Ray of Hope Westmoreland County Suicide Awareness and Prevention Task Force

10/12/2026

We’re so excited to welcome our new Outreach Coordinator at Ray of Hope - Jonathan Vanaskie!

Jonathan comes with an extensive amount of experience in mental and behavioral health services. He has served as a Drug & Alcohol Counselor in Dauphin County, a Dementia Care Specialist, and now he brings his talents to us 😊

Outside of having the talents for social services, Jonathan is also very passionate and connected to su***de prevention and awareness. After losing his closest friend by su***de, Jonathan has dedicated his life to spreading awareness. His band MSJR is named in honor of his friend Michael Spade Jr., and they dedicate all of their music to his legacy. They provide charitable events throughout the year, and travel singing songs about mental health. They have even worked with Ray of Hope the last few years. Please help us welcome Jonathan to the Ray of Hope family.

We look forward to seeing all the good he can do!

10/02/2026

Ray of Hope sponsored and hosted a very important training called safeTalk today at the Westmoreland Intermediate Unit.
9 of the attendees are working on becoming trainers for this very important su***de alertness training.

09/29/2026

Our last bingo is tomorrow starting at 6pm!
Come on out!
It’s a lot of fun! ♥️

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆!!! 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝗻𝗱. 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼! 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗥𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗼𝗽𝗲! 𝟯 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. Come out to 814 Lanes & Games to have fun playing Music Bingo. An inexpensive night out and you'll support a great organization! September 2nd, 16th, & 30th 6:00-8:00 PM. 814 Lanes & Games, 4589 State Route 136, Greensburg PA 15601.

09/29/2026

Ray of Hope was honored to serve as a community partner with CSAY at the 2026 Youth Advocacy Day where students from local high schools got to discuss topics on substance use, mental health and su***de.

09/27/2026

09/26/2026

Come on out tonight to support Team Stormy and guest bartender Bobby Tanyer! ♥️♥️♥️

Ray of Hope is partnering with Pawsitive Impact Team for an event this Saturday at Sobel’s Brewery.
Our board member and active volunteer, Bobby Tanyer will be a guest bartender on Team Stormy!
Stop in and support.

09/21/2026

Ray of Hope is partnering with Pawsitive Impact Team for an event this Saturday at Sobel’s Brewery.
Our board member and active volunteer, Bobby Tanyer will be a guest bartender on Team Stormy!
Stop in and support.

09/19/2026

What a great day Team Ray of Hope had the 1st Annual Sages Army Softball Tournament!
Thank you to all the players and especially the Ray of Hope Team!
The event was a great success!

09/17/2026

Music bingo was a big success tonight at 814 Lanes and Games!
A big thank you to our awesome and dedicated volunteers that make our continued success possible!

09/12/2026

What a great night at the 2nd Annual Rhythm and Blooms event at the Rusty Musket for Su***de Prevention!
MSJR is a fantastic band!
So entertaining!
The flowers were absolutely beautiful! ♥️Thank you Sugar Magnolia Blooms for donating!

Big thanks to everyone that came out to support! It was great seeing all of you! 💜💜💜