In the wake of a close friend’s suicide, Yorkville Alderman and Hope For The Day Agent of Impact, Joel Frieders felt a personal responsibility to pull his resources and use his position within local government to prevent future tragedies from occuring.
Read MoreKaren Maloney could only be described first and foremost as both a lover and a fighter. Those personality traits fueled her dedication to raising awareness of youth suicides and becoming a valued partner to Hope For The Day. In Jonathan Kaden’s second year working for Karen, he died by suicide on July 29, 2011, and Karen knew she had to do something. Thus, the Dilly Bar Golf Outing was born, the perfect combination of Karen’s love for golf and new sense of purpose to rally behind a cause. This event not only took place once but four times in the last five years.
Read MoreThe Hope Defined Project was created by Hope For The Day to provide outreach and education on mental health through film and digital media. Just as the pervasiveness of film has the potential to negatively impact our culture, it also has the ability to incite social change and deepen empathy for previously misunderstood and misrepresented demographics. Staying true to our proactive approach, we aim to use film as a tool to change the narrative on mental health; to flip the script and give accurate representation to those affected by mental health challenges.
Read MoreJANUARY 2014. I remember shaking while dialing into a conference call with Kevin Lyman and Kate Truscott to discuss what it would take to have Hope for the Day join the tour. HFTD had no money to say yes but I hung up after saying “YES” completely clueless as to how we would pay for everything. That day changed my life and helped HFTD build one of the platforms we utilize to start the conversation about mental health…
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