Dependent Visa Holders
93% of H-4 visa holders are women, many waiting years to be legally allowed to work.
There’s a Whole World in Pause.
Many people experience unspoken “pauses” in life — moments that reshape who they are. FOUND exists to support them with warmth, structure, and care.
Long-term Caregivers
Over 44 million Americans provide unpaid care, often putting their own lives and goals on hold.
Returning migrants & trailing spouses
Often face identity dislocation, isolation, and unclear next steps.
Those recovering from burnout or life transitions
Seeking clarity, reinvention, and meaningful support.
Our Vision
A New Way to Move Through Pause
We imagine a world where pause isn’t a setback — it’s a space for growth, connection, and change. By the end of 2025, F.O.U.N.D. is building the foundation for something bigger:
Reach 500+ individuals
navigating relocation, immigration, identity transitions, or caregiving with free, multilingual, care-based support.
Launch a flagship multilingual workshop series
Online and in New York City, blending emotional wellness, language learning, and community connection
Publish our first Pause Stories anthology
amplifying underrepresented voices and reframing the “resume gap” as lived resilience
Build partnerships
across academia, philanthropy, and cultural spaces — growing a national ecosystem of support
This isn’t just programming. It’s the start of a movement.
Programs and Workshops
Support Never Pauses
FOUND’s programs are built around four essential areas of care — connection, growth, reflection, and creative expression. These aren’t just helpful during pause, they’re fundamental human needs. Members can explore any area at their own pace, with no pressure or expectations.
Like the areas you're interested in.
Connect & Belong
Build trust, share stories, and feel seen in a supportive community.
Learn & Grow
Build confidence, gain new skills, and celebrate small wins.
Reflect & Renew
Find calm, confidence, and meaning in your story, and in who you are becoming.
Move & Create
Release stress, laugh, and express yourself through movement and creativity.
Help Shape What Comes Next
We’re testing ideas for future FOUND programs. Tap above to vote for activities you’d join, then share what else you’d love to see.
What Guides our Programs
All programs are free, community-rooted, and designed with cultural care — made possible by the generosity of our volunteers and supporters. Our approach draws on evidence-based practices that support emotional safety, connection, and whole-person growth.
When I moved from Canada to the U.S., I didn’t expect to hit pause. I had to step away from work and figure out who I was without a job title. It wasn’t easy—but I found new skills, new people, and eventually, a new role that fits me better than I imagined. Sometimes pause is where something better begins.
Julia’s Pause
Stories of Pause
Your story could be the one someone else needs
We’re gathering real stories from people navigating pause — moments of change, stillness, or quiet growth. If you're open to sharing, your words might help someone else feel seen. Stories can be submitted anonymously if you prefer.
I stepped back from my career to support my wife’s move and care for our daughter. It was quieter than I was used to, but not without value. That time taught me how much strength it takes to hold space for others—and how important it is to hold space for yourself, too. Pause can be powerful, even when no one sees it.
Ethan’s Pause
Support & Donate
There are many ways to support our community with your time, skills, space, or resources. However you choose to give, you’re helping someone feel seen, supported, and connected.
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Ways you can help
Volunteer your Time
Facilitate a session, mentor a participant, or lend a hand behind the scenes.
Share your skills
Designer, writer, therapist, translator, lawyer, or coach your expertise can help us grow with care.
Offer a space
Have a room, office, or venue in NYC? We’re always looking for welcoming places to gather.
Support in-kind
Snacks, tech tools, printing, interpretation small contributions make a big difference.
Tell us how you'd like to get involved.
Meet the Team
In 2023, Ziyue Guo was consulting on a project when she began noticing a quiet pattern: capable, thoughtful people — whether due to caregiving, relocation, or visa status — often found themselves in a kind of pause.
Not because they had stopped growing, but because the world had stopped seeing them.
As she spoke with more people, it became clear that this feeling wasn’t rare — it was everywhere.
That’s why she started FOUND: to create space for life’s in-between moments. A space where people can be seen, supported, and reminded that growth doesn’t always have to be loud to be real.
Today, FOUND is powered by a growing team of volunteers, creatives, educators, and supporters working together.
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Doing Our Part for Global Good
The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a global effort to create a healthier, more equitable world. FOUND contributes most directly to goals that foster health and healing, inclusive education, equitable opportunity, and cross-cultural belonging.
The content of this publication has not been approved by the United Nations and does not reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States
Feel Confident Partnering with FOUND
You deserve to know your trust and support is well-placed. That’s why FOUND is committed to openness, accountability, and making the most of every resource we have.
FOUND has earned a Silver Seal of Transparency from Candid, reflecting our commitment to openness and accountability as a nonprofit.
FOUND is grateful for nonprofit support from Adobe, Canva, Google, and the PayPal Giving Fund— tools and platforms that help us do more with less.