Stories and Updates

Summit County Allies for the LGBTQ+ Community

Summit County Allies for the LGBTQ+ Community So far this year a record-breaking number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced across the United States. The proposed bills have largely targeted...

Making the most of your mud season recovery

Making the most of your mud season recovery Each year as the chairlifts stop spinning and the snow departs momentarily, we transition into a more leisurely Summit County season. Like clockwork our...

Catching Up with Building Hope

Catching Up with Building HopeTwo years ago our lifestyles drastically shifted, forming a new reality and approach to our daily lives. Communication and human contact turned virtual, eliminating...

George Floyd’s Murder and a Year of Change: What I’ve Learned

Kathy Reed, MSW, LCSW at St. Anthony’s Hospital, has been a regular Building Hope newsletter contributor on topics surrounding social justice and racial equity. She speaks from her perspective only,...

I Pledge

May is Mental Health month! Our happiness, physical health, and emotional well-being are all directly connected to our mental health. Supporting your mental health can come in many shapes or sizes....

Building Hope Summit County Widens Safety Net with New Support Groups

Summit Daily News excerpt by Jefferson Geiger. jgeiger@summitdaily.comPhoto by Liam Doran / Liam Doran PhotographyJared Dennis is pictured at CrossFit Low Oxygen, a gym he owns in Frisco. Building...

How the Pandemic is Intensifying Depression and Anxiety Among Teenagers.

This week marks a full year since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic, and experts are increasingly concerned about the toll it is taking on the mental health of young people in the United States.

Finding a Safe Space: Middle School student advocates for more accessible therapy

Summit Daily News Jefferson Geiger jgeiger@summitdaily.com Therapy can be a lifeline. Katherine Eldredge, a student at Summit Middle School, wants to use her experience in the behavioral health...

SURVIVING SUICIDE: A SUMMIT COUNTY MOM SHARES HER STORY

Heather Gard named her son Toby because it means “bringer of light.” “His smile would light up the room and bring comfort and smiles to the rest of the room, whether that was to a newcomer or...

The HYPE: Building Hope’s Youth Connection Program

What is The HYPE? This spring our community suffered an unimaginable loss following the suicides of two high schoolers. Amid COVID-19 Stay at Home Orders, our community was reeling. Remember how...

What is Stigma Reduction?

What is Stigma Reduction? Stigma is oppressive, heavy, and burdensome. Stigma is lonely, limiting, and dark; very dark. It keeps us from sharing who we are, what our truth is, where we come from,...

What are Community Support Groups?

Reflect & Connect Cafés have expanded into Community Support Groups. Originally created in 2020 to support organizations in response to covid, our Reflect and Connect Cafe's have now expanded...