Echoes Within

Support for All — No Cost Barriers, Just Healing

Category: Announcement

  • Echoes Within Secures 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status

    Echoes Within Secures 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status

    Press Release

    For Immediate Release

    Echoes Within Secures 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Status to Expand Inclusive Healing and Growth Programs

    Yuma, AZ – August 22, 2025 – Echoes Within, a nonprofit dedicated to providing affirming, accessible support for emotional healing and personal growth, has been recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service.

    This milestone enables Echoes Within to expand programs that remove financial and systemic barriers for marginalized, alternative, and underserved communities, and to receive tax-deductible donations and grants.

    “This recognition validates our mission to ensure anyone—regardless of background, identity, or means—can access the support they need to thrive,” said Daniel Belum, Director of Echoes Within. “We meet people where they are, and help them build the resilience, confidence, and inner peace they deserve.”

    How Echoes Within Supports Communities

    • People excluded by traditional mental health/spiritual services
    • Immediate relief + long-term tools for stress and anxiety
    • Safe, affirming support for sexual challenges
    • Self-confidence building and lasting behavior change
    • Non-standard identities/relationships (including LGBTQ) seeking nonjudgmental care

    Programs & Offerings

    • Peer Mentoring – community-driven, affirming support
    • Workshops & Presentations – for groups/events of any size
    • Personal Growth Programs – stress & anxiety relief, sexuality wellness, self-confidence, identity exploration
    • Accessible Care – no financial barriers

    About Echoes Within

    Echoes Within creates safe, inclusive, affirming spaces for healing and growth through peer mentoring, workshops, and individualized support. Learn more at www.echoeswithin.org.

    Media Contact:
    Daniel Belum, Director
    Echoes Within
    Yuma, AZ 85365, USA
    Phone: ‪(269) 849-9067‬
    Email: info@echoeswithin.org

  • New Board Member

    We are happy to announce that Donovan (he/him) has been promoted from Treasurer Advisor to Board Treasurer!

    Donavon is an experienced financial leader with over six years of progressive responsibility in public sector auditing and financial program management. He holds an MBA from Franklin University, where he specialized in financial management, strategic operations, and organizational leadership. Donavon has a strong background in overseeing multimillion-dollar budgets, streamlining financial systems, and ensuring compliance with GAAP and state regulatory standards.

    Donavon brings his expertise in fiscal oversight, cash flow analysis, and internal controls to help strengthen the organization’s financial health and sustainability. His previous roles include Auditor at the Department of Youth Services and Financial Program Manager overseeing software implementation and reconciliation processes. Currently works as an Accounting and Finance Manager for a non-profit. He is passionate about mission-driven work and is committed to transparency, accountability, and impact in nonprofit finance.

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  • Echoes Within Welcome Saffron Mai!

    Saffron Mai (https://www.echoeswithin.org/saffron-mai/) is a trauma-informed guide, healer, and mentor devoted to holding sacred space for growth, embodiment, and deep reconnection. Her heart-led approach in somatic holistic practices are guided by compassionate and intuition. She works at the intersection of emotional healing, spiritual practice, and alternative relationship pathways.

    With more than a decade of experience in alternative lifestyles and conscious community-building, Saffron gently supports each person’s path with tenderness and curiosity as they navigate life’s tender edges—grief, trauma, identity, intimacy, and the ongoing return to self. Her offerings center authenticity, consent, and deep listening, creating a sanctuary where all parts of you are welcome.

    Whether you are seeking grounding touch, energy attunement, mindful reflection, or affirmation in your journey, Saffron walks beside you with warmth, reverence, and care.

    Why wait? No financial barriers to your mental wellness! Reach out today!

  • Sexual Assault Awareness Resource

    Recently we added a new resource to our existing Resource page called Helping Survivors

    “Our mission is to assist anyone who has been victimized by sexual assault or abuse. Our website is a compilation of information around different instances of sexual violence. We offer resources to assist survivors and their families, and we will continuously be adding more. To see our organization and some of the helpful information we have made, check out the link below:

    Helping Survivors – helpingsurvivors.org“

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    We will continue to share resources that can assist our community.

  • Echoes Within Welcomes Anthony M!

    We are happy to welcome Anthony as our newest provider!

    “My passion is to enable people to be empowered in their space, that bubble which goes with them everywhere they go”

    Anthony brings a variety of expertise to us, including stress reduction using yoga, fitness training, and visualization.

    Find out more about Anthony

  • Treasurer Advisor position filled!

    We are happy to announce Donovan has joined the board as our Treasurer Advisor!

    Donavon is an experienced financial leader with over six years of progressive responsibility in public sector auditing and financial program management. He holds an MBA from Franklin University, where he specialized in financial management, strategic operations, and organizational leadership. Donavon has a strong background in overseeing multimillion-dollar budgets, streamlining financial systems, and ensuring compliance with GAAP and state regulatory standards.

    He is passionate about mission-driven work and is committed to transparency, accountability, and impact in nonprofit finance.

  • Meet Stacey, our new researcher!

    Meet Stacey, our new researcher!

    Echoes Within is happy to have Stacey join our team as our board Researcher.

    Stacey has been active in the long Island NY bdsm scene for over 25 years. She was a service top for a lot of that time until she married her submissive husband. Her passions are in receiving service, her sadism and the love of her partners. She is very excited to be apart of this new endeavor of echoes within.

  • Lucian Raven joins the team

    Lucian Raven joins the team

    Echoes Within welcomes Lucian Raven ( He/Him) to the Board as our Provider Liaison. He will assist with building and managing the relationships with our mental wellness and other related providers, as well as coordinates mentorship for peer supporters, and ensures ethical and effective boundaries in care.

    Lucian Raven is an openly queer and transgender Licensed Mental Health Counselor and bootblack from Sioux City, Iowa. He dedicates much of his time and service to marginalized communities, and Echoes Within mission to continue this service called to him. He is pursuing his Ph.D. and has dedicated his research agenda to improving provider and client relationships with an emphasis on clients who are authority transfer relationship dynamics seeking support.

    We welcome him to the Echoes Within team!