ASAN – The dedicated organization to help people maintain the reputation of Austin, the “living capital in the world”, alive on the thirtieth anniversary of its founding on Sunday.
the Sims Foundation He linked musicians to behavioral health care services for nearly 30 years. He started in 1995 after Austin Sims Ellison’s musician assumed his private life.
“Society has realized that someone needs an escalation and action,” said Derek Lesno, CEO of Sims. “So in 1995, our founders met with that call to work and turned the pain into a purpose.”
Since its foundation, the organization has helped more than 25,000 customers access behavioral health services and has invested more than $ 50 million in mental health support services, Lesnau said.
The Foundation provides 19 types of behavioral health services and covers about 75 % of the costs associated with it.
“Not only are musicians and performance artists on stage, it is the entire ecosystem,” Lesno said. “She is the lighting engineers, it’s the sound techniques, it’s theater. [and] Place staff. “
“We want to make sure that not only over the next thirty years, but to what is after it, we can continue to be here for the Austin Society for Music and members of their miserable families.”
The Sims Foundation said that the need for its services has increased in recent years, which attracts the organization financially. In October 2024, she announced that she had to suspend services for 90 days.
Lesan told at the time that if it is not a matter of stopping, it is likely that the non -profit organization has always stopped its operations. Lisano said that all the thirtieth revenues to establish ticket sales and donations directly support the services of the Sims Foundation.
“Today is just a recognition of the support of its previous thirty years that we have provided,” he said. “[And] It is also an invitation to work, because we continue to see the need growing, our need for support continues to grow. “