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Our mission is to prevent youth su***de by providing mental health education that transforms awareness into empowering action.

08/27/2026

Dolly Parton knew what it meant to Be The Light ✨🧡

🕊️Rest easy, Dolly.

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08/25/2026

Play for Hope Casino Night is HERE, and you don't need to be a high roller to be part of it.

Saturday, September 12 at 6:30 PM, we're taking over Practice Chicago for a night of blackjack, roulette, and craps, all benefiting Gabriel's Light.

Tickets are $150 and include $1,000 in tokens to start, plus food and drinks. Open to the public so bring a friend, bring your whole family.

September is also when school starts back up, and that timing isn't a coincidence for us. Every dollar raised this night goes straight into the programs we run in Chicago-area classrooms — ASK & ACT, teen Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health 101 and more — teaching kids the basics of mental health, how to actually help a friend who's struggling, and how to lead with empathy and kindness. This is the work Gabriel's Light exists to do, and Casino Night funds it going into the new school year.

Link in bio for tickets. We'll see you at the tables.

PRACTICE Address:
2128 N Halsted St Fl 1,
Chicago, IL 60614

08/18/2026

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!📢

You are loved. You matter. You are wanted. You are capable.

Life is hard and sometimes it feels like, “what’s the point?”
Take this as your reminder- you are needed here and I promise you good things are coming your way.

Be the light 🧡

08/07/2026

Your friend keeps saying they’re “just tired,” but it’s been weeks. They ghosted the group chat. They gave away stuff that actually mattered to them, for no reason. That’s not nothing.

ASK: “Hey, are you good — like actually good?” Not a big speech. Just real.

ACT: If what they say scares you, don’t sit on it by yourself. Tell an adult you trust — parent, coach, counselor, whoever. That’s not snitching. That’s the move that saves a life.

You don’t need the perfect words. You just need to not look away.

Need to talk to someone right now? Text or call 988

07/30/2026

You don’t have to prove you’re worth checking on.

You don’t need to have the biggest problem, the scariest reality or the hardest life to deserve care.

You deserve to be heard and checked in on.

What does checking in on a friend look like for you? Let’s give each other ideas below in the comments! 🧡

07/21/2026

Today, Gabriel would have turned 20. Gabriel’s Light exists so his story doesn’t end at 12.

Every young person this organization reaches — that’s what 20 looks like for him now.

Happy Birthday, Gabe 🧡

07/19/2026

This week, we’re celebrating differently. Tuesday, July 21 is Gabriel’s 20th birthday. 🎂

Instead of one big moment, we’re spending the whole week honoring him the way he’d recognize best- through kindness, which has always been at the center of what this organization stands for. 🧡

Here’s how to be part of it:

1. Do something kind in Gabriel’s name this week and share it with us. Tag us or send a DM, we’ll be reposting all week.

Or

2. Give $20, enough to provide two ASK & ACT Activity Kits for a student or camper. ASK & ACT is our program that teaches youth a simple tool for checking in with a friend about their mental health, through a short presentation plus hands-on activities.

Gabe’s story doesn’t end at 12. This week, help us keep proving it. 🎊🧡

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Chicago, IL

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