Financial support for suicide loss survivors on helpmebounce.org
Losing a loved one to suicide is a traumatic experience. Grief is often layered with guilt, shock, and unanswered questions. When this emotional burden is coupled with sudden financial strain—such as funeral costs, lost income, or medical bills—the stress can become overwhelming. Financial support eases one part of that burden, giving survivors space to focus on healing.
Whether you’re facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, alcohol, or drug use concerns, or just need someone to talk to, the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline has counselors who are here for you 24/7, all 365 days of the year. You are not alone.
Helpmebounce.org fundraising platform
SAVE and Spare Key are proud to announce a new collaboration that will provide community-based fundraising to suicide loss survivors. Individuals and families who have lost a loved one to suicide are able to share their story on www.HelpMeBounce.org. This platform gives families a compassionate and supportive outlet to connect with donors that want to help them avoid adding a financial crisis on top of the loss they are already facing. Donors are able to provide direct financial assistance towards the bills these families desperately need help paying.
How it Works
Step 1
Families apply for aid on Help Me Bounce and are approved based on the program guidelines. To begin a campaign, families create funding goals indicating what they are raising money for, for how much, and for how long. Thanks to a generous donation, SAVE is supporting families of suicide loss by providing a $250 donation per family (as funds are available). After your application is live on the HelpMeBounce website, please contact Cat Gangi at cgangi@save.org to inquire about getting a donation from SAVE. You will be able to select which category the donation will go in as funds are available.
Step 2
Families then populate their profile with their story and profile image. Once they are approved and their profile is live, families are able to blog and share their page with their network!
How to Share Your Story Safely
It can be really hard to know what to share for your story portion for this funding aid. Below is a template you could use as you fill out your application. One thing to know is that your story should follow safe messaging guidelines. To learn more about safe messaging, click here.
- Part 1 (Introduction) : Tell us about your loved one. What is their story? What do they mean to you? What do you want others to know about them? You could think about sharing what they liked to do or what their passions were. You could share what qualities you appreciated or admired about them.
- Part 2 (Losing a loved one to suicide) : Talk about being a suicide loss survivor. This section can be brief, and safe messaging is key for this part. It will allow you to put into words how suicide has impacted you and your family. You can think about sharing what you wish colleagues, friends, and family, should understand about this type of loss.
- Part 3 (Impact and Support): Share how this funding would help support you and your family right now. Share how this funding could impact your life, or what benefits this funding would bring to your life right now.
About Spare Key
Since 1997, Spare Key has been hard at work serving families in medical crisis with financial assistance. Spare Key is proud and privileged to have served thousands of families with millions of dollars in financial assistance. In 2019, Spare Key launched the first “Donor Directed Giving Platform” – Help Me Bounce. On this platform, Spare Key connects families across the nation facing medical crises with donors to help pay bills that have been negatively affected because of their medical situation. 100% Transparency. 100% Accountability. 100% of all donations go DIRECTLY to families in need so they can spend more time by their loved one’s side instead of worrying about how to pay their bills.
Mission of Spare Key
We are on a mission to help families in real hardship pay real bills in real time. No matter the illness. No matter the injury. No matter the income. We help families “Bounce and Not Break” with our Help Me Bounce platform – harnessing the power of technology to make donating easier, faster, more transparent, more accountable, and more impactful than anyone ever thought possible.
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