About

Hayden’s Hope was established after the loss of our son, Hayden C. Hammons, who died from suicide in October 2018. Our family knew that we had to make sure something beneficial came from our tragedy and the scholarship account was formed which in turn became Hayden’s Hope.

As a child dreaming of what she'd like to be one day, a grieving mother was not on Amy Harwell's list.

"But here I am," Harwell says, "and I can assure you that everyone will suffer through something in their life. But no matter what, you need to lean on someone to help you through the hard times."

Hayden Hammon's death in 2018 by suicide could have demolished his family's faith, but his family agreed they must let God use for good what was meant for evil. The family created a scholarship account which evolved into Hayden's Hope, a Tennessee 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Our Mission

The mission of Hayden's Hope is to provide the message of salvation and hope to the youth of Tennessee and to offer scholarships to area seniors pursuing higher education. Helping through the hard times and providing motivational speakers in school system environments for youth to have open conversations is another outreach.

Based on the foundation of John 16:33, at all times, its message is "There is always HOPE."

Harwell said, "We have been blessed by the generosity of our community and business partners to be able to provide those scholarships through various fundraisers such as the Firecracker Chase co-hosted with the Quatina M. Wolaver Foundation of Hope; Hayden's Hope Craft Fair at The Farmhouse at Two Trees; and the Hayden's Hope Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning. These events are also venues to promote our message while helping others."

"When you live in a small community, everybody knows your business. In this situation, we were very blessed that our community knew our business, supported us, and continues to support us in the mission of Hayden's Hope, making sure we continue to tell people there's always hope."