
where it is healthy for them
something that has emotional value that
might not be just a paycheck and a
dollar figure a sign with a job
that maybe there needs to be something
more emotional attachment to it that's
that is where I am at so I'm speaking for
myself not everybody else but that's
where I am at of I need that emotional
attachment of being able to know that
what I am doing is what I believe in not
just what an organization believes in
but what I as an individual believe in
and so that is very important
so how to donate so we have gone through
how Voices for Voices started we've
gone through the organization making
that that choice of being a 501c3
non-profit we've gone through where
does the money go
now how to how to donate so if you're
able to you can head over to the
voicesforvoices.org website there is a
there is a button right in the middle of
of the top part of the web
page says donate you click on that that
takes you through the process or if
you are at a different point a different
part of our website as your
perusing and checking our checking
what we do out there is a at the top
right there is a button it says shop in
an under shop there is a button that
takes you to be able to donate and
there are many different ways to be
able to do that in that shop section is
also where when we have events when we
have tickets available that's where
tickets can be found either there or we
we have them on Eventbrite but
everything that you would like to know
and need to know about Voices for Voices
if you want to know what our EIN number
is that that's at the bottom of a every
page of our web page so that gets
you the information you know that that
legitimacy as a 501c3 or organization
number four so how can I volunteer or
participate with Voices for Voices so
you are thinking the organization
sounds
sounds great sounds like they are doing a
lot of great work how can I get involved
can I volunteer can I put my services
to use my background that I that I
have I can help out and so you can
do that you can do that today you can do
that anytime in the future
and you can either go through our web
page where there is a contact us link
that you can take that over to
your email or you could go right to
open up your email and go to for
the two would be president at voices
for
voices.org and this drop us a line and
let us know how you'd like to
help us out and collaborate again
we are all going through we’re
doing a good thing there is a lot of
great organizations out there and we
cannot do it without help and support
from the community it is just
something I know for firsthand
and then lastly so number five is how
can I help but without money without
donating money
and so the way you can do that is
checking out our social media check out
our Instagram our Facebook the posts
that we put out there you can like
our post you can re-share
you re-post those also on LinkedIn.
you can find me at Justin Alan Hayes
and the same thing like and share
that will be the easiest way to do it and
so again that that is no money involved
but that's a way of supporting that gets our message that gets what we're
doing in front of it as many people as
we can and that's the name of the game
is we want to have that awareness for
Voices for Voices we are not a Come Fly
by Night organization we are new
so you may not have heard about us or
yeah, about us but now you do and now you
you'll be able to check us out again
everywhere on social media Instagram
Facebook or YouTube page you can
check out not only the first annual
Brand New Day event that I mentioned
with being that Foundation of
where the organization Voices for Voices
started but you'll also be able to check
out the second annual Edition that we
did as well that a brand-new day
event that we held this past October so
both of those the first annual the
second annual from start to finish.
you'll be able to see the
type of work we are doing the type people
we are helping the voices
for voices we are giving everybody not
only Northeast Ohio we have had people as
far away from New South Wales Australia
speak at our first annual event via live
stream with Voices for Voices podcast
we're going to have we’re going to have
individuals again from all over the
world the one I can think of right now
that's coming up will be in in the UK
so Voices for Voices while we are a
Northeast Ohio organization is where.
we are started we're founded but we are
for all people and we want to be voices
for all voices whether you are in Hudson
Ohio whether you are in
London UK whether you are in Sydney
Australia we want to be the voice for
the voices we want everybody to have
that opportunity not just the
celebrities not just the entertainers
and in the stars we want every day
individuals to join us and to Hope
and inspire people at home and so we
want to thank you for all the support
you have given us up until now and all the
future support that you are giving so
please check us out
have Voices for Voices.org again you can reach out
president@voicesforvoices.org for volunteering you
can like our content on social
media and again thank you for having an
interest in Voices for Voices
so thank you for joining us for this
episode of the Voices for Voices podcast
until next time I am Justin Alan Hayes
founder and executive director of voices
for voices host and humanitarian
until next time have a wonderful day and be
a voice for yourself or somebody in need
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