Save a Life Mentorship started in 2022 as an after school poetry club. Poetry has always been a way for me to express my emotions and I wanted to bring that outlet to the children in my community. As time went on, the poetry club turned into a ministry. Children would tell their personal struggles, share testimonies, cry in each other arms and many shared their struggle with suicidal thoughts. My relationship with the LORD was always present during these times. I would pray over students, share the way God brings me peace despite circumstances and encourage a relationship with our Father.

In February 2023, my eldest brother Antonio Davis Jr passed due to suicide. My family and I were devastated but I knew his passing would leave a legacy. During my bereavement my prayer partner and sister in Christ, Sandy Robles encouraged me to use my story to pour into my children, that is when Save a Life was born. My Heavenly Father gave me the strength to come back to school, teach my kids and curate an after school program that saves kids mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.

Save a life aims to promote suicide awareness, social and emotional learning and most importantly a relationship with God. 

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Alana Washington
Founder, Believer in Christ.