Why Give? Because children’s mental health can’t wait.

Children and youth are experiencing growing mental health challenges, yet schools often lack the resources to respond. Only 6% of Ontario Principals say they have regularly scheduled mental health specialists in their schools. And yet for most young people and their families, school is their daily anchor, and is the most accessible way they could access mental health support. When that support isn’t available early, challenges can deepen, affecting learning, relationships, confidence, and long-term well-being.

This is why Common Compass exists.

We partner with schools, school boards, camps and other youth organizations, to deliver evidence-based, proactive mental health programs for students, educators, and parents. Our work strengthens emotional regulation, coping skills, belonging, and resilience — protective factors that support children and youth not just today, but throughout their lives.

Our team of experienced mental health and education professionals provide this skills training for students, educators and parents in a way that is customized to the needs of each unique school community.

When you support Common Compass, you’re not just funding workshops—you’re creating safe spaces for students to recognize their struggles, find their voice, and get the help they need. These moments of connection can be life-changing. They empower students to move beyond fear, to cope with life’s challenges, and to discover their own resilience.

HELP COMMON COMPASS CLOSE THE GAP

Join our growing family of supporters who are helping us bridge the mental-health gap in schools. Your monthly donation will allow us to partner with more schools, reach more students, and address gaps in mental health and wellbeing for more kids.

Our programs help young people:

  • Build coping skills
  • Better understand stress, anxiety, and mental health
  • Strengthen self-esteem and resilience
  • Feel a greater sense of belonging
  • Improve peer relationships
  • Develop leadership, empathy, and confidence

$10

Helps five more student connect to support and understand their mental health

$25

Empowers fifteen more students by improving their mental health and wellbeing through learning new healthy coping skills

$50

Inspires thirty more students to connect with peers that would otherwise be excluded through a stronger sense of self-esteem and leadership abilities

We Need Your Support Now.

The need for school-based mental health support is growing faster than available services. Without timely intervention, too many children fall through the cracks. Your support helps ensure schools can respond early — before challenges escalate into crisis.

By giving now, you help bring mental health professionals into schools, equip educators and families, and make support accessible to children who might otherwise go without.

How Your Gift Makes A Difference.

Donations to Common Compass support the delivery, accessibility, and sustainability of school-based mental health programming across Ontario. Your generosity helps us:

  • Deliver mental health workshops and training in schools and youth organizations
  • Reduce financial barriers for under-resourced communities
  • Develop culturally responsive, evidence-based program content
  • Train and support educators, parents and other youth-serving professionals working directly with students
  • Measure impact and continuously improve programs

Ways To Give

There are many ways you can support our students.

For one time or monthly donations, please use the button below.

Other Ways to Give:

  • Peer to Peer Fundraising
  • 3rd Party Fundraising (Host a Dinner, a car wash, a tournament, etc. to support us)
  • Gifts of Securities
  • Corporate Giving