Youth & families
Dually involved and over-assigned
Young people in child welfare and juvenile justice juggle many workers, plans and court dates. One missed appointment can set a family back months.
We Are All We Need Inc. · 501(c)(3)
Healing. Growing.Thriving. Together.
WAAWN is a high-acuity, targeted community-based care agency. We serve youth, adults and families carrying the heaviest loads, and we build spaces where communities can talk through hard things and stay together.
Youth & familiesSchoolsChild welfare & juvenile justiceChurches & community centersCivic & faith leaders
1,000+Mental health screens in Promise Zones
97%Of Villagers avoid system entry or re-entry
82%Villager success & completion rate
129%Return on program investments
The need we serve
Too many systems. Not enough connection.
High-acuity youth and families often have a caseworker, a school plan, a court date and a church that loves them, with nobody holding the whole picture. Needs go unmet in the gaps between those systems. WAAWN works in those gaps.
Schools
Attendance and engagement slipping
Families managing outside systems lose ground at school. Counselors and principals need a partner who connects school, home and outside providers on one plan.
Communities
Unaddressed ACEs and trauma
Adverse Childhood Experiences are often neglected and normalized. Families come to their church or community center first, and need more than one ministry can carry.
Encouraging mental health screening
A screening is the first step to the right support.
Our screenings look at needs, strengths, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and every system a person is involved with. Schools, congregations and agencies can host a screening day, and individuals can ask for one directly.
In crisis right now? Call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, available 24/7. For an emergency, call 911.
Our solution: Targeted Care Coordination.Connecting, coordinating and building capacity through the Virtual Village Platform.
Peace work · Civil discourse
We build rooms where people can disagree and stay at the table.
WAAWN coordinates and cultivates spaces for civil discourse. We bring together people who do not usually sit in the same room, including faith leaders, civic leaders, youth and families, so a community can name its conflicts and work through them before they turn to harm.
Belfast, Northern Ireland. Founder Kevin Warren joined a cross-partisan, interfaith delegation of U.S. faith and civic leaders in Belfast, hosted by Rethinking Conflict in partnership with The Carter Center. The group learned from survivors and peacebuilders of the Troubles how communities step back from political violence, and brought those lessons home.
CAJM. Through our work with CAJM, WAAWN carries that peacebuilding practice into local congregations and neighborhoods, helping leaders host conversations that build trust across differences.
The Carter CenterRethinking ConflictCAJM
Listening Sessions
Structured community conversations where residents are heard by leaders, agencies and each other.
Civil Discourse Facilitation
Skilled, neutral facilitation for gatherings where the stakes and emotions run high.
The Village System of Care
Targeted Care Coordination
High-acuity youth, adults and families rarely lack services. What they lack is someone holding the whole picture. WAAWN's LIFE Specialists sit in that gap, and the Virtual Village Platform keeps every provider, plan and status in one place.
Connecting
The right people
We link individuals and families to the providers, resources and supports they need, and link the agencies serving them to each other.
Coordinating
The right path
One plan across every system involved. A LIFE Specialist follows through on appointments, referrals and requirements so nothing falls between agencies.
Capacity
The right support for partners
Schools, agencies and congregations gain coordination capacity without a new hire, plus monthly reports with outcomes they can share with funders.
The Virtual Village Platform
One stop. One touch. Everyone on the same page.
The platform is where coordination happens. Families, LIFE Specialists and partner organizations work from the same plan, with access to every provider, goal and status in one place.
- Every provider in one connected network
- Every goal on one Individualized LIFE Plan
- Every status visible to the care team
- Monthly reports on progress and outcomes
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Screening & Assessment
Needs, strengths and every system involved.
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ILP & Action Plan
An Individualized LIFE Plan with clear next steps.
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LIFE Specialist
One consistent guide for coordination and skills.
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Monthly Reports
Progress and outcomes, shared with partners.
Built forSchoolsChild welfare & juvenile justiceChurches & community centers
Village Provider Network
Become a Village Provider.
No single agency can meet every need. The Village Provider Network links clinicians, community organizations and local businesses so families get one connected circle of care instead of a stack of referrals.
Core Providers
Licensed and clinical partners delivering high-acuity services.
Community-Based Providers
Grassroots organizations, mentors, churches and centers rooted in the neighborhoods we serve.
Business Network
Employers and businesses that open doors to jobs, training and stability.
Partner with WAAWN
Bring us in.
Organizations invite WAAWN for skilled facilitation, professional development, community listening sessions and help standing up the Village model. Tell us what you need by email or book a meeting.
High-Level Facilitators
Keynotes, summits, panels and difficult conversations led with skill and care.
Professional Development
Trauma-informed trainings for staff, including our Neglected & Normalized ACEs session.
Host a Listening Session
We design and facilitate sessions so residents, leaders and agencies hear each other.
Learn the Village Model
See how targeted care coordination and the Virtual Village Platform could work in your school, agency or congregation.
Collaborators
Agencies, schools and systems ready to share a plan and share outcomes.
Stakeholders
Funders, officials and leaders who want to see results in high-need communities.
Village Providers
Clinicians, community organizations and businesses joining the network.
Donors
Sponsor Village Seats and screening days that reach families early.
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