ConnerStrong Foundation works to bring awareness to mental health issues and suicide prevention and to change the discussion about mental health.
The foundation also provides outreach and comfort to families suffering a loss.
02/28/2026
One month to go! 🎉🏃♀️💜🩵
We’re just 30 days away from the ConnerStrong Foundation You Are Not Alone 5K, and now’s the perfect time to lace up and register! Every step we take together helps support su***de prevention efforts right here in our community because no one should ever feel alone.
Whether you run, walk, or cheer from the sidelines, you’re making a difference and spreading hope. Let’s show up, lift each other up, and remind everyone that help, healing, and connection are always within reach.
Sign up today, invite a friend, and be part of something powerful. 🩵💜
02/28/2026
Thank you to Claude Moore Opportunities for all that you do for youth mental health! Thank you for letting us help with your Youth Mental Health Core!
This year, CMO focused on building pathways for behavioral health professionals. Initiatives included supporting Youth Mental Health Corps training, developing new curricula at community colleges, and strengthening statewide partnerships to grow frontline capacity in mental health services.
ConnerStrong has been nominated for the $1,500 Sweeping Change donation, courtesy of You've Got Maids of Northern Virginia, and your support could help us make a difference in the mental health of our youth!!
Reaching out isn’t weakness, it’s strength. 💜
We all have moments when things feel heavy. Asking for support doesn’t mean you can’t handle life; it means you’re self-aware enough to know you don’t have to handle it alone.
Text the friend. Make the call. Don’t end your story. 💫
Connection is how we heal, and you deserve support just as much as anyone else.
02/23/2026
We are LOVING the You Are Not Alone 5K Fun Run - 2026 race shirts!!!! Want to grab yours?
The ConnerStrong Foundation is supporting the United for Wellness Conference and Resource Fair for an opportunity to learn, connect, and discover tools to help our families thrive. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a growing movement that puts student wellness at the center of our community.
02/21/2026
We're all set up at the LCPS United for Wellness Conference and Resource Fair!!!
The event is open to everyone!
Come on out from 9 to 1 today at Heritage High School in Leesburg!
ConnerStrong will be participating in the LCPS United for Wellness Conference and Resource Fair this Saturday!!!
The event is open to everyone!
The United for Wellness Conference and Resource Fair is your opportunity to learn, connect, and discover tools to help your family thrive. Don’t miss this chance to be part of a growing movement that puts student wellness at the center of our community.
On this Valentine’s Day, do something you love, not because it’s productive, impressive, or aesthetic…but because it makes you feel alive. Self-love isn’t selfish. It’s sustainable 💫🩵💜
02/08/2026
ConnerStrong has been nominated for the $1,500 Sweeping Change donation, courtesy of You've Got Maids of Northern Virginia, and your support could help us make a difference in the mental health of our youth!!
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On October 1, 2016, our family’s faith was shaken and our world turned upside down when we received news that our son Conner had died by su***de. If you’ve never lost a loved one to su***de, you cannot imagine the pain and the intensity of the emotional roller coaster that comes with it. It’s crippling…it’s agonizing…it’s terrifying…it’s the worst possible thing that one could ever go through.
Conner was 17 years old. He was insanely handsome, was a fantastic athlete, and a good student. Conner was a son, a brother, a grandson, a nephew, a cousin and a friend. Conner was sweet, generous, loving, kind, smart (and smart-assed!), witty and hilarious. Conner was a piece of the puzzle that makes up our great big family, and without his piece we are no longer whole. It’s true, the rest of us are strong and are holding our pieces together so firmly as not to fall apart, but we were much stronger when his piece was in place.
Since that moment, our extensive family, friends, community and even those we have never met, came to us. They offered love, support, words of comfort and an assurance we were not alone.
While we have lost our child, we have chosen to not have his death be in vain. We know that we are not the first ones to suffer such a loss. We also know that this type of loss is becoming all to frequent. Taking Conner’s memory and turning our loss into something positive, this is the ConnerStrong way.
There are organizations that are focused on su***de prevention and awareness, especially in our teens and young adults. We also recognize that there are organizations that help families and communities pick up the pieces after such a loss. Our family and others would not be able to move forward in life without them.
We cannot change the world by ourselves, but just like the butterfly effect, a small flutter of a butterfly’s wings can make a difference in the world.
