Events

September is Suicide Prevention Month, and this year our community is coming together in a new way.

Ruby Ranch Mental Health is partnering with Jimmy's New York Street Dogs and other local Grants Pass businesses for a month-long campaign focused on hope, connection, and suicide prevention.

Throughout September, you'll start seeing Suicide Prevention donation jugs at participating local businesses. Every contribution, whether it's spare change, a few dollars, or more, adds up to support local mental health services and suicide prevention efforts through Ruby Ranch Mental Health.

But we also want this month to be about showing up for our community, not just fundraising.

Get Your Passport

That's why we're introducing the Suicide Prevention Passport. Download your passport here or pick up a Passport at a participating business, visit businesses around Grants Pass throughout September, and collect stamps along the way. It's a fun way to support the local businesses joining this effort while helping spread awareness throughout our community.

And yes… there are bragging rights involved. Participating businesses will be competing to see who can raise the most during September and take home the coveted Horseshoe of Hope for the year.

Participating Businesses

The Event

All of this will lead up to a free family community event in October, where we'll celebrate what our community accomplished together. We're planning food, family activities, bounce houses, community resource tables, our Ruby Ranch horses, and opportunities to connect with local organizations that support individuals and families when life gets hard.

This campaign is especially meaningful because Jimmy's New York Street Dogs created this effort in honor of their son, who died by suicide. We're grateful to stand alongside their family and our local businesses in turning that loss into greater connection, awareness, and support for others.

Follow along throughout September as we introduce the participating businesses, share where you can find the jugs and Passports, and reveal more details about our October event.

Together, we can remind people in our community that they matter, support is available, and no one has to navigate hard things alone.

If you or someone you know needs immediate emotional support, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.