A singer standing in a dim room under a single bulb

We help young people use music intentionally.

Through artist storytelling, school programs, and music-centered experiences, Sounds of Saving helps young people use music to educate, cope, connect, express themselves, and feel less alone.

What we do

Young people already use music to cope. We work with the artists they trust, the schools they're in, and the shows they go to, so they can use it on purpose.

  • An artist playing guitar in a living room during a filmed session

    Artists

    Song That Found Me at the Right Time: an artist covers the song that got them through a hard time and talks about what else helped. Made with the 988 Lifeline.

    Watch a Session →
  • Two students laughing by a row of school lockers

    Schools

    SoS HS: five sessions on coping, identity, and connection, built on the music students already listen to. Run by school staff or by us.

    Bring it to your school →
  • Young people filling in Songs That Found Me cards at a festival table

    Community

    At tours and festivals we collect the songs that found people at the right time, with a clinician at the table and a QR code to local help.

    See the programs →

Song That Found Me at the Right Time

An artist plays the song that carried them through a hard time, then talks about what else helped. With Sharon Van Etten, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bartees Strange, SASAMI and dozens more.

CHAI

CHAI

To Be With You by Mr. Big

Stories

Interviews and features on music, mental health, and what gets people through.

A conversation with Amira Elfeky

A conversation with Amira Elfeky

Lyssa Sartori

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Where your gift goes

Sounds of Saving is a 501(c)(3). Every dollar funds a classroom, a film, or a tour stop.

Donate Other ways to help
  • A classroom

    SoS HS in a new school: five sessions, materials, and an artist visit, at no cost to the school.

  • A film

    A Song That Found Me at the Right Time session with an artist, produced with 988 and published where young people already are.

  • A tour stop

    A clinician and a 988 counselor at the table, and wallet crisis cards pointing to local help where care is hard to find.