Remember Me NFP is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Largo, Florida, dedicated to saving lives and strengthening resilience across Florida’s Gulf Coast. Founded by Surgical Registered Nurse and widow to suicide, Nan Prevost, RN, our organization bridges suicide prevention, overdose response, water rescue, beach safety, and emergency management into one integrated coastal safety and mental wellness initiative.
Our mission is to protect lives and promote mental wellness across our coastal communities through suicide prevention, overdose education, water rescue, and beach safety. By combining clinical expertise, open-water response, and emergency preparedness training, we empower hotels, first responders, families, and community members to act quickly, confidently, and compassionately in times of crisis.
We serve Pinellas County and the surrounding Gulf Coast region, focusing on high-risk, high-traffic beach communities where mental health challenges, overdoses, and water emergencies intersect. Many of the people we reach are hotel guests, workers, veterans, families with children, and coastal residents who may not otherwise have access to timely mental health or preparedness resources.
OUR PROGRAMS
1. Paddle for Prevention: Water Rescue & Beach Safety
Paddle for Prevention is our flagship coastal safety and water rescue program. We operate as a mobile unit, deploying rescue-equipped paddle boards, a response van, and a pop-up command center to beaches and coastal events.
Key features include:
Specialized Megalodon and hard rescue boards capable of supporting up to 500 lbs for on-board CPR and stabilization while awaiting EMS.
Boards equipped with an AED, Narcan, tourniquet, and first aid supplies for immediate life-saving intervention.
Smartwatch-linked control and monitoring, integrated with Starlink connectivity to maintain communication even when local networks are overloaded or down.
A mobile van and commercial tent that can serve as a temporary base for triage, family support, and coordination during emergencies or disasters.
Partnerships with coastal hotels, first responders, and community agencies to provide on-site demonstrations, hotel staff micro-trainings, hurricane readiness events, and beach safety outreach.
Through Paddle for Prevention, we help prevent drownings, respond to overdoses and medical emergencies on or near the water, and train frontline workers to recognize and respond to crises before they become tragedies.
2. Suicide Prevention, Education, and Postvention
Remember Me NFP was born from lived experience of suicide loss. We provide trauma-informed, evidence-aligned education and support that meet people where they are.
Our work in this area includes:
Community-based education such as AFSP’s Talk Saves Lives and other gatekeeper trainings.
Suicide bereavement support groups for families and loved ones who have lost someone to suicide.
Awareness events like Paddle for Suicide Prevention and Walk & Talk gatherings that reduce stigma, offer peer support, and connect people to resources.
We focus on making conversations about suicide, grief, and mental health safer, more open, and more informed.
3. Overdose Prevention & Harm Reduction
We recognize the intersection of mental health crises and substance use, especially in coastal and tourist communities.
Our overdose prevention initiatives include:
Free Narcan distribution and basic overdose response teaching.
Education on recognizing the signs of overdose and how to respond safely while awaiting EMS.
Integration of overdose prevention into our water rescue, hotel safety, and disaster preparedness trainings.
4. Emergency Readiness & Crisis Survival Education
We provide practical, scenario-based education to help families and communities prepare for blackouts, floods, hurricanes, and other disasters. Topics include:
How to build and maintain emergency kits and go-bags.
Using equipment such as masks, battery packs, NOAA radios, walkie-talkies, and basic medical supplies.
Strategies for staying safe during storm surge, flooding, and infrastructure failure.
Basic principles of Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) preparedness and neighborhood-level resilience.
Our emergency management content is designed to pair with our water rescue and mental health focus, recognizing that disasters impact both physical safety and psychological well-being.
TRAINING, CERTIFICATIONS, AND CREDENTIALS
Remember Me NFP’s work is led and informed by extensive clinical and community-based training. Leadership and instructors hold certifications including, but not limited to:
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
Mental Health First Aid – Adult & Youth
AFSP Talk Saves Lives and suicide bereavement support facilitation
NAMI Family-to-Family and Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
Certified Adaptive Sports Abuse Prevention Trainer
Crisis, overdose response, and Narcan education
Water rescue and lifesaving skills, including open-water safety
Community emergency response and disaster readiness training
For volunteers and partners in our water rescue and emergency management initiatives, we offer access to free certification opportunities in areas such as ASIST, water-rescue-focused BLS training, and CERT education through community partners. We also align our curriculum with FEMA-related frameworks and maintain documentation of training hours and competencies.
COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
We believe that no single organization can tackle these challenges alone. Remember Me NFP collaborates with a wide network of partners such as local VOAD coalitions, coastal municipalities, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, healthcare systems, VA and veteran organizations, schools, faith communities, and local businesses and foundations. These partnerships allow us to scale our impact, extend our reach along the coastline, and integrate mental health, overdose prevention, and water safety into existing public safety and tourism systems.
IMPACT AND VISION
Our vision is a Gulf Coast where every beachgoer, hotel worker, first responder, and family feels safer and more prepared—whether the crisis is a rip current, an overdose, a suicide risk, or a hurricane. By combining evidence-informed mental health programs with hands-on water rescue and emergency management, Remember Me NFP is creating a new model of coastal safety that protects both lives and minds.
With support from donors and partners, we will continue to expand our mobile water rescue operations, train more frontline workers, and strengthen disaster preparedness throughout our coastal communities.
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