Programs

Isolation is one of the biggest risks a grieving or struggling young person faces. This program pushes back against that. We connect young people aged 13 to 18 to something that belongs to them, a sport, a creative pursuit, a skill they've always wanted to try, and we cover the cost so money is never the reason a kid gets left out. Then we surround them with coaches, mentors, and peers who show up, week after week.

This is about getting a kid back into the real world. Out of their room, off their phone, and into a place where real people know their name. That's where friendships start. That's where a kid builds a support system that can grow with them for years, the kind of network that catches someone long before a hard day becomes a tragedy.

We meet a kid where their interest already is. If they've always wanted to work with their hands, we can get them into welding. If they love a show like Forged in Fire, we can find them a place to learn to forge their own blade. If it's horses, they can learn to ride. If it's music, art, photography, a sport, a trade, we chase down whatever lights them up and we open the door and pay the way. A lot of these are things a kid would never have been exposed to otherwise.

Because the point underneath all of it is this: we want a young person who feels like life has no purpose to find out there's one worth showing up for. The teenage years are hard, and the feelings that come with them are big and loud. We want kids to know those feelings are real but they are not permanent. Emotions change. Bad days pass. Things get better. And we want to walk alongside them while they build the resilience and the strength to get through the tough days, so they've got it for the rest of their lives.

Who it's for: Young people aged 13 to 18 in Weld County affected by suicide loss, isolation, or mental health struggles.

When someone dies by suicide, families are often left without a place to go. Many are cremated. There was no goodbye, no burial, no ground to stand on. We build that place.

We fund and place memorial benches, trees, and garden dedications so families have somewhere real to visit. A place to grieve, to feel close to the person they lost, and eventually to sit and remember them and feel something other than grief. Sometimes you need a physical place to help you carry a loss, and that is what these memorials are for.

The family chooses where it goes. Somewhere that meant something to the person they lost, or somewhere they will actually want to visit. From there we handle the rest: the funding, the paperwork, and every conversation with the city, the parks department, or whoever else has to sign off. A grieving family should not have to chase permits.

We serve families across Colorado.

Who it's for: Families anywhere in Colorado who have lost someone to suicide.

We are building a community garden in Weld County as a public place for anyone in our community touched by suicide loss. It is open to all ages and all forms of loss. The garden is also a hands-on part of our Youth Social Engagement Program. Families, friends, and youth work side by side, planting and tending something that grows. It is a place to show up, build something real, and connect with others who understand.

This is also a place to learn. Many people who come to the garden have never grown anything before, and we want to change that. Volunteers and community members will learn real gardening skills, how to plant, tend, and harvest, so they walk away with something they can take home and keep growing. Every bed tended is also an investment in the neighborhood around it, a shared space that brings people together and gives back to the community that helped build it.

Dedicated beds will honor specific people we have lost, alongside shared plantings the whole community tends together. Grief and growth in the same place, one row at a time.

The garden is not open yet. Clearing weeds and brush has started at a property in Weld County, and we need volunteers who want to help us build it. Please do not visit independently. Announced work days will provide details to people who sign up.

Where the garden is today.

These photos were taken in late September and early October 2026. We will keep adding as the work moves along.

What we've done so far.

• Started clearing weeds and brush.

What it will take to get ready for spring.

We plan to bring this community garden to a property in Weld County, Colorado. Nothing is built yet. We will need the following before we can open.

Fixes

We will need:

• Fencing around the property
• Turning the water back on
• Clearing the land
• Greenhouse repairs

Tools

We will need:

• Shovels and rakes
• Wheelbarrows and hoses
• Work gloves and hand tools
• A mower or tiller

Garden beds

We will need:

• Raised beds
• Soil and compost
• Lumber
• Seeds and starter plants

Volunteers

We will need:

• Help with clearing
• Building beds
• Fencing
• Teaching skills to kids

What it will become.

Community garden plots will be free for any community member, whether grieving or not. We plan to bring together neighbors from Evans, Colorado, and across Weld County. We plan to create a skill-learning area where community members will teach kids practical skills that aren't taught in school anymore: cooking, carpentry, using tools, sewing, gardening, plants that heal, animal care, basic car and bike repair, and fire building.

How to help.

DonateVolunteer or donate tools

Please don't visit the property on your own. We will announce work days and share details with everyone who signs up.

Who it's for: Anyone in our community touched by suicide loss, of any age. It is also a hands-on part of our Youth Social Engagement Program, and a place where anyone in the community can learn to grow.