Seed the first year. Grow what comes after.
We are raising seed funding to run a one-year pilot in Hampton Roads. Serve families, publish the numbers, then build from there.
What seed money buys.
Legal setup, insurance, background checks, Companion training, the first staff hours, and the measurement work. The costs that come before a single family is served.
Without it, none of the programs on this site run. With it, we finish the year with real families served and real numbers published.
An application for families.
The long-term goal is an application that delivers this support anywhere: Companion check-ins by video, phone, or text, circles over Zoom and in person, and a resource bridge that works in any city.
The pilot comes first. It shows us what works, and the application gets built on that.
Local proof first.
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Seed levels.
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$421,000 funds the foundation year.
Year 1 builds the operating base, pilots the model, and enters Year 2 with a responsible reserve. Every figure below comes from our five-year financial projection, conservative scenario.
Modeled allocations from the Moderate Staffed Pilot scenario; final vendor quotes will be published as they are confirmed.
Fund the seed.
Every gift right now runs the pilot. Pledge online, or write to info@lanternandbranch.org about a founding gift.