PULL UP A CHAIR

Share Your Story

There’s room for your story here.

IN YOUR OWN WORDS

You don’t have to arrive with a finished story.

If there’s something you’ve been carrying, you can begin where you are. This future submission pathway is intended for adults 18 and older.

Story delivery is coming soon.

You can preview the form, but nothing entered here can be sent yet.

IF YOU NEED HELP RIGHT NOW

Immediate support belongs with someone who can be there now.

You can tell your story here. But if what you need right now is immediate help, we want to point you toward someone who can be there right now.

Share Your Story is not a crisis or emergency service, and submissions are not monitored continuously.

If you are experiencing a mental health, suicide, or emotional crisis, call or text 988 .

If you or someone else is in immediate physical danger or experiencing a life-threatening emergency, call 911.

SHARE PRIVATELY

Tell it in your own words.

Name *

Email *

Your email address is for private follow-up and would not be displayed publicly with your story.

Your Story *

You don’t have to make it perfect. Just tell it in your own words. Please don’t include unnecessary private identifiers such as account numbers, medical-record numbers, or a home address.

How may Porchlight consider your story? *Keep my story privateI’m sharing this with Porchlight, but I am not giving permission for my story to be published publicly.My story may be considered for sharing on PorchlightI’m open to Porchlight considering my story for future public sharing. Submission does not guarantee publication.

You retain ownership of your story. A choice to allow consideration does not publish your story automatically or settle every future publication detail. Porchlight would contact you separately before any public use to confirm permission and presentation.

I confirm that I am 18 or older. *

PORCHLIGHT

Keeping the light on for those fighting battles nobody sees.

The light is still on.