"Help shouldn't have a price. Neither should hope."
Mission statement
The JudyMaeLee Foundation exists to ensure that no family is turned away from help because of what they can't afford. We provide resources, support, and connection to individuals and families navigating suicide, mental health crisis, and grief — because access to care should never depend on income.
Vision statement
A world where every person in crisis can reach for help and find it waiting regardless of their financial situation. Where the silence that swallowed generations of families is replaced with support, community, and the knowledge that they are not alone. Where no mother has to watch her child suffer because the system had a price she couldn't meet.
Why this Foundation Exists
I almost lost my daughter.
And in the middle of the worst moment of my life, I learned something that broke me in a different way that the help she needed existed, but we couldn't access it. Not because it wasn't out there. Because of money.
The JudyMaeLee Foundation exists because no parent should have to stand where I stood and be told, in any way, that their child's life has a price tag.
Judy. Mae. Lee. My mother, my grandmother, my great-grandmother three women who carried pain quietly their whole lives. Who were never diagnosed, never supported, never given the language for what they were feeling. I saw that same silence threatening to swallow my daughter, and I refused to let it.
This foundation is my answer to that moment. And it's named for the women who deserved an answer too.
Volunteer Section
Volunteer with The JudyMaeLee Foundation
This work doesn't happen alone. It happens because people who care decide to show up with their time, their heart, and their willingness to sit with families in hard moments.
We are currently building our volunteer community ahead of our full launch. If you feel called to this work, we want to hear from you.
As a volunteer, you might help with:
Organizing support groups and community events
Assisting with fundraising and awareness campaigns
Offering mentorship or emotional support to families
Sharing your story to inspire others and spread hope
Your time and dedication will help provide life-saving resources, emotional support, and hope to those who need it most. Together, we can lift what's heavy and light what's dim.
Interested in getting involved? Fill out our volunteer interest form and we'll be in touch as we grow.
The JudyMaeLee Foundation is committed to creating a compassionate community where volunteers are supported, trained, and empowered to serve.
Donation Section
Support The JudyMaeLee Foundation
Your gift brings hope, healing, and help to families in need.
I built this foundation because I know what it feels like to need help and not be able to afford it. Every dollar you give goes directly toward making sure another family doesn't face that moment alone.
Whether it's covering the cost of a therapy session, connecting a family to resources, or simply making sure someone in crisis knows they are not invisible your support makes that possible.
Every gift matters. Every dollar is a lifeline.
Get Help Section
You reached out. That took courage.
You don't have to have the right words. You don't have to know exactly what you need. If you are here because something feels too heavy to carry alone — you are in the right place.
The JudyMaeLee Foundation exists for this exact moment. We are building a community of resources, support, and connection for individuals and families navigating mental health crisis, suicide, and grief. And while our full resource library is still growing, we don't want anyone who lands on this page to leave without somewhere to turn.
If You Are In Crisis Right Now
Please reach out immediately:
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline — Call or text 988 — Available 24/7 — Free and confidential
Crisis Text Line — Text HOME to 741741 — Available 24/7
Emergency Services — If you or someone you love is in immediate danger, please call 911
If You Are a Family Member or Caregiver
Watching someone you love struggle is one of the hardest things a person can do. You are not powerless — and you are not alone.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention — afsp.org — resources specifically for family members and survivors of suicide loss
Alliance of Hope for Suicide Loss Survivors — allianceofhope.org — community and support for those who have lost someone to suicide
NAMI — National Alliance on Mental Illness — nami.org · Helpline: 1-800-950-6264 — support, education, and advocacy for families navigating mental illness
If You Are Navigating Grief and Loss
Grief after suicide loss is its own kind of grief. It comes with questions that don't have easy answers and feelings that aren't always understood by people who haven't been there.
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention — afsp.org/find-support — local survivor support groups across the country
Option B — optionb.org — a community built around resilience and finding strength after loss
What We Are Building
We are currently developing our own resource directory — one that specifically addresses the financial barriers that keep families from accessing care. If you need help navigating mental health resources or finding financial assistance for therapy and crisis support, reach out to us directly. We will do everything we can to point you in the right direction.
Reach out to us → [Contact JML]
You are not a burden. You are not too much. You are not too late. Help exists. You deserve it.