On January 17, 2023, after the loss of 3 brothers to suicide and a best friend to a drug overdose and getting clean off drugs herself, Christina Foster Beegle started “Foster’s Light in the Dark” nonprofit 501(c) to create a Memorial Park in Madison County, Illinois for families to have a place to honor their loved ones lost to Suicide or Drug Overdose.
Families who can’t afford a burial place can honor them in our memorial park!
Our MISSION is to be a place the community can honor loved ones lost to drug overdose and suicide. To raise awareness and to prevent such losses.
Our VISION is to be a light of Hope in the darkness that suicide and drug overdose brings.
We raise awareness to not only be a voice for these victims but to also try to help others find a way out of the darkness that mental illness and addiction brings!
We provide lived experience which brings more knowledge than any school can teach. Unfortunately, we have lived experience with both!
We want the community to know that their loved one will not be forgotten and give them Hope that people do care.
We attend a lot of events for Suicide and Drug Overdose Awareness, we have fundraisers, and have a lot of resources to offer for recovery and mental health!
Meet our leadership
Christina Foster Beegle
President
Through losing her 3 brothers to Suicide and a childhood best friend to a Drug Overdose, Christina had a vision to not let her loved ones be justs a statistic. In the last 2 1/2 years she has gotten clean off drugs and changed her whole life.
She wants to help the community find HOPE through their loss of a loved one whether it be suicide or overdose. She also wants to raise awareness to prevent these deaths!
Alida K.
Vice President
This Alida K she is our vice president and also is a recovery coach for another nonprofit organization.
She is passionate about helping the community find recovery and has also lost a family member to suicide and has lost several people to addiction.
She is an asset to our board and we are grateful to have her.
Tammy M.
Treasurer
Tammy is in recovery as well and is always helping others with her talents of creating amazing fliers, helping with an event, or just being a great person to listen.
What makes her an amazing asset to our team is her passion and drive to help others.
Roxanne Foster
Secretary
Roxanne was married to Christina's brother, Jimmy, who died by suicide.
She has a lot of strength to push through her grief to help others.
She also belongs to the organization Mission 22! A lot of people don't know that 22 veterans die a day by Suicide. Jimmy was a veteran!
Amanda V.
Outreach Chair
Amanda and Christina met at the Oxford House (sober living).
She lost a brother to suicide and is in recovery as well.
She has a passion for helping others not only to find recovery but with overcoming their own mental health challenges. She gets her strength from helping others.
