Our Mission

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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.

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Project Sleep’s Latest News

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New Live Event Series: Sleep Apnea Squad

Project Sleep is thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new live event series: Sleep Apnea Squad! The series will cover a wide variety of topics to help people navigate life with sleep apnea. Hosted by Project Sleep’s Sleep Apnea Program Manager, Emma Cooksey, each live event invites fellow members of the #SleepApneaSquad to…
Lauren Thomas, a black woman with shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes.

Welcoming Lauren Thomas to Project Sleep’s Board of Directors!

In July 2024, Lauren Thomas joined the Board of Directors of Project Sleep, a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of sleep health, sleep equity, and sleep disorders.  Lauren Thomas is a patient advocate living with type 1 narcolepsy with cataplexy. After 14 years of misdiagnosis, Lauren received her diagnosis of narcolepsy at the age of…
Rising Voices speaker Kristyn Beecher standing behind the Project Sleep table and holding a ROCK the Block sign.

Rising Voices Speaker Kristyn Beecher ROCKS the Block!

Project Sleep Board Member and Rising Voices speaker Kristyn Beecher raised awareness of sleep health, sleep disorders, and sleep equity at the ROCK the Block Community Health & Resource Expo in Houston! Rock the Block is an event that strives to unite community members, organizations, and stakeholders to address the social determinants of health disproportionately affecting…

Meet the 2024 Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship Recipients

Project Sleep is honored to introduce the 2024 Jack & Julie Narcolepsy Scholarship recipients. The 37 awardees represent our largest group yet, and will each receive $1,000 toward their college education. In 11 years, the scholarship program has now awarded a total of 228 scholarships to 228 students, totaling $228,000. “With the generosity and support of the…

Project Sleep at APSS SLEEP Meeting 2024

Over June 1-5, 2024, Project Sleep attended SLEEP 2024 in Houston, TX. SLEEP 2024 was the 38th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, LLC (APSS). The annual SLEEP meeting is dedicated to clinical sleep medicine, sleep and circadian research, and sleep health. Project Sleep had the opportunity to share our work and research…
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