Thank You – 2022 Recap

Dear Friends, We closed out the final season of 2022 with the beginning of our Together for Mental Health campaign. You generously donated $16,901, with an estimated $21,650 expected in company matching and grants. Together we have raised a total of $38,551 towards the construction of a Wellness Center. Thank you for supporting a space where connection will occur, hope…

Giving Tuesday

In partnership with Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori School + American Red Cross we are hosting a blood drive on December 13, 2022 to replenish the local blood bank. Many units of donated blood gave Xander a second chance at life this year. Our goal is to send 30 units of blood back into the local community, to provide hope and…

Gratitude & Mental Health

Our Wellness Center is becoming a reality! Thank you for your support! We have raised almost $20,000 in donations and pledges. Thank you to STARR Insurance Companies and Sirius Point for matching the donations of their employees. In this season of giving thanks, support our campaign + your mental health by sharing your words and photography.  The Power of Observation…

Counselors Need Space to Hold Space

We are just over one month into this campaign, and together we have raised $15,000 in donations and pledges. We hosted free mindfulness activities for children at our Fall Festival. We partnered with the Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori Mental Health Department to share local and national mental health and suicide prevention resources. Our messaging reached hundreds of families and we…

Mental Illness Awareness Week

Thank you for sharing this journey of awareness and action with us. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available Call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org to reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. As we transition from Suicide Prevention Awareness Month we enter into Mental Illness Awareness Week; a movement officially recognized by congress since 1990. The…

Launch of Together for Mental Health

September marks Suicide Prevention Awareness Month– a dedicated time to come together for mental health and take action. Our connection to others binds us to life. Friends of Hayward Public Montessori has planned the following actions for change: Raise $100,000 toward developing a wellness center in the Hayward Twin Oaks Montessori School (HTOMS) new construction building Share resources and awareness…