Mustard Tree foundation

02/23/2025

From Tori: Words of Gratitude to Insight and the Mustard Tree Foundation!
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"My struggles going into outpatient were making genuine girl friendships, vanity issues/ eating disorder, having a big ego/and reverse ego, my emotions being 100 one day and -100 the next day, putting my validation in other humans weather that be people in my outpatient, counselors, my parents and etc.

Getting out of outpatient I made a decent amount of progress. I had begun on step 5 and started learning how to be a genuine friend and have deep friendships. I learned how to care about others in ways I hadn’t before, like holding them accountable and looking out for people's best interests. I slowly learned how to let myself be loved by others and also not take myself too seriously. i learned life is all about balance and it is only what you make out of every situation.

Today I have a year and 9 months sober! I shoot for 3 AA meetings a week, I’m on step 9 with my sponsor, I have a home group that I do service work for, and I have close girl friendships that mean the world to me. I work full time and plan to go to nursing school in the fall. I’m forever grateful for the mustard tree scholarship and for giving me these opportunities I’ve had this past year or so! I couldn’t imagine where I would be without it and,thankful that there is no top to the mountain and I can continue to do this for as long as I can imagine.

02/21/2025

Word From The Awesome Kylie! The Mustard Tree Foundation Is So Proud of you!
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The Mustard Tree Foundation has been an incredible source of support for me, not only providing the financial assistance I needed for treatment but also offering a chance to truly embrace life again. Their generosity allowed me to focus on my healing without the constant stress of medical bills, but it didn’t stop there. Through their community, I was able to connect with others, make meaningful friendships, and rediscover joy through laughter and shared experiences. Today I'm almost 3 years sober and I couldn't have gotten this far without the help. Without the Mustard Tree, I honestly don’t know where I’d be today – they gave me not just the means to survive, but the opportunity to live life again.

02/18/2025

Sonya, parent of Gladys, gives words of gratitude for Insight and the Mustard Tree Foundation:
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A little more than two years have passed since Insight became part of Gladys’ and my life. The sense of despair and hopelessness that were part of my life at that time have completely disappeared.

In Gladys I am witness of strength and courage when she became honest and faced the fears and challenges that life placed before her. I remember asking a therapist if she would one day be independent, be able to earn a living, drive a car, take care of herself, etc. She has done all these and so much more. She finished highschool, started college, works as a student mentor, drives a car (that she is paying for herself); any and all of the typical achievements of a young person today. More importantly, I am witness of her spirituality and service to others. She inspires me with her prayers and reflective journaling. She is a sponsor for other kids in the program, and it is common for her to receive calls from group members or to invite kids to hang out at our place.

For me, the Insight parent group has been a source of loving companionship and support. These past two years of sharing my challenges, occasionally presenting topics, and listening to other parents share their experience has been a source of hope and strength to take back control of my life.

I’m enormously grateful for the financial help we received from The Mustard Tree Foundation. It was fundamental for us to receive this help so that we could both embark on this journey of recovery with the Insight Program here in Tampa.

02/12/2025

Mercy's testimonial:
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"A simple thanks to The Mustard Tree Foundation isn’t enough for how much this has helped me in my life. i am so appreciative of the opportunity to get sober and not just alone. im surrounded by so many wonderful people being at insight with amazing opportunities. im able to talk to anyone when im feeling weird or out of place and get back to the moment. i am able to get a better job now where i don’t have temptations in front of me and one that i would enjoy. being able to give someone advice on anything i have an understanding of is one of the best feelings for me. i’m so proud of all the people i see growing and prospering.

i have so many people by my side who care about me where i am and how i am doing. this has been the first time in my life where i can truly say i have friends. no one asks anything of me then to show up. seeing my friends truly grow in their sobriety and connection with god is a beautiful thing to witness. i love all of the events we do together. i’m excited for all the fun im going to have with all my friends in the future."

02/12/2025

Caleb speaks for the Mustard Tree Foundation! We are so proud to serve him and the many other young people we have supported! They did the hard work!
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The mustard tree is very important to me and my recovery. I personally don’t think I would be in the spot that I am in today. I had legal problems that also were costing me financially and I was scared that I wouldn’t be able to afford treatment at insight, but the mustard tree was there to help me actually be able to go through outpatient. I went through out patient once already when I was younger and the fact that they were still able to help me again really made the difference of whether or not I’d be able to receive treatment this time around.

I am eternally grateful for the help and work that the mustard tree does because without them people like me probably wouldn’t be able to really consider great and helpful treatments such as insight. A lot of my friends that I have today also wouldn’t be possible without the mustard tree. It is by the grace of god that they are really there for you when you are struggling to see you through one of the most difficult times of your life.

02/12/2025

A testimony from Andrew!
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Insight rocks!
The Mustard Tree Foundation helped me to go to the Step Two program and ultimately laid the groundwork to help me get sober. Thanks to the funding I received from the mustard tree I was able get the help I needed to build the life I have today. If it weren't for that funding I may not be in this position. Today I have 19 months sober. Before step 2 I couldn't get more than 30 days sober.
Today my life looks a lot different than it did. I am currently employed and able to hold a job and went back to school as well. I also have repaired my relationship with my family and am closer to them than I had been in a long time. I am an active member in young people's recovery at Insight, and have been able to walk other people through the same steps that have helped me in my recovery.

02/08/2025

Testimonial from Jayna:
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About two years ago now, is when I joined the Insight Program. Prior to that I was using drugs & alcohol since I was 9 or 10. I truly believed I had no future for myself, that was until June of 2023 when my mom introduced me to the Insight Program. I had an appointment with Steve Winkleman the program director and went to the Insight shop, where I was met with compassion and a level of understanding that ultimately gave me a sense of belonging. That pushed me to want to keep going back to Insight.

I was lucky enough to have been granted a scholarship from The Mustard Tree Foundation and immediately started iop. Though my stay was longer than normal, I learned so many qualities attributes within those 19 weeks. Those are things that make me the young woman I am today. Through all the hardships I had and still have, I have learned life long tools and techniques and help guide my way through my toughest of times. The councelers and my friends never turned a cold shoulder to me and I'm so grateful for that. Especially Jaxon, Campbell, Sierra, Haley, Steve, and Morgan.

Now I am no longer in treatment and am apart of the long-term support group. I recently got one year sober and have had the opportunity to be in a leadership role among the support group. I have gained morals and values that I used to admire in others. I'm not in school again and am maintaining good grades, as well as looking forward to my future and achieving my goals.

Coming from the 14 year old who didn't believe in herself and had "nothing" to live for to the young woman I now am, I am beyond thankful to the Insight Program and especially the Mustard Tree Foundation for helping me be able to experience such an amazing thing.

02/08/2025

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Hi All: After awarding 4 scholarships for addiction recently, The Mustard Tree is currently working on scholarships for two Insight counselors to get their Masters! Please think about donating to this cause! www.mustardtreefoundation.org

The Mustard Tree Foundation is a Georgia non-profit providing drug / alcohol rehab scholarships and grants for teens, youth, and young adults

12/31/2024

Mustard Tree Foundation needs your help! Four scholarship requests just this week! Donations needed! Think about giving if you can so another young person gets a shot at a better life! www.mustardtreefoundation.org

12/23/2024

The Mustard Tree Foundation just gave a scholarship this week!
Inspiring essay: I was reaching out in regards to a possible scholarship opportunity. I was out for a long time pretty much doing every drug under the sun, pills, crack, m**h, codeine etc. It broke me down heavily as a person, I experienced loss of identity, psychosis and a lot of the other negative effects of drugs. I think that insight will work for me this time because out of all the times I have gone and come back it was never for me, it was always for another person, friends, family, the people around me but it was never for me. this past time I went back out. I hit my own low, I did whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. This time I think it's different. I genuinely want it, I am doing it for me not anyone else but truly me.

12/10/2024

Five "scholarships" in November from The Mustard Tree Foundation! "Five Golden Rings" ! So proud of our board! www.mustardtreefoundation.org
Please give if you can! More requests coming in!

09/05/2024