May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
At Charleston Hope, this month invites us to slow down and recognize what so many in our community are quietly carrying. We are launching a campaign called Together for Mental Health, a call to show up with presence, compassion, and intention.
Our goal this May is to raise $80,000 to provide direct counseling support for students across our schools.
While May creates space for awareness, the reality is this: for the students we serve, the need is year-round.
Through Together for Mental Health, you can make a direct and lasting impact:
$125 provides one professional counseling session for a student.
One session can mean:
A student finally putting words to their anxiety
A safe space to process grief or trauma
The first step toward healing and hope
Every gift matters. Whether you give one session or many, you are helping ensure that no student has to navigate life’s challenges alone.
This is more than a campaign, it’s an invitation to step into real stories of struggle, resilience, and hope.
Through Together for Mental Health, there are three meaningful opportunities to step into the real stories of mental health in our community, stories of struggle, resilience, and hope.
Explore how you can get involved below!
Join Us at the Stoney 100
We’re grateful to partner with RevitalizeU again for the Stoney 100. The Stoney 100 is an impactful community event aimed at raising awareness for mental health and supporting the local nonprofit Charleston Hope.
Taking place Friday, May 8th – Saturday, May 9th, 2026, at Stoney Field in Charleston, SC, this event invites participants to run or walk a distance of their choice in support of mental health awareness.
The Stoney 100 highlights the importance of acknowledging mental health struggles and reminds us that no one is alone in their journey. Every challenge matters - and together, we can make a difference.
Sign up to participate in the Stoney 100 at any level that fits you (timed event).
24 Hours of Hope
This year for Stoney 100, Charleston Hope is joining in through a special initiative called 24 Hours of Hope.
This is an initiative to ensure that someone from Charleston Hope is walking every hour of the 24-hour event.
Our goal is not miles, but presence. Because this is who we are, we show up so no student walks alone.
Each hour is also connected to a theme that reflects real experiences students face, such as anxiety, loneliness, fear, or overwhelm. For 24 hours, you are invited to step into that story with us.
We are especially looking for participants to help cover the late-night and early-morning hours. They may not be the easiest to take, but they carry a unique opportunity to stand with those who experience the heaviest moments in silence.
Every hour covered is a reminder that this work is not just something we talk about, but it is real, and it matters.
FLOURISH Women’s Event
A Morning to Be Filled and Poured Out
FLOURISH is a gathering of women who are choosing to grow with intention and impact the next generation.
This is not just an event. It is an experience.
You will:
Hear from powerful speakers
Engage in meaningful, guided moments
Step into the work we do with girls through our Step-In program
Be invited into a deeper story of impact
Together, we are creating space to reflect, connect, and respond.
And we are over halfway sold out.
Henrietta Gantt, PhD, LPC-S, NCC
“Christine is a first grader who had to grow up very quickly after his father was incarcerated at an early age, witnessing violence in the home, and his older brother was diagnosed with a chronic medical condition. He struggled with constant anxiety of his family’s safety and wondering whether or not he was “good enough.” He fears being a burden to others. Through therapy sessions and play therapy techniques he explored the trauma of violence through role play and his brother’s medical condition with a toy medical kit. His anxiety about safety decreased overall and his teacher reported that he had seemed much more comfortable at school and playing with others and had started to reduce the amount of times he asked whether or not he was good. He was able to start just acting more like a kid!”Mental health support isn't available to every child, and that's why we're committed to increasing access.
Here's how we're bringing mental health care to more kids:
1. Partnering with under-resourced schools to implement our programs.
2. Bringing in therapists and interns to offer 1-on-1 counseling.
3. Empowering girls through mental health-focused programs.
Make an impact today
Support our mission by making your gift to help us raise $50,000!
