Every June, Men's Mental Health Month offers an opportunity to have conversations that don't happen nearly enough. While awareness around mental health has grown, many men still feel pressure to carry whatever they're facing without letting anyone else see the weight of it. For Black men, that expectation often exists alongside other pressures that can make vulnerability feel complicated. The numbers tell part of the story. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), suicide...

A New Chapter in Holiday Giving For the past three years, The Elizabeth Gaye Foundation has proudly led its Holiday Meal Drive, providing a total of over 200 meal baskets to families across several elementary schools in Travis County. These efforts have ensured that children and their families have access to nourishing meals during the Christmas break, a time when school-based resources are limited. While this work has been meaningful, we want to take a step further in supporting our...

Dear EGF Family, It’s been a while since you’ve heard from us, and I want to be honest about why. This past year, I felt overwhelmed — by the world, by life, and by the constant need to be everything for everyone. As a Black woman, that weight often feels invisible but ever-present. People rely on you to be strong, to keep showing up, to hold it all together — even when you’re quietly falling apart. I was pouring into everything and everyone else, but I had stopped pouring into myself....