HopeLink Recognizes Produce Company Owners—Keany Family—for Support and Advocacy of People with Serious Mental Health Issues
Keanys Honored During Nonprofit’s Imagine Hope Gala
Oakton, VA (November 18, 2024)— HopeLink Behavioral Health presented the Keany family—who own a wholesale produce company—with the 2nd Annual Cassaday Hope Award for their ongoing and significant financial support of HopeLink, a regional nonprofit with national reach that helps individuals who live with behavioral health issues or that are in crisis. HopeLink’s Cassaday Hope Award, which recognizes individuals, corporations, or foundations whose significant contributions to HopeLink inspire and create hope for those it serves, was presented during HopeLink’s Imagine Hope Gala held November 1st at the McLean Hilton.
“The Keany Family has been a consistent and major private financial supporter of HopeLink for nearly 20 years now. Their reliable support has allowed HopeLink to serve thousands of individuals in need, make much needed improvements to HopeLink facilities, and provided stability during challenging financial times,” explained Steve Cassaday, Chairman, Cassaday & Company, who presented the award along with his wife Mary to Ted Keany, CEO, Keany Produce & Gourmet, who accepted the award on behalf of the Keany family. The award was named for the Cassadays in recognition of their leadership and sustained efforts to support HopeLink’s lifechanging services.
“Our community is stronger thanks to the Keany and Cassaday families, and we are grateful. Collectively, their leadership has left an indelible mark on our region, ensuring more people can recover their lives. Their involvement is felt well beyond the individual that is helped. It reverberates through the family and the community—and ultimately through generations,” explained Joseph Getch, CEO, HopeLink.
The award was presented during HopeLink’s annual Imagine Hope Gala, which drew more than 500 guests and raised nearly $1 million—a record. Emceed by former NBC anchor Pat Lawson Muse, the gala helps support HopeLink’s important work. Gala sponsors included Cassaday & Company, The Keany Family, Pinnacle Financial Services, Rabaut Family Foundation, The Robbins Family, Paul DiVito & John Silvia, Jeff Houle / DLA Piper, KPMG LLC, Maximus, Shrivastava Family, The Building People, Capital One / KippsDeSanto, Diaconia, The Higgins Family, The Meadows Family, The Merberg Family, Noblis, and Raymond James.
Last year, HopeLink served about 2,000 individuals and families through its behavioral health programs. HopeLink’s suicide and crisis intervention program handled more than 280,000 crisis calls, texts, and chats from across Virginia and the nation from community members facing life crises.
About HopeLink Behavioral Health
HopeLink is a leading nonprofit helping those living with diverse behavioral health issues and anyone who faces life crises achieve independence, self-sufficiency, and safety. HopeLink provides people they serve with skill training and support to help them recover and rebuild their lives through a range of services including Psychosocial Rehabilitation Day Program Services, Mental Health Outpatient Therapy, Mental Health Skills-Building, TIP, Individual Supported Employment, Peer Support Services, Coordinated Specialty Care. HopeLink is a 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Center and Regional Crisis Call Center answering calls, texts, and chats from across Virginia and the nation. For 24/7 support from HopeLink, call 988. For 24/7 chat support, visit 988lifeline.org/chat. www.HopeLinkBH.org.