About us

Sharing Kindness is building a grief-sensitive, suicide-aware Cape & Islands community. 

People who experience mental health challenges, grief, and suicide loss often feel alone due to a lack of understanding and pervasive stigma surrounding these issues. We’re working to change that. Sharing Kindness provides a wide range of programs to reduce suicide risk, support those who struggle, companion the bereaved and nurture health and wellness in our community. 

Our Story

In 2016, Jeremy Walters, a junior at Nauset Regional High School, died by suicide. In the wake of his death, Jeremy’s family struggled to find local resources for youth suicide and grief support. Determined to honor Jeremy’s life, they founded Sharing Kindness as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2018 with the goal of supporting youth mental health and people grieving all types of loss, including suicide. ‣Read Jeremy’s story

What we do

We offer programs including the following:

‣View our programs 

In their words

For the first time ever, I did not feel crazy or alone in my grief. I was so relieved. These people from Sharing Kindness get it. They understand what it is like to be grieving.

Chrystal Kellerman, Grief 101 attendee

I'm so grateful for this group. It's comforting to be heard by others who share a similar experience.

Peer grief support group participant

In 30 years as an educator, I have never seen a program positively impact school culture in one year the way that Hope Squad has.

Falmouth High School Principal Alan Harris

For years we said my sister died of heart disease, but she didn't. She died from suicide. I didn't feel safe to say that until now.

Suicide Awareness Walk participant

I am so grateful that my child had an opportunity to join the peer grief group at their school. The holidays this year were much better because of the skills, education and support they received.

Mother of a school-based grief group participant

This group is the only place I can really talk freely about my brother and how much I miss him.

Child in Family Grief Group

We learned that Sharing Kindness was helping our friend’s family and thought one way we could support her was by volunteering at the Suicide Awareness Walk in memory of her son. We continue to volunteer each year and are so grateful to Sharing Kindness for the support and guidance they have provided our CCAC family.

Lynn St. Cyr, member of Cape Cod Athletic Club