Five Years
of Light
What began as a phone number and a promise became a community of thousands — choosing connection over fear.
This report exists because of you — every caller who trusted us, every volunteer who showed up at 3am, every donor who believed before there was proof. Thank you.
A letter from
our founder
That first night, the phone rang. And it hasn't stopped since. What started as a radical act of faith — that people in psychedelic crisis deserve compassion, not criminalization — has become something far bigger than me.
This report is not about Fireside. It's about you — the callers who trusted us, the volunteers who answered at 3am, the donors who gave when the mission was just a dream.
What your support
made possible
Every number is a person — someone who reached out and found a human on the other end of the line.
How we got here, together
In their own words
We'd rather let the people who make Fireside possible speak for themselves.
What we've built, together
What started as a phone line has grown into an ecosystem of care — because you helped us dream bigger.
The next five years
start with you
We didn't get here alone. Every dollar, every shared link, every conversation matters. The fire keeps burning because you keep showing up.