Our Impact

Together we are making investments that have a collective impact on the Napa Valley.

Provide mental health access to students with a focus on rural and underserved communities.

SHINE funding will enable partner organizations to place social workers and counselors at rural school sites to support students and families.
Aldea, Mentis, and UpValley Family Center will provide co-located behavioral health prevention, screening, and counseling services at school sites across St. Helena, Calistoga Pope Valley, and Howell Mountain school sites focused on connecting underserved students to therapy and substance use treatment.
• 600 new students provided assessments, classes, interventions and counseling services.
• 80% students will show demonstrated improvement on Behavioral Health pre-post assessments
• 75% students will show increased school attendance and achievement over baseline

Use student voice to raise awareness around youth mental health needs and increase access to partner resources and services.

SHINE agencies will lead youth to organize and initiate a county-wide stigma reduction campaign and lead the Napa Valley Wellness Conference.
• Napa Valley Education Foundation, UpValley Family Center and Mentis will work with local youth leaders to develop a youth-led countywide mental health stigma reduction campaign featuring videos, speakers bureau, posters, other outreach throughout Napa County.
• Improve visibility and access to partner services.
• Promote healthy habits and wellness resources for students and families.
• Ensure that resources at Wellness Centers are highly visible and accessible.

Continue in the development of wellness hubs where services can be accessed within schools, agencies, or on the go.

SHINE will improve local school spaces to create wellness centers that meet the needs of all students & families.
• UpValley Family Center will upgrade school mental health facilities in St Helena.
• On The Move will transform Wellness Centers at American Canyon and Napa High Schools by placing Youth Outreach Coordinators at each site.
• Provide 400 students, parents, and school staff with access to safe and inviting on-campus wellness space.
• Expand the portfolio of mental health services offered at partner Wellness Centers.
• 85% of youth experiencing physical or mental health issues will connect with appropriate supports through their school sites.

Provide training to service providers, teachers and families to build capacity and strengthen ability to recover from and respond to trauma.

SHINE will provide targeted trauma recovery services to address the impacts of local disasters such as wildfires & COVID-19.
• UpValley Family Center will invest in upgrading school mental health facilities in St. Helena.
• On The Move will transform Wellness Centers at American Canyon High School and Napa High School by placing Youth Outreach Coordinators at each site.
• Provide 400 students, parents, and school staff with access to safe and inviting on-campus wellness space.
• Expand mental health services for students by expanding Wellness Center services.
• 85% of youth experiencing physical or mental health issues will connect with appropriate supports through their school sites.

Develop and execute shared missions, goals, and strategies that build capacity among partner agencies and increase their impact within our community.

SHINE will organiza a countywide network of partners that will coordinate a collective impact approach to sustaining mental health services for students.
Napa Valley Education Foundation will coordinate service providers under the SHINE umbrella, to collectively improve our countywide capacity to serve youth.
• The five core (funded) SHINE partners will meet monthly, and a larger SHINE Collaborative of other interested youth mental health and wellness partners will be established and meet quarterly.
• A comprehensive evaluation report will be completed annually.
• An employee giving program and other sustainable fundraising strategies will be implemented to ensure long-term program success.