Welcome to Donaldson Edge Advocacy, Inc.
Donaldson Edge Advocacy, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) advocacy organization that uses tailored approaches to invoke positive change. At Donaldson Edge Advocacy, Inc., our goal is to provide education and awareness support resources. We strive to create a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.
Board of Directors
Our Story
Donaldson Edge Advocacy, Inc. was founded in 2023 by a group of community members who recognized a need for more support services in the area. Since then, we have promoted various health and awareness information and advocacy events throughout the communities we serve! Introducing our Board of Directors listed from left to right:
Secretary: Monica Sanford, DNP
Treasurer: Cicely Williams
Executive Director: Sandra Donaldson MPA, MBA
President: Anges Jenkins, RN
Our Impact
At Donaldson Edge Advocacy, Inc., we are proud of the impact we have made in the lives of those we serve. We help individuals and families overcome challenges and achieve their goals, and we are committed to continuing this important work.
You are not alone!
Practical health and social education
Feature health awareness of the Quarter
Practical health and social education
Why is it so important to know your family's health history?
Resource awareness
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Practical health and social education
Feature health awareness of the Quarter
Feature health awareness of the Quarter
Feature health awareness of the Quarter
Each Quarter of the Year, we will highlight a new health or social service campaign!
June recognizes Men’s Health Awareness
Men’s Health Awareness!
Men are significantly less likely to reach out for help from both their families and the health care system. This could be for a number of reasons. While the stigma toward discussing emotional and mental health among men can be a hindrance, understanding how it develops can allow health care professionals to help them work through it. Members of the aforementioned focus group discussed the challenge of tending to their own mental well-being when their instinct in times of crisis was to instead focus their efforts on work and family. They felt concerned about how they would be perceived in social circles if they were more open about their vulnerabilities.
Expanding access to support programs and widening their scope to include anxiety care could potentially help increase awareness of anxiety as a risk factor and normalize it in a context men in the programs may be more likely to embrace.
Resources that target informal support, such as friends and family, were also seen as an important intervention. Men may prefer interventions with their loved ones over a more formal and unfamiliar environment. Expanding not only access to anxiety care resources, but the scope of what they cover and who they are geared toward, has the potential to improve mental health outcomes in men. Reference: https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/news/what-is-needed-to-help-mens-anxiety-care/#xd_co_f=NzMyZjljMzMtZDczMC00Yzg1LTgwNWYtZWU0ODQ4NDUzNmEz~
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Your sponsorship will ensure that the northern end of Escambia County receive the appropriate services needed and to support our mission to advocate for others.
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https://d-edgeadvocacy.com for more details.
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