Lindner Center of HOPE Receives $1.25 Million Pledge from The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners
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Lindner Center of HOPE Receives $1.25 Million Pledge from The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners
The Lindner Center of HOPE is pleased to announce a recent pledge of $1.25 million from The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners. This significant contribution will play a crucial role in advancing mental health research and providing vital support to patients in need.
As requested by The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners, $1 million of the pledge will be dedicated to the Center’s Research Institute, with the remaining $250,000 allocated to the Center’s patient financial assistance “Helping Hands” fund. The Helping Hands Fund was established by the High Hopes Auxiliary when Lindner Center of HOPE opened in 2008 and exists to provide financial assistance to patients in need.
In recognition of this extraordinary gift, The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners requested The Research Institute at Lindner Center of HOPE be named in honor of Susan L. McElroy, MD. Upon learning of this remarkable gesture, Dr. McElroy expressed her deep gratitude, stating, “I am overwhelmed and humbled by this gift. This support will greatly enhance our efforts in mental health research, improving the management, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses, and alleviating the suffering of countless individuals.”
The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners’ support not only aids our mission but also encourages other organizations and individuals to contribute to our cause. Their commitment to mental health is an inspiration to all who seek to make a difference in the lives of those affected by mental health disorders.
“We are incredibly grateful for the generosity of The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners,” said Dr. Paul R. Crosby, President and CEO of the Lindner Center of HOPE. “Their support will have a lasting impact on our community, and we are honored to be among the organizations they support.”
Connor Group managing partner Larry Connor said the pledge is a strategic investment that will help combat America’s mental health crisis.
“We’ve vetted programs across the country,” he said. “And we believe the work being done at the Lindner Center of HOPE, today and in the future, can be generationally transformational.”
About Lindner Center of HOPE:
Lindner Center of HOPE in Mason is a comprehensive mental health center providing patient-centered, scientifically advanced care for individuals suffering with mental illness. A state-of-the-science, mental health center and charter member of the National Network of Depression Centers, the Center provides psychiatric hospitalization, residential services, and substance use disorders treatment for adults, outpatient services for all ages, and partial hospitalization for individuals age 12-years-old and older, , and research. The Center is enhanced by its partnerships with UC Health and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center as their clinicians are ranked among the best providers locally, nationally and internationally. Patients and families who may benefit from Lindner Center services may call (513) 536-HOPE (4673) for an initial assessment. Learn more at LindnerCenterofHope.org.
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About The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners:
The Connor Group Kids & Community Partners is the non-profit arm of real estate investment firm The Connor Group. It operates as a non-profit activist investor in programs that help pull kids out of generational poverty. It also has started three independent programs of its own, including The Greater Dayton School – Ohio’s first private non-religious school exclusively for under-resourced students.
For more information, please visit www.lindnercenterofhope.org or www.kidsandcommunitypartners.org.