Finding Family at a Community Walk
During this time of uncertainty, we at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention wanted to share hopeful and inspiring stories from our volunteers – those in communities around the country who continue to do amazing work in the fight to #StopSuicide.
This piece originally appeared as a Volunteer Spotlight Story in AFSP’s 2019 Annual Report. For other inspiring Volunteer Spotlight Stories, and to learn more about our programs, and our mission, visit afsp.org/2019report.
Amy Reed had never heard of AFSP until she lost her best friend Terri in 2011. In Fall 2011, she volunteered in the Omaha Out of the Darkness Community Walk and has since joined the chapter’s board, helping the Omaha Walk grow from just over 1,500 participants to nearly 5,000 in 2019.
“I knew from my first Community Walk that the people I met were my family, my tribe, my source of inspiration. The walks give people a space to feel safe — to openly grieve, while fighting for the cause.”
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