True North Wellness Foundation
44927 George Washington Blvd. Suite 245
Ashburn, VA 20147 (703) 939-5794
True North Wellness Foundation exists to sustain the people who sustain the community by providing accessible restorative wellness services, community-based education, and a trusted referral network for those carrying caregiving, service, or support roles
True North Wellness Foundation
who we are
True North Wellness Foundation is incorporated in Virginia as a charitable organization and is pursuing federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt recognition.
Current Organizational Status
True North Wellness Foundation is currently in its early organizational development stage. We are building the foundation’s programs, partnerships, referral pathways, and operational structure so that future support can be offered responsibly, ethically, and sustainably. The information on this website describes the foundation’s intended mission, service model, and community vision as this work develops.
A Look at What We're Building
True North Wellness Foundation is being developed around three early areas of support: Accessible Restorative Wellness Services, Guidance and Education, and Referral Network and Partnerships. As the foundation grows, this structure is intended to support future programs, partnerships, sponsorship opportunities, volunteer involvement, and access pathways for Community Stewards.
why we exist
Founding Principle
True North Wellness Foundation exists to sustain the people who sustain the community by providing accessible restorative wellness services, community-based education, and a trusted referral network for those carrying caregiving, service, or support roles.
Our Approach
Our support pathway helps Community Stewards restore what has been depleted, learn practical tools for ongoing repair, and connect with resources that support long-term well-being.
Our Foundation Model
The foundation is being built as a nonprofit charitable base for Community Stewards: people who enrich the lives of others through care, service, and daily commitment while helping keep families, organizations, and communities strong. It also exists to strengthen the programs, partners, and collaborative network carrying this work forward.
Our planned early work focuses on direct services, education, and referrals. Over time, we envision the foundation growing into a broader source of care, access, partnership, and financial assistance as the organization develops.
At the heart of this work is a simple understanding of community: we are all part of something larger than ourselves, and each of us has a role in caring for the whole.
True North Wellness Foundation exists to help build that shared web of care by offering support where we can, connecting people where we should, and strengthening the people whose service helps hold families, organizations, and communities together.
Mission
Our mission is to provide restorative care, practical guidance, mind and body wellness education, and referral connections that give Community Stewards access to trusted support and meaningful recovery before depletion becomes collapse.
Vision
Our vision is a community where the people who care for, serve, protect, teach, lead, and support others have access to restorative wellness, meaningful connection, and practical support, so they can continue their work without sacrificing their own well-being.
True North Wellness Foundation
who we serve
True North Wellness Foundation serves Community Stewards: people who help hold families, workplaces, organizations, and communities together through caregiving, service, protection, education, support, or daily responsibility for others.
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Community Stewards are:
Family and informal caregivers
People caring for aging parents, spouses, children, grandchildren, loved ones with illness or disability, or family members going through major life transitions.
Helping and service professionals
Teachers, healthcare workers, first responders, nonprofit workers, social service providers, spiritual care workers, wellness providers, and others whose work centers on caring for or supporting people.
Community and organizational caregivers
Volunteers, faith-community leaders, peer supporters, neighborhood helpers, mentors, coaches, and people who quietly provide steady support within their communities.
Some serve through paid roles, some through family responsibility, and some through quiet, unpaid acts of care that often go unseen.
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our planned support model
Community Steward Renewal Pathway
True North Wellness Foundation is developing a research-informed support model to help Community Stewards restore capacity, learn practical tools for ongoing repair, and remain connected to trusted supportive resources.
The model is being designed around three core areas of support: Accessible Restorative Wellness Services, Guidance and Education, and Referral Network and Partnerships.
When programs become available, support may be requested directly, recommended by a community member, or referred through a partner organization. Services may be offered in person, through mobile or on-site support, one-on-one, in groups, through partner locations, or through referral-based pathways, depending on what is most accessible, appropriate, and useful.
Many Community Stewards are carrying more than is sustainable. Their depletion may show up as physical fatigue, emotional overwhelm, social isolation, caregiving strain, limited time, financial pressure, transportation challenges, modest compensation, or difficulty accessing restorative support.
Our work is not about deciding who deserves care. It is about understanding where the burden is showing up and matching each person with support that helps them remain steady, connected, and whole.
Access and Payment
As programs become available, some services may be offered at no cost, reduced cost, sponsored rate, grant-funded rate, or standard program fee, depending on the service, available funding, provider capacity, and the Community Steward’s circumstances. True North Wellness Foundation’s goal is to reduce barriers to restorative support while keeping programs sustainable, ethical, and appropriately supported.
Accessible Restorative Wellness Services
Accessible Restorative Wellness Services are being designed to provide restorative and practical support for stress, tension, fatigue, physical strain, emotional overload, or limited access to recovery-based care.
Services may include curated individual rest and recovery sessions, restorative bodywork and holistic wellness services, physical care partnerships, and mobile or on-site mind and body wellness support.
Guidance and Education
Guidance and Education is being designed to provide structured listening, one-on-one or group guidance, nervous system education, meditation and mindfulness practices, resilience tools, Community Steward Circles, self-care education, safe and comforting touch education, workshops, resource materials, and future practitioner or facilitator training.
Referral Network and Partnerships
Referral Network and Partnerships is being developed to connect Community Stewards with trusted partners and community resources when their needs extend beyond what the foundation can provide directly.
Stay Connected as We Grow
To receive updates, explore future partnership, volunteer, or sponsorship opportunities, or learn more about what is being developed, please contact us through the contact form below, by phone or text at the contact form below, by phone or text at (703) 939-5794, or by email at support@truenorthwellnessfoundation.org.
planned direct support and referrals
This section describes the foundation’s intended service boundaries and referral approach as programs and partnerships are developed.
What the Foundation Will Provide
True North Wellness Foundation plans to provide access to restorative care, mind and body wellness education, structured guidance, and practical support within its charitable and educational scope.
Who May Deliver Services
As programs become available, services may be delivered through the foundation by qualified providers, trained facilitators, staff, contractors, volunteers, or partner professionals working within the foundation’s approved program structure. All direct services will be provided by individuals whose licensure, credentials, training, qualifications, and professional scope align with the nature of the service being offered.
What the Foundation Refers Out
The foundation does not directly provide psychotherapy, clinical counseling, medical treatment, diagnosis, crisis intervention, emergency response, legal assistance, case management, housing support, food assistance, financial counseling, or social service benefits administration. As the foundation grows, services will continue to be developed within its charitable purpose, approved program structure, and appropriate professional scope.
How We Work Within Scope
The foundation’s work is supportive, educational, restorative, and referral-based. As programs are developed, the foundation intends to provide practical wellness support, nervous system education, structured guidance, community connection, and restorative services within its scope. When a Community Steward needs care or resources beyond what the foundation can provide directly, the foundation’s referral approach is intended to help connect them with appropriate professionals, organizations, and trusted community partners.
How Referral Connections Are Made
Referral connections will be made through a thoughtful review process that considers the Community Steward’s stated need, the provider or organization’s relevant services, qualifications, scope, reputation, accessibility, and fit for the referral. Outside providers and organizations remain responsible for their own services, eligibility criteria, professional standards, availability, fees, and outcomes.
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our community network
True North Wellness Foundation is designed as a collaborative network of people, organizations, and resources. Each part of the network plays a different role in helping Community Stewards receive appropriate care, guidance, resources, and connection.
True North Wellness Foundation Leadership
The Board of Directors and organizational leadership guide the mission, protect accountability, support ethical decision-making, strengthen community trust, and help the foundation grow with clarity and care.
Community Stewards
The people whose care, service, protection, teaching, leadership, and daily support help families, workplaces, neighborhoods, organizations, and communities remain strong.
Community Partners
Nonprofits, schools, care organizations, public agencies, faith communities, businesses, and other organizations that help identify needs, host services, share resources, or expand access.
Referral Partners
Trusted professionals and organizations that may refer Community Stewards to the foundation or receive referrals from the foundation as programs and partnerships develop.
Service Partners
Practitioners, facilitators, educators, wellness professionals, and trained providers who may help deliver direct services, education, groups, or specialized support within the foundation’s approved program structure as programs develop.
Resource Partners
Organizations and agencies that provide services the foundation does not offer or does not plan to provide directly, including medical care, mental health treatment, housing assistance, food assistance, transportation, legal aid, crisis services, disability support, senior services, veteran services, or social service benefits.
Funding Partners
Donors, sponsors, businesses, grantors, foundations, and civic groups that help fund access, programs, mobile services, education, and organizational growth.
Volunteers and Community Helpers
People who help carry the work forward through hospitality, outreach, events, resource sharing, referral support, community connection, and behind-the-scenes service.
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get involved
True North Wellness Foundation is built on the belief that caring for those who care for others takes a community.
Whether we are learning about future support, making a future referral connection, exploring partnership, volunteering, sponsoring access, or simply learning more, each point of connection helps strengthen the web of care around Community Stewards.
Connect With Us
True North Wellness Foundation is in the beginning stages of organizational development and is not yet operating programs or providing direct support services. We welcome connection from people who want to learn more, explore future partnership, volunteer, sponsor access, or support the foundation as it grows.
To stay informed as programs and opportunities develop, please subscribe for updates. To contact True North Wellness Foundation directly, reach us by phone or text at (703) 939-5794, by email at support@truenorthwellnessfoundation.org, or through the contact form below.
Together, we can build a stronger web of care around the people who give so much of themselves to others.