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Our Mission

Sleep Disorder Help and Aid - Our Mission

About Us

Project Sleep is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders.

Project Sleep’s Mission

Believing in the value of sleep, Project Sleep aims to improve public health by educating individuals about the importance of sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders. Project Sleep educates and empowers individuals using events, campaigns, and programs to bring people together and talk about sleep as a pillar of health.

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Project Sleep hosts events throughout the year to educate and empower the sleep community, and raise public awareness of sleep disorders. Explore our month-by-month calendar of community events and check out the annual Sleep In campaign and World Narcolepsy Day (#WorldNarcolepsyDay).

Project Sleep is passionate about educating decision-makers and advancing progress through public policy and advocacy efforts. By elevating the voices of individuals facing sleep-related issues and leveraging policy expertise, we are helping to improve outcomes for people across America.

The Narcolepsy Nerd Alert series invites fellow Narcolepsy Nerds to explore unique aspects of the narcolepsy experience, contemplate bold questions, and learn from each other. After each broadcast, we create a corresponding printable toolkit featuring participants’ insights.

The Rising Voices leadership program trains people with sleep disorders to effectively raise awareness through public speaking, serving the dual purposes of fostering a new generation of patient-advocates spreading awareness of sleep disorders while empowering participants.

Why Sleep Health, Sleep Equity and Sleep Disorders?

We believe in bridging the gaps between sleep health, sleep equity and sleep disorders. All are urgent public health issues facing our nation and must be addressed simultaneously. Learn more about sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders.

Get the facts on sleep loss, sleep equity, sleep disorders, and sleep and mental health! Medical professionals are, on average, receiving less than two hours of education on sleep health and sleep disorders during their entire medical education.

Help raise awareness and spread the facts about sleep with this free, downloadable flyer!

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Advocacy Webinar: What's Happening in Washington, DC?

Advocacy Webinar: What’s Happening in Washington, DC?

Join Project Sleep on Thursday, March 6th at 5:00pm ET via our YouTube channel for a timely advocacy webinar on what’s happening in Washington, DC recently and how we can effectively advocate for sleep research, awareness, and patient care in a dynamic political landscape. Add to calendarTune in Live 3/6 @ 5pm ETPresenters: Julie Flygare,…
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The Washington Post Rare Disease Event with Julie Flygare!

Project Sleep’s President & CEO, Julie Flygare, JD, will be a featured speaker in The Washington Post’s event ahead of Rare Disease Day: Innovations in research and treatment for rare diseases. More than 30 million people in the United States are affected by rare diseases, many of which are life-threatening conditions without available treatments. On…
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Sleepless in Hollywood? Event at Writers Guild of America West

Sleepless in Hollywood? Anxiety, Insomnia & the Truth About Sleep Disorders When: Thursday, March 13 at 6:30 – 9:30pm PT Where: Writers Guild of America West, 7000 West 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90048 United States While Thoreau retreated to the woods in search of a good night’s sleep, many of us in Hollywood are…
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2025 Rising Voices Application Now Open!

Raise Your Voice Project Sleep is now accepting applications for our 2025 Rising Voices training! This leadership program trains people with sleep disorders to effectively raise awareness through public speaking.  Rising Voices combines the power of authentic storytelling with expert communication strategies to raise awareness and reduce stigma. Graduates are equipped to share their stories…
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Welcoming Tracy Christensen to Project Sleep’s Board of Directors!

In January 2025, Tracy Christensen joined the Board of Directors of Project Sleep, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders.  Tracy became involved with Project Sleep in 2015 when she participated in the first annual Sleep In and became an active volunteer. In 2017, she joined the Board…
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