Ellie Sorensen, a graduate of Elkhorn South High School, is the founder of the suicide prevention and awareness nonprofit HOPE Heals Inc. Each year, Ellie and her team put on an event called A Walk for Hope: Lighting the Darkness where they raise funds to provide financial assistance for counseling services to families with teens battling depression.

Ellie has been working to raise awareness for suicide prevention since 2015. 

**UPDATE** This year’s event takes place in downtown Omaha. The event begins on June 12, 2021, at 7:30. See how to register on the HOPE Heals Inc. website. 

If you or someone you know is suffering from depression or suicidal thoughts, please call The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline toll-free number, 1 – 800-273-TALK(8255) which connects to a certified crisis center near where the call is placed.