Ways to participate
- Distribute verified resource cards.
- Host a parent education conversation.
- Invite a professionally reviewed presentation.
- Join a remembrance walk or act of kindness.
- Build school, faith-community, employer, and youth partnerships.
- Support a future local resource-verification team.
Kansas City first
The initial community plan focuses on a clinically reviewed core presentation, a quarterly verified resource list, relationships with schools and youth-serving organizations, and an annual remembrance event tied to measurable acts of connection.
Safeguards before scale
Volunteers should not provide crisis counseling unless separately trained and authorized by an appropriate organization. Story collection, youth participation, speaking, and resource distribution require moderation, privacy rules, and referral protocols.