The Touchstone Foundation will conduct a Feast of the Senses fundraiser on June 1, 2023, at Excelsior, in Lancaster. The unique dining experience includes five food and beverage stations, specially curated small plates using locally sourced ingredients and beverage pairings exemplifying each of their five programs. See: Rise Above Youth Summit. Smell: Mental Health Clinical Fellowship. Hear: Parental Mental Wellness. Touch: Mental Health Access Assistance. Taste: Mental Health Careers Scholarships.

Communications & Development Manager Sobeida Rosa says, “At Touchstone Foundation, we invest in youth mental wellness—32 percent of all high school students in grades 10 through 12 reported feeling depressed in 2021, and 20 percent of 10th-grade students seriously considered suicide during the past 12 months.”

With the support from donors in 2021 they were able to support 122 young adults, parents/caregivers and children through a Mental Health Access Assistance program that subsidizes copays for the needs of Lancaster County residents that cannot afford it.