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RESOURCE OWLS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT: JOURNEY SO FAR

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That journey began on February 19th, 2019, with the launch of a Facebook page, Smiling Rainbow LGBTQ Counseling. Initially, the core purpose of that platform was to provide affordable online counseling services, skill development, and create meetup spaces for LGBTQ community members. Right from the beginning, it was A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE & NOT AN NGO, and we wanted to establish it as a social enterprise.  After nearly five years, we had to make a few major changes to that platform to make it self-sustaining. We decided to start the Resource Owls Emotional Support service. 

Why Resource Owls Emotional Support?

AT A GLANCE: ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RESOURCE OWLS

  • SMILING RAINBOW IS NOW RESOURCE OWLS.
  • THIS IS A PLATFORM FOR ALL.
  • WE ARE PROVIDING 3 SERVICES:- 1. AFFORDABLE LET'S TALK SESSIONS, 2. REMOTE JOBS REFERENCES, 3. ONLINE & OFFLINE MEETUP EVENTS
  • WE DON'T PROVIDE FREE SERVICE
  • WE RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY MORE THAN ANYTHING.
  • THIS IS NOT A NON-PROFIT PLATFORM
  • WE PROVIDE SESSIONS IN ENGLISH, HINDI, & BENGALI

Here, I’ll be sharing all those changes along with our journey so far. During my master’s studies, I encountered many members of the LGBTQ community. While I was collecting data to write articles on LGBTQ issues in India, I observed a few LGBT issues that need intervention. The very first issue was loneliness, followed by proper legal counseling and a lack of meetup opportunities with fellow community members.

After five years, we noticed a disturbing pattern. The 98% callers from the LGBTQ community are not willing to pay for our service. Although most of them can afford the paid service, they still insist on taking it for free. Meanwhile, we noticed a few callers during lockdown who were not from the LGBTQ community, and they never asked for free service. After nearly five years, we finally closed Smiling Rainbow LGBTQ Counseling, since it failed to become self-sustainable even after 5 years.

What Services Are We Offering In Resource Owls?

Resource Owls: Points Need to Be Noted

I believe, together we can create a platform where we can combine our skill sets, knowledge base, and available resources to help each other safely and effectively. Our objective is to create a resourceful community for all. Still, you need to notice a few points here:

  1. The privacy of our callers is of utmost importance to us, and we never compromise with that aspect.
  2. We collect the bare minimum personal details from the clients that we need to proceed with the counseling sessions. 
  3. We never share clients’ information with any third party without the client’s consent. 
  4. During Let’s Talk sessions, clients are allowed to turn off their cameras.
  5. We only record case histories anonymously for future reference, research, and analysis purposes. 
  6. Resource Owls is not a non-profit entity. We are committed to providing affordable services to our clients.
  7. Apart from Remote Jobs References, we don’t provide any free services.
  8. Our Let’s Talk session is not a substitute for any mental health therapy. Please don’t consider it as an alternative mental health treatment.

Resource Owls: Journey Begins

We are beginning our journey with Resource Owls in January 2025. It will be a platform for all. We will be addressing the most pervasive issue of recent times, and that is loneliness. Here we will be providing three types of services here and here you will get the details of those services in brief.

Affordable Let’s Talk Sessions: We are offering affordable emotional support sessions as “Let’s Talk Sessions.” It will be one-to-one telephonic or video calling sessions in English, Hindi, and Bengali. The purpose of these sessions is to build a relationship and develop a strategy to cope with the issue. These sessions are not ideal for mental health patients. 

To know more about this service, please visit the Let’s Talk page.

Remote Jobs References: If you are looking for opportunities to work, then you can visit our Remote Jobs section and grab a job of your choice. This is an absolutely free service for you all, and the core purpose of this service is to give you the scope to earn money. 

For the latest Remote Jobs references, please visit the Remote Jobs page. 

Online & Offline Meetup Events: We organize online and offline meet-up sessions with like-minded people. These meet-up sessions will be affordable events where you will get the opportunity to meet like-minded people and exchange ideas. Perfect set-up to build a meaningful community. 

For the latest updates on Online & Offline Meetup Events, please visit the Meetup page.

Since the beginning, our platform has assisted hundreds of individuals via telephone. That alone proves the need for similar media in our society. I urge you all to please support our platform, and let’s create a wonderful resource for society. Join the platform, spread the word among your circles, and support it in any way possible. 

Feel free to write to us at: aimbee@resourceowls.in. For all the latest updates, please follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, X (Formerly Twitter), and Instagram!