What: LION (Living In One Neighborhood) Bash is the annual block party that strives to create a community for both long-term and short-term residents in the Borough of State College. This event provides an educational opportunity for new and returning Penn State students along with current Borough residents. There will be food, music, and fun for […]

Join Jana Marie Foundation and a host of other community organizations to kick off National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month at Talleyrand Park on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, from 11 am-1 pm. Listen to the beautiful musical stylings of Eric Ian Farmer and join community members as we share stories of hope and bring awareness to […]

Join Evelyn Wald, a licensed professional counselor, for Jana Marie Foundation’s Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group. Here, you can share and gain a better understanding of grief that comes as a result of suicide. Connect with us virtually or in-person on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm for an informal check-in session. […]

Jana Marie Foundation will be joining the Bellefonte YMCA for their "Grenades and Coffee" event. This event provides a space for veterans and current service members to connect over a cup of coffee. Jana Marie Foundation team members will facilitate a community art project that will highlight helpful, hopeful messages from service members. Join us […]

Private Suicide Prevention Training Schedule a QPR: Gatekeeper Suicide Prevention training for your team today! Email hannah@janamariefoundation.org for info.

Jana Marie Foundation will be hosting after-school sessions on Thursdays at Easterly Parkway Elementary School during the first marking period. Students will create crafts, play games, and discuss different elements of wellness, like self-care.

Virtual suicide prevention training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of […]

Join Jana Marie Foundation for An Evening of Hope, Healing, and Remembrance program and candle-lighting ceremony, held on Worldwide Suicide Prevention Day. Through art, music, dance, storytelling, and other forms of creative expression, this evening is designed to create public awareness, educate the community, remember those we have lost, give hope to the survivors and […]

After-school club for middle school girls. Through hands-on activities and discussions, Jana Marie Foundation’s Shine Club provides practical tools and techniques for building resiliency and self-confidence in middle school-aged girls & nonbinary students. Participants are given opportunities to use their voice, follow their passions, and believe in themselves for the amazing young people that they are. Each […]

Join Evelyn Wald, a licensed professional counselor, for Jana Marie Foundation’s Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group. Here, you can share and gain a better understanding of grief that comes as a result of suicide. Connect with us virtually or in-person on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 pm for an informal check-in session.  […]

*Private Event*

After-school club for students in grades 4 & 5. The primary goal for GROW is to connect students with each other and to their communities. By exploring topics that embrace diversity, compassion, self- expression, and empathy, students will equip themselves with tools necessary to build and maintain relationships and learn healthy coping skills. GROW is […]

This meeting has been canceled due to a change in the host's schedule. We'll be back in-person (and virtually) next Tuesday. Thank you for understanding.

After-school community service club for students in grades 6-12. Through activities, education, and student led initiatives, REACH will provide the opportunity for teens to research, develop, and engage in mental health awareness through service projects. Participants will reach out to peers, friends, family members, and the broader community to strengthen connections and work together to […]

Virtual suicide prevention training. QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Just as people trained in CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver help save thousands of lives each year, people trained in QPR learn how to recognize the warning signs of […]

After-school club for middle school girls. Through hands-on activities and discussions, Jana Marie Foundation’s Shine Club provides practical tools and techniques for building resiliency and self-confidence in middle school-aged girls & nonbinary students. Participants are given opportunities to use their voice, follow their passions, and believe in themselves for the amazing young people that they are. Each […]

This week's session has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience and hope you're able to join us again next week! Join Evelyn Wald, a licensed professional counselor, for Jana Marie Foundation’s Survivors of Suicide Loss Support Group. Here, you can share and gain a better understanding of grief that comes as a result of […]

*Private Event*

Join the Jana Marie Foundation in partnership with Schlow Library for a lunch-and-learn discussion, Compassion Resilience for Parents and Caregivers. In each weekly session, we will explore the role of compassion in parenting, especially how to build compassion resilience in the face of the inevitable fatigue that comes from round-the-clock caregiving and caretaking.   When: Thursdays beginning September 28 […]

After-school community service club for students in grades 6-12. Through activities, education, and student led initiatives, REACH will provide the opportunity for teens to research, develop, and engage in mental health awareness through service projects. Participants will reach out to peers, friends, family members, and the broader community to strengthen connections and work together to […]

Philosophy of Hope V is an unforgettable concert that combines extraordinary musicians into one band that will use its collective voice to celebrate life’s ups and downs. Showcasing inspiring songs crafted by singer-songwriter-author Ken Baxter as well as new arrangements of memorable songs from the past, we will go on a musical journey to remind […]