Organizations We Support - and
Why They Align with OFAPOD

Transparency & Alignment Notice

OFAPOD supports mental health communities through the donation of branded apparel and other impact initiatives.
The organizations listed on this site are highlighted because their missions align with OFAPOD’s values of healing, resilience, education, and community support.

Unless explicitly stated, OFAPOD is not formally affiliated with, partnered with, or endorsed by these organizations, nor do donations imply organizational approval or sponsorship.

 

Organizations

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

What NAMI does / Where it is:

• NAMI is the largest grassroots mental-health organization in the U.S.
• Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, with local and state affiliates across all 50 states and Puerto Rico: Meaning NAMI reaches communities nationwide.
• NAMI provides education, advocacy, support groups, public awareness, and a helpline:  For individuals with mental illness and their loved ones.

How donations help / Impact:

• Donations help fund free or low-cost education and support services (peer-to-peer classes, family support classes, outreach) so people don’t feel alone.
• They support public awareness and advocacy — fighting stigma, influencing policy, and making mental health a recognized public concern.
• They strengthen community-based programs, ensuring people everywhere, regardless of background or location have access to help.
  

Why NAMI fits OFAPOD’s purpose:

• OFAPOD stands for resilience, growth, positivity, and community. NAMI’s mission to support those with mental illness and to offer hope, education, and connection, embodies those same values.
• Just like OFAPOD’s symbolic “loop of growth,” NAMI fosters a supportive community loop: People helping people over time. Giving profit portions to NAMI directly supports that loop of healing and resilience.
• Supporting NAMI says: “We believe in mental wellness for all. We believe no one should walk the journey alone.”
  

 

Anxiety & Depression Association of America (ADAA)

What ADAA does / Where it operates:

• ADAA is an international nonprofit dedicated to prevention, treatment, and cure of anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD and related disorders. They connect research, clinical practice, education, and outreach.
• Their reach is global through online resources, research support, and community outreach programs.
  

How donations help / Impact:

• Funds support research and education, helping advance understanding of anxiety and depression, improving therapies and coping tools.
• Donations help raise awareness and reduce stigma around anxiety/depression, giving people reliable information and encouraging help-seeking.
  Support helps expand outreach, making mental-health resources more accessible worldwide.
  

Why ADAA fits OFAPOD’s purpose:

• OFAPOD is rooted in the belief of inner strength, transformation, and healing, but also recognizes the struggles many people face internally. ADAA helps turn that belief into action.
• Supporting ADAA underlines OFAPOD’s commitment to not just symbolic positivity, but real, global mental-health support and progress.
• By contributing to ADAA, OFAPOD helps create a world where anxiety and depression are met with understanding, care, and hope. Aligning with our message of growth and light after darkness.
  

 

Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance (DBSA)

What DBSA does / Where:

• DBSA provides support groups, both in-person and online, for people living with depression or bipolar disorder, as well as for their friends, families, and caregivers.
• Their services include peer-led support, education, outreach, and advocacy.
• Their national office is based in Chicago, Illinois, but their reach spans across the U.S. via local chapters, online groups, and widespread educational materials.
  

How donations help / Impact:

• Donations keep support groups running, offering safe spaces where people can share, heal, and feel accepted, often reducing isolation and despair.
• They help expand education and outreach efforts, providing free materials about mood disorders, early diagnosis, wellness strategies, coping tools.
• Funding supports advocacy to improve access to mental-health services, fight stigma, and promote understanding.
  

Why DBSA fits OFAPOD’s purpose:

• OFAPOD stands for rebirth, transformation, resilience, but living with depression or bipolar disorder often feels like fighting in the dark. DBSA helps people find light, community, and healing.
• Supporting DBSA means OFAPOD is not only promoting symbolic growth but offering real-world help and hope to those struggling with mood disorders.
• It sends a message that OFAPOD cares, not just about style or symbolism, but about human wellbeing, compassion, and making a difference.
  

 

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)

What AFSP does / Where:

• AFSP is a voluntary health organization working to “save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide.”
• Based in New York City, with a public-policy office in Washington, D.C., AFSP runs national advocacy, research funding, support for survivors, and community outreach programs.

How donations help / Impact:

• Donations help fund suicide-prevention research, public education, crisis-intervention resources, and support for individuals and families affected by suicide.
• Funds enable AFSP to expand awareness campaigns, help communities recognize warning signs, and provide guidance and resources to people in crisis.
• They support outreach and programs for “suicide-loss survivors,” giving communities hope, understanding, healing, and connection after tragedy.
  

Why AFSP fits OFAPOD’s purpose:

• OFAPOD’s core message is “light after darkness,” resilience, growth, and for many, suicide is the darkest possible moment. By supporting AFSP, OFAPOD helps fight that darkness with light, hope, and prevention.
• It shows that our mission is not just symbolic but real: we want to help save lives, support mental health, and spread hope.
• Supporting AFSP aligns with our values of compassion, love, and community. Offering help and solidarity to those in crisis or despair.

 

Brain & Behavior Research Foundation (BBRF)

What BBRF does / Where:

• BBRF is a nonprofit global research funder dedicated to advancing scientific research into mental illness, across a broad range of conditions, including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, addiction, autism and more.
• Headquartered in New York City, BBRF has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars in grants worldwide to scientists studying the brain and behavior.
• BBRF’s model ensures that 100% of every donation for research goes directly toward research grants (their operating costs covered separately).
  

How donations help / Impact:

• Donations fuel cutting-edge research, leading to scientific breakthroughs: new treatments, better understanding of brain disorders, early intervention methods.
• They support young investigators and emerging therapies, paving the path for future generations to have better mental-health care options.
• Over time, this research can translate into real-world improvements. Reducing suffering, increasing recovery rates, and offering hope to millions worldwide.
  

Why BBRF fits OFAPOD’s purpose:

• OFAPOD believes in growth, transformation, healing, and sustainable healing often comes from progress in knowledge, treatment, and understanding. Supporting
• BBRF means investing in long-term mental-health breakthroughs.
  It aligns with our mission of hope and evolution: we don’t just want to offer comfort or symbolism: We want to help advance real, scientific solutions that improve lives on a large scale.
• It reflects a commitment to not only recognizing mental-health struggles, but supporting systematic, research-driven paths to better mental health for all.

 

Mental Health America (MHA)

What MHA does / Where:

• MHA is one of the oldest and most established community-based mental health networks in the U.S., dedicated to helping all Americans live mentally healthier lives: through education, support, resources, advocacy, and community outreach.

How donations help / Impact:

• Funds help expand mental-health education and prevention programs, reaching underserved populations, offering resources for early intervention, and promoting awareness.
• They support community outreach, making mental-health information accessible to more people, and reducing stigma.
• Donations help MHA strengthen advocacy efforts: Pushing for policy change, better access to care, and fairer mental-health systems.
  

Why MHA fits OFAPOD’s purpose:

• OFAPOD’s symbol: the continuous loop of growth and transformation, resonates with MHA’s aim to promote lifelong mental wellness and support.
• Supporting MHA shows that OFAPOD stands for prevention and care, not just recovery - believing that mental health can and should be nurtured before crisis.
• It aligns with our vision of a world where everyone has access to support, hope, and the tools to grow: physically, mentally, emotionally.
  

 

National Network of Depression Centers (NNDC)

What NNDC does / Where:

• NNDC is a network of academic medical centers across the U.S. that collaborate to improve diagnosis, treatment, clinical care, research, and education around mood disorders (especially depression).
• Rather than a single office, NNDC spans many centers nationwide: pooling expertise, data, and resources to raise care standards and share knowledge broadly.
  

How donations help / Impact:

• Donations support collaborative research and clinical programs. Improving treatment protocols, early detection, and long-term care for mood disorders.
• Funds help education and outreach, spreading awareness about mood disorders, reducing stigma, and encouraging people to seek help early.
• They help build infrastructure and networks across multiple centers. Ensuring better, more consistent care for individuals across different communities.
  

Why NNDC fits OFAPOD’s purpose:

• OFAPOD stands for transformation, healing, and light after darkness - supporting NNDC means backing structural, systemic progress in mental-health care, not just individual healing.
• It aligns with our belief that real change comes not only from individual growth, but from collective, organized effort to build better systems and support for everyone.
• By supporting NNDC, OFAPOD helps foster a future where mental-health care is accessible, effective, and compassionate. Part of building a brighter, healthier world.

 

Why This Collection of Organizations Reflects OFAPOD’s Mission

By supporting these nonprofits, ranging from grassroots support and community outreach (NAMI, MHA, DBSA, ADAA, AFSP) to scientific research and systemic mental-health care improvement (BBRF, NNDC), OFAPOD is:

• Committing to resilience & recovery - not just for individuals, but for communities.
  Investing in both immediate support (peer groups, crisis prevention, outreach) and long-term change (research, improved care, policy).
• Building a cycle of encouragement, healing, hope, and growth. The same recursive “positive loop” symbolized in our logo.
• Living the brand’s core values: love, dedication, transformation, compassion, and support for mental wellbeing.