Welcome to The Dandelion Project

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At The Dandelion Project, our mission is to provide grief support, education, and resources to those who have suffered losses, are raising grandchildren, and are struggling with mental health issues including Substance Use Disorder. We are dedicated to navigating through trauma and recovery while spreading awareness and education througho

At The Dandelion Project, our mission is to provide grief support, education, and resources to those who have suffered losses, are raising grandchildren, and are struggling with mental health issues including Substance Use Disorder. We are dedicated to navigating through trauma and recovery while spreading awareness and education throughout our communities.

The Dandelion Project is a certified 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Your donations are fully tax-deductible. 

 Our comprehensive services cater to a wide range of individuals, including bereaved parents, grandparents, siblings, and young children. We also offer support to grandparents raising grandchildren,  children coping with grief and trauma, as well as their educators and caregivers. Furthermore, we extend our support to veterans and their f

 Our comprehensive services cater to a wide range of individuals, including bereaved parents, grandparents, siblings, and young children. We also offer support to grandparents raising grandchildren,  children coping with grief and trauma, as well as their educators and caregivers. Furthermore, we extend our support to veterans and their families and anticipate launching a new program for foster families in 2025.

                    Meet our founder Lisa Bolton.

I have three angels guiding me every day. DJ entered and left this world on November 7th, 1989. 1 in 4 children is lost due to infant and pregnancy loss. DJ was 1 in 4. 

Quinn, my stepdaughter, but just as much "my daughter" died on September 23rd, 2015, from Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis.

                    Meet our founder Lisa Bolton.

I have three angels guiding me every day. DJ entered and left this world on November 7th, 1989. 1 in 4 children is lost due to infant and pregnancy loss. DJ was 1 in 4. 

Quinn, my stepdaughter, but just as much "my daughter" died on September 23rd, 2015, from Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. 1 in 4 people die from this disorder. Quinn was 1 in 4. She was 18.

Then on January 19th, 2019, my life forever changed when my beautiful daughter, my best friend, Kerri, succumbed to her addiction, overdosing on heroin laced with fentanyl and carfentanil. Kerri was 26 years old. Her story and its tragic ending are now something I share every chance I get. Kerri wanted to share awareness and promote empathy. I will finish that for her. Approximately 300 lives are lost every day to SUD. Kerri was one of those lives lost. 

But more needs to be done. I need that: something to honor all of my children - my angels. However, I also need to stay true to my purpose. And so The Dandelion Project took "root"...