HOPE GIVES

Our mission is to empower and strength our community through accessible resources for mental health and suicide prevention support. We strive to foster HOPE and belonging, ensure everyone knows their life matters.
Kimberli’s Place Foundation is dedicated in planting HOPE by providing our community with resources, breaking the stigma through education, peer support, and connecting people to crucial often financially challenging services. Our focus is a healthy community, ensuring individuals seek help, and emphasizing that YOU and YOUR LIFE MATTERS!

OVERALL FAMILY & INDIVIDUAL IMPACT: 356
STUDENTS SERVICED in Union & Mecklenburg County: 40
ADULTS SERVICED: 28
VETERANS SERVICED: 25
LEVINE Children's TRAUMA/NICU IMPACT: 263 Families
GOAL FOR 2026: 800+
THANK YOU QCLIFE WBTV for sharing OUR STORY of HOPE!
THANK YOU WINGATE for sharing OUR STORY of HOPE!
After the sudden passing of her close friend, Heather Klaus ’20 was moved to take action. What started as a small shop in honor of her friend has grown into Kimberli’s Place Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to suicide prevention and mental health support in Union County, North Carolina.
Heather, a Wingate psychology graduate, is using her education and experience to address critical gaps in care by providing counseling access, student support, and self-care services for families in crisis. Her work is a powerful example of turning compassion into impact.

THANK YOU WSOC-TV for sharing the IMPACT of HOPE!

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