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✨Who We Are

The Minette Foundation is an international 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Mary Taveras Garcia, LCSW-R and Madeline Maldonado, LCSW-R.

We are dedicated to expanding access to mental health services, reducing stigma, and promoting healing and wellbeing for individuals and families locally and worldwide.


🎯 Our Mission

We work to expand access to mental health care and essential resources—such as food, clean water, and hygiene items—for women, men, children, youth, and families facing poverty or systemic barriers to care.

Through our partnership with Minette Psychotherapy, we help cover the cost of care for Autism evaluations and mental health therapy for those who are uninsured or unable to afford services.

We support service providers through professional development trainings and wellness/self-care events, strengthening trauma-informed systems of care across sectors.

The Minette Foundation partners with providers and organizations locally and abroad to create cross-border impact that uplifts individuals and families and promotes education, healing, and well-being.


💡How We Make an Impact

  1. 👩‍⚕️ Professional Volunteer Network: Licensed clinicians, educators, and wellness practitioners offer pro bono or low-cost services, mentorship, and culturally responsive care.
  2. 🏫 Strategic Partnerships: Collaborating with schools, nonprofits, clinics, and grassroots organizations to co-create sustainable care pathways.
  3. 💧 Direct Support: Donations fund Autism evaluations, therapy, and supplies like food, water, and hygiene kits.
  4. 🎉 Community Engagement: Hosting fundraisers, wellness gatherings, and awareness events to reduce stigma and uplift caregivers and families.
  5. 📚 Education & Mentorship: Providing internships and field placements for students and early-career professionals focused on equity, healing, and community care.


 

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