Dear Friends and Supporters,
As we look back on 2025, our hearts are filled with gratitude for your continued support of Friends for Survival. For more than four decades, our mission has remained steadfast: to walk alongside individuals and families grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide with compassion, understanding, and hope. This year, your generosity allowed us to strengthen that mission in meaningful ways—reaching more survivors, expanding critical programs, and deepening the connections that sustain our community.
Your gifts—whether through donations, time, or heartfelt encouragement—have made a profound difference for those navigating one of life’s most painful losses. Because of you, survivors are met with empathy in their darkest moments and reminded that they are not alone, that community exists, and that healing can unfold with support.
Thank you for being part of this vital work. Together, we are bringing light to the darkness of loss.
With deep gratitude,
Susan J. Reynolds
Executive Director, Friends for Survival
Our Mission and Who We Serve
Friends for Survival provides compassionate peer support, education, and resources to those grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. Through support groups, grief materials, and community outreach, we help survivors navigate their healing journey and find hope after devastating loss.
2025 Impact Highlights
Meeting Attendees
States and 4 Countries
States and 4 Countries
States and 4 Countries
States and 4 Countries
States and 4 Countries
Grief Books Distributed
States and 4 Countries
Grief Books Distributed
Newsletters Distributed
Newsletters Distributed
Grief Books Distributed
1st Responder Resources
Newsletters Distributed
1st Responder Resources
Together, We Bring Light to the Darkness of Loss
Your partnership makes healing possible for suicide loss survivors.
We’re proud to earn Candid's (formerly GuideStar) Platinum Seal of Transparency. To reach the Platinum level, we added extensive information to our Nonprofit Profile: basic contact and organizational information; in-depth financial information; quantitative information about goals, strategies, and progress toward our mission.
Some of our programs are funded in part by the Division of Behavioral Health Services through the voter approved Proposition 63, Mental Health Services Act (MHSA).