The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation

The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation Formerly known as Made with Love and Hope. Matthew was a gifted young musician with a generous spirit and a deep care for others.

The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation is a nonprofit organization created in memory of Matthew Lane Hobby, sharing resources that support suicide prevention awareness, mental health education, and community outreach. At The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation, our mission is rooted in remembrance, compassion, and a commitment to raising awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. This initiative

was created in memory of Matthew Lane Hobby, whose life continues to inspire purposeful action and meaningful conversation. After his passing, his family sought a way to transform grief into something life-affirming — a way to honor Matthew while helping others feel seen, supported, and less alone. Over time, our mission has grown beyond its origins, sharing resources and initiatives that encourage awareness, education, and open dialogue around mental health. Through community engagement and purposeful outreach, we seek to reduce stigma and foster understanding. As our mission continues to evolve, we remain grounded in the belief that every life has value and that hope can be cultivated through connection, compassion, and intentional action.

💜🩵 **Su***de prevention begins before a crisis.**When we hear *su***de prevention*, we may picture the moment when someo...
09/04/2026

💜🩵 **Su***de prevention begins before a crisis.**

When we hear *su***de prevention*, we may picture the moment when someone is already in danger and immediate help is needed. Responding effectively in that moment matters—but prevention is bigger than crisis response.

It also includes strengthening connection, creating environments where people can talk honestly about mental health, improving access to care and support, building coping and problem-solving skills, and learning how to recognize and respond when someone may be struggling.

That means su***de prevention doesn't belong only to crisis counselors or mental-health professionals. Families, workplaces, schools, churches, community organizations, healthcare systems, and ordinary people can all contribute to communities where people are better supported before a crisis develops.

We cannot prevent every crisis or know everything another person is carrying. But we can help create more opportunities for connection, conversation, support, and earlier intervention.

That's part of su***de prevention, too.

**Where can we make more room for mental-health conversations in our own communities?**

💜🩵 **Make Life Happen.**

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💜🩵 **Weekly Coloring Pages — Week 16****Good Things Are Still Ahead for You.**It can be difficult to see beyond what is ...
09/03/2026

💜🩵 **Weekly Coloring Pages — Week 16**

**Good Things Are Still Ahead for You.**

It can be difficult to see beyond what is happening right now, especially during a stressful, uncertain, or painful season. We don't always know what comes next, and hope doesn't require us to pretend that everything will suddenly become easy.

Sometimes it simply means leaving room for the possibility that life can hold something different than what today looks like.

This week's coloring page is the final page in **Collection 02**. Over the past 16 weeks, we've shared these pages as a simple resource for slowing down, reflecting, creating, and making a little space for yourself.

Although this collection is ending, our coloring-page resources will remain available on the Foundation website. We're also considering what the next chapter of this resource might look like.

Download Week 16 and explore the complete collection here:

🔗 https://www.mlh-foundation.org/resource/coloring-pages?category=Collection%2002

Take your time with this one.

**Good things may still be ahead.** 💜🩵

*Our coloring pages are intended as a supportive wellness resource and are not a substitute for professional mental-health care.*

💜🩵 **MYTH: Asking someone about su***de might put the idea in their head.****FACT: Asking directly about su***de does no...
09/02/2026

💜🩵 **MYTH: Asking someone about su***de might put the idea in their head.**

**FACT: Asking directly about su***de does not cause or increase suicidal thoughts or behavior.**

Fear of saying the wrong thing can keep us from asking an important question. But when we are concerned about someone, avoiding the word *su***de* does not make the concern go away.

You can ask clearly and directly:

**“Are you thinking about su***de?”**

You do not need perfect words. You do not need to diagnose what someone is experiencing. You can care enough to ask—and be willing to listen to the answer.

Throughout Su***de Prevention Month, we'll continue talking about what to notice, how to ask, how to listen, and what to do next.

💜🩵 **Make Life Happen.**

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💜🩵 September is Su***de Prevention Month.When we hear the words *su***de prevention*, it can be easy to think first abou...
09/01/2026

💜🩵 September is Su***de Prevention Month.

When we hear the words *su***de prevention*, it can be easy to think first about a moment of crisis—recognizing that someone is in danger and helping connect them with immediate support.

That matters. But su***de prevention is also much broader.

It can begin earlier, with mental-health education, meaningful connection, noticing when something has changed, and creating space for honest conversations. It includes learning how to ask directly about su***de, how to listen to the answer, and how to help someone connect with appropriate support. And it continues afterward, through follow-up, treatment, community, and the ordinary ways we keep showing up for one another.

Throughout September, The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation will be talking directly about these things. We'll look at warning signs, common misconceptions, practical language you can use, what to do when you're concerned about someone, su***de-prevention training, resources, follow-up, and the role ordinary people can play.

We're beginning with our September article:

**Su***de Prevention Is More Than Preventing a Death**

Because prevention isn't only about helping someone survive a crisis. It is also about helping make continued life possible.

🔗 https://www.mlh-foundation.org/resource/blog

Stay with us this month. Learn something you didn't know. Have a conversation you might once have avoided. And help us bring practical su***de-prevention knowledge into more homes, workplaces, schools, churches, and communities.

💜🩵 **Make Life Happen.**

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💛 September is Su***de Prevention Month.For The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation, su***de prevention isn't something we tal...
08/31/2026

💛 September is Su***de Prevention Month.

For The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation, su***de prevention isn't something we talk about only during one month of the year. It is a core part of why this Foundation exists.

But September gives us an opportunity to talk about it more intentionally.

Throughout the coming month, we'll be sharing practical information about su***de prevention, mental health, connection, and support.

We'll talk about recognizing when someone may be struggling.

We'll talk about having conversations that can feel difficult.

We'll talk about listening, asking questions, finding support, and what each of us can do to become better prepared to help someone who may need us.

Because su***de prevention isn't only something for professionals to understand.

**It is something we can learn about.**

We don't need to have all the answers. But we can become more informed, more willing to have meaningful conversations, and better prepared to connect someone with help.

And you may notice the message showing up beyond our social media pages, too.

Throughout September, look for The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation's su***de-prevention coffee sleeves at The Chill Bean and The Parlor, featuring a special design created by Adyson Mastny, daughter of Foundation Board Member Aimee Mastny.

It's one more way we're bringing the conversation into the places where people live, work, gather, and connect.

September begins tomorrow.

We hope you'll spend the month with us — learning, sharing, and helping us build a community where people are better prepared to show up for one another.

💛 Make Life Happen.

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💜 Wear the Ribbon. Support the Mission. 💜Throughout September, in recognition of Su***de Prevention Month, The Matthew L...
08/29/2026

💜 Wear the Ribbon. Support the Mission. 💜

Throughout September, in recognition of Su***de Prevention Month, The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation will have these beautiful handmade su***de prevention awareness ribbon earrings available for $15 per pair.

Each pair was handcrafted and generously donated by our friend Christy Friedel, who offered to continue making them for us as her own way of supporting the Foundation and the work we are doing in our community.

That generosity means something to us. Every pair represents not only the su***de prevention ribbon, but also one person choosing to use her time and talents to help make a difference.

Earrings are $15 per pair, and because Christy is generously donating each pair, the full $15 supports the mission of The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation — including our work in su***de prevention awareness, mental health education, and compassionate community support.

Quantities will be limited based on availability, since Christy is making each pair by hand.

If you would like a pair, send us a private message, and we’ll arrange payment and pickup or delivery.

Christine, thank you!! 🩵 Your generosity, creativity, and willingness to use your talents to support this mission mean more than you know.

Make Life Happen.

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Mental health belongs in the workplace conversation. 💛On August 18, members of the Morgan Olson () leadership team took...
08/29/2026

Mental health belongs in the workplace conversation. 💛

On August 18, members of the Morgan Olson () leadership team took part in two sessions of *Recognizing Mental Health Concerns & Local Resources*, a workplace training focused on recognizing when someone may be struggling, responding with care, and knowing where to turn for support.

The sessions were led by Danielle Sackrider, LMSW, Su***de Prevention Coordinator & Trainer with Integrated Services of Kalamazoo.

We’re grateful to Morgan Olson for making space for these conversations and for offering two sessions so more members of their leadership team had the opportunity to participate. Creating workplaces and communities where people notice, listen, connect, and know how to find help starts with people who are willing to learn.

The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation is proud to help bring su***de prevention and mental health education into workplaces and organizations throughout our community.

We’re also deeply grateful to everyone who supports the Foundation. Your generosity helps make it possible for us to sponsor opportunities like these and bring meaningful education and resources into our community.

Thank you to Morgan Olson, Danielle, and everyone who helped make these conversations possible. 💛

If your workplace or organization would like to explore bringing mental health or su***de prevention education to your team, we’d be glad to start a conversation.

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💛 Weekly Coloring Pages — Week 15**I can take my time and keep going.**There can be a lot of pressure to keep moving — a...
08/27/2026

💛 Weekly Coloring Pages — Week 15

**I can take my time and keep going.**

There can be a lot of pressure to keep moving — and to move quickly.

But taking care of our mental health sometimes means recognizing when we need a different pace.

We can slow down.

We can rest.

We can give ourselves time to work through something, adjust our expectations, or decide what comes next.

None of that means we've stopped making progress.

This week's coloring page is a reminder that moving forward doesn't have to mean rushing forward.

Take your time. Keep going at the pace you need.

Download Week 15 of Collection 02:
https://www.mlh-foundation.org/resource/coloring-pages?category=Collection%2002

Our coloring pages are offered as supportive resources for reflection and relaxation. They are not a substitute for professional mental-health care.

💛 Make Life Happen.

💛 Mental Health in Practice: Supporting SomeoneWhen someone we care about is struggling, we may feel like we should know...
08/25/2026

💛 Mental Health in Practice: Supporting Someone

When someone we care about is struggling, we may feel like we should know what to do.

We want to help. We want things to get better. And sometimes we start to feel responsible for making that happen.

But supporting someone doesn't mean we have to have every answer — or become their only source of support.

We can listen.

We can keep checking in.

We can ask what would be helpful.

And when someone needs more support than we can provide, we can encourage them to connect with someone who can help.

That isn't stepping away from them.

It can be part of standing beside them.

Caring about someone also means recognizing our own role and limits. We can be an important part of someone's support system without trying to be the entire system ourselves.

Support doesn't have to mean solving everything.

Sometimes it means listening, staying connected, and helping make the next step a little easier.

💛 Make Life Happen.

Mental health belongs in the workplace conversation. 💛On August 18, the team at Centreville Family Dentistry (https://ww...
08/24/2026

Mental health belongs in the workplace conversation. 💛

On August 18, the team at Centreville Family Dentistry (https://www.facebook.com/Centrevillefamilydentistry) took time together for **Recognizing Mental Health Concerns & Local Resources**, a workplace training focused on recognizing when someone may be struggling, responding with care, and knowing where to turn for support.

The session was led by Danielle Sackrider, LMSW, Su***de Prevention Coordinator & Trainer with Integrated Services of Kalamazoo (https://www.facebook.com/kazoocmh).

We’re grateful to Dr. Chad and the entire Centreville Family Dentistry team for welcoming this conversation into their workplace and for recognizing that caring for people extends beyond the work we do each day. Creating communities where people notice, listen, connect, and know how to find help starts with people who are willing to learn.

And a special thank-you to Heather at Amigo Centre (https://www.facebook.com/AmigoCentreMI) for preparing lunch for everyone. Heather, thank you for helping us gather around the table for good food and an important conversation.

The Matthew Lane Hobby Foundation is proud to help bring su***de prevention and mental health education into workplaces and organizations throughout our community.

** We’re also deeply grateful to everyone who supports the Foundation. Your generosity helps make it possible for us to sponsor opportunities like this and bring meaningful education and resources into our community. **

Thank you to everyone who helped make this conversation possible. 💛

If your workplace or organization would like to explore bringing mental health or su***de prevention education to your team, we’d be glad to start a conversation.

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