Support Eight Minute Chat - Emotional Support When Needed
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When you need someone to talk to right away, having just eight minutes can mean a lot
You're in the middle of a panic attack. Your closest friends are busy with work and exams, and are not available by phone. You just need a quick way to take the weight off your chest and clear your mind. All you need right now is someone who will listen.
Our Goal
We are launching a brand new free-to-all emotional support network. Your support will help make Eight Minute Chat available via hotline, online application, and physical locations. We will be opening permanent locations and making public appearances in Los Angeles, Austin, and Phoenix to start with additional cities planned in 2027. With your help, we can be there for anyone who just needs a quick reset.
The Creator
Lex is a technology enthusiast with several decades of experience in designing software and network services. In the time spent designing and building applications, he started to recognize that in a time when people have never been more connected, so many people feel increasingly isolated and disenfranchised. Rather than create yet another social media network or addictive time sync, Lex started the Eight Minute Chat brand as a way to create actual and healthy connections between people. In a world where the human experience is being reduced to stats and taps, Lex seeks to restore a little humanity to peoples' lives.
The Plan
Eight Minute Chat is a lifestyle brand with the goal of making emotional support accessible to all, wherever and whenever it is needed. Everyone could use someone willing to listen on a difficult day. We will be that ever present someone when we are needed most.
Eight Minute Chat will be available by phone, of course, but it will also be a resource in towns and cities across the country in common spaces: at events and shows, in schools and business locations. We believe that everyone deserves the right to a momentary reset, and we intend to be that reset at any time and at any place we are needed.
FAQ
1. What do you need?
If we are to become a nationwide presence, we will require a strong and supportive team. A large part of money we make from this campaign will go towards putting the right people in the right places to ensure that we can expand to reach our nationwide goal. Specifically, we'll need moderators, phone operators, managers and employees to operate the physical locations, executives and officers.
We will also be looking for volunteers to help us serve local markets and be support for those who need it. If you are interested in joining our community managers at a physical location or lending a patient ear over the phone, learn more about how to join our network of peers online.
2. Why are you doing this?
Mental health resources are important but are also in limited supply. Not everyone has access to a network of family or friends, and not everyone in someone's network has unlimited availability to be there for someone they care for. Eight Minute Chat will serve to fill the gap between casual support and professional help for those who need the option.
3. What will you do with the money?
The goal with this campaign is to formally launch the branch. That includes hiring a skeleton crew to help create a presence in a handful of key markets, those being Los Angeles, Austin, and Phoenix. With the funds raised in those markets, the brand will be expanded to others in 2026 and 2027.
4. Is there something other than paying I can do to help?
Yes! A large portion of our staff and support network will be volunteer driven. You can become a peer and respond to calls from those who need someone to listen. Use the link below to join the waiting list for the app to be released soon.
If you happen to be in a target market, we will need people like you to help us operate our physical presences. Join our mailing list to know when Eight Minute Chat will be in your area. You can optionally be invited to join our network and help us become a force of good in your neighborhood.
5. Can I have a hug?
Of course you can
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