#Voices Together: 2020 Ecstatic Chant Benefit for Omega

Omega is a nonprofit, mission-driven, and donor-supported educational organization. For more than 40 years we’ve been at the forefront of holistic studies – helping people and organizations integrate personal growth and social change, moving beyond ‘the way it is’ toward ‘the way it can be’. More than simply a place, Omega has been a global community that awakens the best in the human spirit and cultivates the extraordinary potential that exists in us all.

Our global community is experiencing an unparalleled set of circumstances. The spread of the coronavirus and the economic ramifications have touched every person, every business and organization, all over the world. Omega is no different. We are a large community—hundreds of staff and teachers, tens of thousands of workshop participants, and the many others who contribute to making Omega the place we have all grown to love and rely on, including the farmers who grow our food, the vendors we purchase supplies from, and construction crews that renovate our campus. The closing of our Hudson Valley campus adversely affects more people than we even know.

As a nonprofit, Omega’s financial position is extremely vulnerable. Since we could not open the campus in 2020 we had a multimillion dollar fiscal deficit. In addition to reducing staff hours and salaries and implementing two rounds of furloughs, even more aggressive steps may need to be taken.

In the truest spirit of the Omega community, many are asking how they can help. What we need at this time are resources to enable us to remain intact and able to provide the relevant programs that are so needed today. If you believe in our mission and want to help Omega thrive throughout these unprecedented times, please consider making a donation by visiting eOmega.org/givetoday, or email development@eOmega.org for more information.