The Ryan Bartel Foundation recognized 35 high school students on May 8 for completing its inaugural year of the Teen Ambassador Program, according to a news release. The Teen Ambassadors collectively dedicated over 500 volunteer hours to peer mentoring, mental health literacy training and leading projects and campaigns on youth mental wellness.

The foundation is accepting applications for the Spring Teen Mental Wellness Facilitator Training program to help expand experiential workshops that build resilience in teens through hands-on, healing activities. The deadline for applying is Feb. 28.

The Loudoun Chamber Foundation this week awarded grants totaling $80,000, its highest level of support ever to local nonprofits. The funding will be split evenly among 20 nonprofits, including the Ryan Bartel Foundation, working to support the workforce, economic growth, and quality of life in Loudoun County.

The Ryan Bartel Foundation, started in 2014 after the suicide of its namesake, has helped over 10,000 youth in Loudoun County through its various programs.

Mental health challenges among adolescents have reached critical levels, prompting urgent calls for action and support systems ... The Ryan Bartel Foundation is now opening applications for facilitators aimed at promoting mental wellness among teens.

The Ryan Bartel Foundation is seeking 10 to 12 candidates who are passionate about promoting mental health and resilience in teens to participate in the second cohort of its Teen Mental Wellness Facilitator Training program and help expand programs that support and empower youth, families, and the community.

The Ryan Bartel Foundation has been selected as a 2024 Kindness in Community Fund grant recipient from the Born This Way Foundation, cofounded by Lady Gaga and her mother.

Loudoun Hunger Relief, the Ryan Bartel Foundation, The Links Incorporated Loudoun Chapter and Women Giving Back recently received funding from Inova’s Division of Community Health and Health Equity.

James Bowles from Rock Ridge High School and Riley Edoria from Woodgrove High School were chosen by a panel of judges to be awarded the Ryan Bartel Foundation Heart of Humanity Award scholarships in the amount of $2,500.

The 100WomenStrong organization on Tuesday announced the award of grants totaling $639,000 to 51 nonprofits headquartered or providing services in Loudoun County including The Ryan Bartel Foundation.

To help teens and their families, the Ryan Bartel Foundation is focusing on resilience during Mental Health Awareness Month. An upcoming webinar, “Raising Resilient Teens,” will include tips for helping teens learn how to cope with challenges through greater levels of resilience.

Forward Turn Youth Philanthropy Project of the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties provided $4,000 in mini-grants to five nonprofits supporting youth-led and youth-benefitting projects including the Ryan Bartel Foundation.