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2022 Impact
In 2022, our third year since founding Gabriel’s Light, we are proud to report that our organization sustained existing efforts and launched new initiatives forwarding our mission to prevent youth suicide through education, cyber safety, and kindness campaigns. We are incredibly grateful for our loyal supporters and the many new donors that have helped us forward our important cause.
The State of Youth Mental Health
There has been a youth mental health crisis lingering for quite some time. Experts say youth mental health has been on the decline for a decade or more. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and hastened this looming crisis into a full-blown emergency. Our leaders and agencies tasked with the well-being of our children are taking notice of the problem. Continue reading for more info and how you can help.
Hoops For Hope FUNdraiser
Our hearts are bursting with gratitude for all those who made Hoops for Hope a success! To all of our participants, parents, donors, sponsors, and volunteers: we needed each and every one of you working together to make it happen.
Shining The Light on Outstanding Youth Ambassadors
At Gabriel’s Light, we work with our youth ambassadors to understand the warning signs of suicide and how to help people at risk. It is extremely heartwarming to see our youth ambassadors put their knowledge to use in their school and lives. We’d like to take a moment to highlight and applaud three of our youth ambassadors today - please read on!
Continuing the Conversation
If you’ve been a follower of Gabriel’s Light, you already know how important it is to talk about suicide with your kids. But is it enough to have “the talk” just once and assume our kids will come to us with their feelings in the future?
2021 Impact And Highlights
In our second year since founding Gabriel’s Light, despite the continued challenges of a global pandemic, we are proud of the great strides made towards achieving our mission to prevent youth suicide through education, cyber safety, and kindness campaigns. We are driven by the startling statistics and understand that young people are suffering from increased mental health problems.
Help Us Celebrate World Kindness Day
World Kindness Day is celebrated on November 13th every year
Shining The Light On Our Youth Ambassadors
A study from Born This Way Foundation, an organization co-founded by Lady Gaga, shows that Kindness has a huge impact of overall wellbeing.
Back to School Tips for Mental Wellness
Going back to school can always bring many emotions. This year offers special challenges after the extreme changes so many students faced due to the pandemic.
Practicing Kindness, One Card at a Time
A study from Born This Way Foundation, an organization co-founded by Lady Gaga, shows that Kindness has a huge impact of overall wellbeing.
Kindness in Action
A study from Born This Way Foundation, an organization co-founded by Lady Gaga, shows that Kindness has a huge impact of overall wellbeing.
Join our #ShineTheLight Campaign
Our Spring 2021 Youth Ambassadors learned about creating viral social media campaigns and helped us create and launch the #ShineTheLight campaign to spread kindness.