Are you in a crisis? Click Here for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Buckelew’s La Maternidad y Esperanza Program helped me during the most difficult time of my life. We were going through COVID when my daughter was 2-year-old. I couldn’t work, because I was taking care of my daughter, and then my husband was diagnosed with colon cancer. Our financial situation was practically zero.
At seventeen, Lucy’s world felt overwhelming. A traumatic family event, combined with the pressures of high school and college applications, set her on a path of debilitating anxiety. “I just felt really awful, and didn’t want to feel that way ever again,” she remembers. This experience led her to seek professional support.
Growing up in the quiet town of Penngrove, Shelby appeared to have everything together. She was active in 4-H, cheerleading for her school, and loved sports. But on the inside, she was struggling with mental health challenges that her sheltered upbringing hadn’t prepared her to face. At twelve years old, Shelby was hospitalized after attempting suicide. She was released back home with a prescription for Xanax and little other support.
When Andi moved from San Francisco to the quiet community of Fairfax, she carried with her a deep understanding of what it means to feel unheard. She first connected with Buckelew not as an employee, but as a client. Andi received Counseling services that not only provided personal support but also helped pave the way for her professional goals. Today, as a Hotline Counselor for Buckelew’s Suicide Prevention Program, she’s providing the very support she once received.
When Jaldrin arrived in California from the Philippines at just four years old, he absorbed everything around him like a sponge. Hardworking and energetic, his zest for pursuing many passions shaped him into the multi-faceted man he is today.
Jaime’s journey spans two continents, with her advocacy grounded in challenging cultural stigmas about mental health.
Program Director KT Swan of Buckelew and team earned Heart of Sonoma County Award!
Round-the-clock access to mental health, homelessness, and social work care.
Press Democrat
Mobile support team connects hundreds of people to care in first year.
Press Democrat
Board Member
Gracie joined the Buckelew board in April of 2021. She currently manages all institutional giving for 10,000 Degrees, the leading college success and scholarship organization in northern California.
She has been with 10,000 Degrees for over a decade, first as a student and then as a full-time staff member beginning in 2015. Gracie’s background includes preschool teaching, working as a childcare professional, and managing student-facing college access and success work for middle and high school campuses in the North Bay. She currently resides in Marin but resided in Sonoma County for many years prior.
Gracie has been a community volunteer working with nonprofits in the greater Bay Area. She has a long-standing passion for serving the community and was honored to join the Buckelew Board of Directors to support the crucial mental health work Buckelew is providing in our community. She is a strong supporter of accessible mental health care due to her own diagnoses, and those of her close family, friends, and students.
