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Every number is a life worth protecting.
Everything you need to tell the Legacies Empowered story: who we are, what we do, our 2025 results, and the logos and brand details to use when you do.
WHO WE ARE
Legacies Empowered is a Cleveland-based nonprofit serving communities across Cuyahoga County, Ohio and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
We train neighbors in suicide and overdose prevention, build job readiness for young people, and connect families to the support they need, before a crisis and after it.
Our approach is warm, direct, and community-first. We meet people where they are, in plain language, and we stay.
Short boilerplate: Legacies Empowered is a Cleveland-based nonprofit that serves communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania through suicide and overdose prevention training, workforce development, and resource navigation.
Quick facts
Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio
Service area: Cuyahoga County, OH and Allegheny County, PA
Founder: Chardé Hollins, LISW-S
Focus areas: Suicide prevention, overdose prevention and harm reduction, youth workforce development, resource navigation
Website: legaciesempowered.org
BRAND ASSETS
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WHAT WE DO
Our Programs and Services
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Mental health outreach, suicide and overdose prevention education that reduces stigma and connects people to support.
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Workforce development for young people: job readiness, career pathways, and hands-on experience, with participant stipends built in.
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Naloxone kits and fentanyl test strips, shared with care and without judgment, so more neighbors have what they need to stay safe.
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Certified suicide prevention (QPR, Mental Health First Aid) and overdose prevention training, open to anyone who wants to be ready to show up.
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A trusted, growing library of 60+ listings across both counties, connecting people to mental health and recovery support. No account needed.
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Our first monthly giving circle, funding housing, transportation, basic needs, and Hustle & Heal. Support that shows up every month, not just in a crisis.
BREATHE THROUGH IT.
BREATHE THROUGH IT.
2025 IMPACT
Behind every number is a life worth protecting.
What our team and community partners made possible across 2025.
53,000+
people reached through prevention and education
176
people gained access to food
3,661
people trained in suicide prevention
2,387
hours of prevention education delivered
1,867
hours of hands-on job training
136
adults certified in Mental Health First Aid
135
fentanyl test strips distributed
99
teens certified in Mental
Health First Aid
690
naloxone kits distributed
2,585
people trained in overdose prevention
52
community events hosted and attended
Source: Legacies Empowered 2025 Impact Report. Supported in part by the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health and the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation.