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ACM Lifting Lives has a long history of giving back to individuals, organizations, and programs that prioritize physical and mental health. The Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund exists to provide direct support to individuals in our Country Music Community in emergency need.
If you are in need of support, please explore the various options available below to apply for aid based on your situation.
DIANE HOLCOMB EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND
The Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund helps alleviate the burden that many of the behind-the-scenes professionals such as touring personnel and musicians, songwriters and developing artists might face because of emergency situations like illness, injury, or natural disasters. This fund can help cover household expenses and medical bills in light of a financial emergency.
Diane Holcomb Emergency Relief Fund Eligibility:
- If you have worked full-time for two or more years and are currently or recently employed in the Country Music industry.
And can demonstrate the following:
- You have a sudden and unforeseen emergency situation that has caused financial hardship
- You have immediate needs and bills you are requesting assistance for (i.e. medical bills for mental or physical health needs, basic living expenses, etc.)
Please email [email protected] for the application to apply
MITCHELL TENPENNY X ACM LIFTING LIVES
Mitchell Tenpenny has partnered with ACM Lifting Lives to grant funding to music industry professionals who are either facing cancer or have a family member with the diagnosis to help financial strain by covering medical expenses, essential household bills, and other applicable bills. As an important mission of Tenpenny’s and ACM Lifting Lives, a portion of each of these grants will specifically go towards mental health care.
If you are currently faced with cancer, please review the above eligibility requirements. If eligible, email for an application and note that you would like to be considered for this specific grant powered by the 10Penny Fund.
Remember, you are not alone. Below are some crisis hotlines for immediate support.
NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS RESOURCES
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Dial 988
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24/7.
National Crisis Text Hotline
Text HOME to 741741
Text a trained counselor about Anxiety, Depression, Suicide, Self-Harm, Coronavirus, and more. Counselors are available 24/7.
TrevorLifeline
1-866-488-7386
A hotline for suicide and crisis intervention for LGBT youth. Counselors are available 24/7.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
If you or someone you know is struggling, you are not alone. There are many supports, services and treatment options here
that may help
NAMI is the nation's largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
ORGANIZATION GRANTS
With the commitment to improving lives through the power of musicTM , ACM Lifting Lives runs a grant cycle annually for organization supporting the mental and emotional health of members of the Country Music industry by providing direct services, and organizations that provide music therapy for health-related causes, both mental and physical.
The Music and The Mind Grant Cycle, presented by Music Has Value, is closed.
To learn more about our past grant cycle recipients, visit here.
ACM Lifting Lives has also partnered with Porters Call and Music Health Alliance to provide mental health support for folks working in the Country Music industry.
Consider learning about the struggles of other members of our community in our series, The Check-In. By sharing their stories, we hope to break the stigma surrounding mental health and remind ourselves that we’re in this together.