Fueling Hope Together
GIVE HOPE
THANK YOU For Supporting Sisters Taking On the Prevention of Suicide
YOUR CONTRIBUTION MATTERS
Your generosity helps light the way for women and families who are walking alongside mental illness — often quietly, and often alone.
Sisters Taking On the Prevention of Suicide (STOPS) is a nonprofit mental health awareness organization dedicated to inspiring hope and saving lives through education, research, inspiration through advocacy, and community support.
Because of supporters like you, women are equipped with life-saving skills, supported through sisterhood, empowered to advocate for change, and connected to resources that strengthen families and communities.
Together, we can help prevent suicide and ensure no woman walks this journey alone.
HOW YOUR DONATION HELPS
Your gift directly supports women, families, and communities affected by mental illness. Every contribution—no matter the size—helps strengthen our efforts to prevent suicide and bring hope where it is needed most.
Through your generosity, STOPS is able to:
Educate & Train
Your support helps provide Mental Health First Aid training and educational opportunities that equip women with the skills to recognize warning signs, respond with care, and connect others to help.
Education builds confidence. Confidence saves lives.
Support Research
Donations help fund and support research initiatives that deepen understanding of mental health, brain health, and suicide prevention—laying the groundwork for more effective treatments and prevention strategies.
Research gives us answers. Answers give us hope.
Strengthen Sisterly Support
Your gift helps sustain Seen. Heard. Empowered. (SHE)—our peer support program that offers safe, compassionate spaces for women supporting loved ones living with mental illness.
Support reminds women they are not alone.
Advance Advocacy & Awareness
Contributions enable STOPS to raise awareness and advocate for mental health policies that protect lives, reduce stigma, and promote access to care.
Advocacy turns compassion into change.
Build Stronger Communities
With your help, we create opportunities for women to connect, serve, and lead within their communities—igniting one flame that can light many others.
Community multiplies impact.
Choose How You’d Like to Support
Every gift helps light the way to hope, healing, and suicide prevention. Choose the level that feels right for you.
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Educate — $25
Helps provide mental health awareness resources and educational materials that increase understanding and reduce stigma.
Your gift helps start conversations that can save lives.
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Support — $50
Supports sisterly connection through Seen. Heard. Empowered. (SHE) by helping provide safe, compassionate spaces for women supporting loved ones with mental illness.
Your generosity reminds a woman she is not alone.
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Train — $170
Helps offset the cost of Mental Health First Aid training, equipping women with life-saving skills to recognize warning signs and respond with care.
Your gift helps turn compassion into action.
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Advance Research — $100
Contributes to research and education initiatives focused on understanding mental health, brain health, and suicide prevention.
Your support helps move prevention forward through knowledge and discovery.
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Advocate — $50
Supports awareness and advocacy efforts that promote mental health policy reform, access to care, and suicide prevention initiatives.
Your generosity helps give voice to those who need it most.
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Light a Thousand Candles — $1,000+
Provides comprehensive support across all STOPS programs—education, training, research, advocacy, and community engagement.
Your gift helps multiply impact and extend hope far beyond one life.
Give at Your Own Pace
You may also choose to make a custom donation in an amount that is meaningful to you. Every contribution—large or small—helps advance our mission.
Ways to Give
We are grateful for every act of generosity. Choose the giving option that works best for you.
Donate by Mail
If you prefer to give by mail, please send a check payable to:
Sisters Taking On the Prevention of Suicide (STOPS)
P.O. Box 5592
Statesville, NC 28687
Donate Online
Secure online giving is available for your convenience.
Give Through a Book Purchase
You can also support our mission by purchasing a copy of Women Who Inspire Greatness. Proceeds from book purchases help support STOPS programs and suicide prevention efforts.
Sisters Taking On the Prevention of Suicide (STOPS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible as permitted by law.
A Blessing of Gratitude
Thank you for your generosity and for the compassion that led you here.
May God bless the gift you have given and the heart from which it was offered.
May your kindness bring comfort to those who are hurting, strength to those who are weary, and hope to those who feel alone.
Through your generosity, lives are touched, understanding is deepened, and light is shared in places where it is needed most.
A single flame can light one thousand candles.
Thank you for being part of the light.