The B.K Memorial Crisis Scholarship

We have a crisis scholarship in honor of Brian Kindig, financially supported by his family, friends and all those who loved B.K.

To know and love Brian was a gift to all of us at Merciful Recovery. He made all of us better, not only as counselors and peer support specialists, but most importantly as human beings.  

A little bit about Brian!

Brian was full of kindness and compassion, he genuinely cared about other human beings. He knew how difficult life could be and believed what makes the hardest days more bearable is to have a tribe to wade through the waters with.  If you met Brian at the Mission, the tent communities, at a recovery meeting, a sober house or treatment, the grocery store, or anywhere, you were a part of his tribe, you mattered a lot, and he remembered you!

Brian was a man who embodied love, courage, tenacity, joy and hopefulness every single day of his life. He never gave up on anything or anyone, including himself, which is one of the most impressive things I have ever had the honor of witnessing.

B.K  was accepting of all people. It didn’t matter to him where you were from or where you were going, he would always give you a chance, what you did with that chance was up to you.

Brian’s family and loved one’s would like to honor Brian, by doing the same thing with the B.K Crisis Scholarship.

About the B.K Crisis Scholarship:

 Anyone who has a loved one who struggles with a mental health and/or addiction issue understands a crisis can happen anytime.  At times, they are out of the blue as things appeared to be going well, other times, we could see them coming, yet there was no help available in the moment.

The B.K Scholarship will cover the first two hours of crisis work for you and your loved one. Here are some of the options:

1.     We can meet the one hurting wherever they are, with the hopes they will make a connection with someone who understands them.  Which opens the door for the one suffering to be open to making some changes.

2.     We can help facilitate getting an assessment and placement into a program that meets their needs.

3.     We can meet with the family in a crisis to help guide through options that may be available for you and your family.

4.     We are open to thoughts you may for what is needed for you family or loved in a crisis.  

We could all benefit from doing one thing every day that Brian did;  find a moment of joy each and every day,  no matter how bad the day was.