My Son, Your Daughter, the Jonah Johnson Youth Scholarship Fund was founded by Donnetta Bishop-Johnson in 2012 to shine a light on depression and its consequences, healthy choices, and suicide prevention. Having lost her own son to suicide, Bishop-Johnson decided to make a difference in her community through the charity and its flagship event, the Hillsborough Music Festival. Issues such as depression, anxiety and mental health are still shrouded in societal stigma.
Awareness is lacking, as discourse gets silenced.
Four in five teenagers give clear warning signs before attempting suicide. There is hope, however:
Suicide is preventable, and with your help and support,
we can make a difference.
we can make a difference.
Let’s work together to fulfill our mission: Never stop dreaming about a better life for our children. The Jonah Johnson Youth Scholarship Fund is a Hope for Tomorrow.
"Suicide does not end the chance of a life getting worse,
it eliminates the chance of it ever getting any better."
- Anonymous
it eliminates the chance of it ever getting any better."
- Anonymous
Our Projects
Annual Grants and Scholarships
Using funds donated via the music festival's fundraising activities, the goFundMe "Performing to Save Lives" campaign, Amazon Smile, and direct donations, the JJYSF funds the following programs:
Using funds donated via the music festival's fundraising activities, the goFundMe "Performing to Save Lives" campaign, Amazon Smile, and direct donations, the JJYSF funds the following programs:
- Scholarships to college students studying the arts;
- Annual grants to BoroSafe, a Hillsborough public school mental health initiative;
- Annual grants to Hillsborough Board of Education music and theater arts programming which often provide important lifelines to kids at risk;
- [NEW] Mental health first-aid training and certification for local school district teachers and student-facing administrators.
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The Hillsborough Music Festival
This festival, held each summer, provides a platform to celebrate the tremendous wealth of talent that is available locally—in Hillsborough, Montgomery, and Bridgewater—and in surrounding communities as far away as NYC, Connecticut, and Philadelphia, while simultaneously shining a light on mental health, suicide prevention, and positive solutions for our youth. For more information, go to borofest.org.
This festival, held each summer, provides a platform to celebrate the tremendous wealth of talent that is available locally—in Hillsborough, Montgomery, and Bridgewater—and in surrounding communities as far away as NYC, Connecticut, and Philadelphia, while simultaneously shining a light on mental health, suicide prevention, and positive solutions for our youth. For more information, go to borofest.org.
Need Help?
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CONTACT of Mercer County, NJ
Call to speak with a highly trained, compassionate listeners. Volunteers are present: 8am - 10pm / 7 days a week (609) 896-2120 or (609) 585-2244 |
Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Call anytime, day or night. 1 (800) 273-TALK (8255) Lifeline Crisis Chat crisischat.org suicidepreventionlifeline.org |