Welcome to the Olivia Kaye Organization!!! ** Check out our new YOUTH EMPOWER KITS! Check out the picture on the HOME page or on the NEWS page, in the NEWS drop-down menu! ** Olivia Kaye Organization T-shirts are ready to order. Check them out on the NEWS page, in the NEWS drop-down menu!! ** Check out the video created by Fred Buddie about our Olivia. Look below or on our MEDIA page **

Seeking Stories of Hope in Recovery

The Olivia Kaye Organization is looking for individuals in recovery who are willing to share their stories of hope, resilience, and healing. Your story can be shared anonymously if you prefer.

After losing my daughter, I know that not every story has the ending we pray for. But I also know that many people find recovery, rebuild their lives, and create new chapters filled with purpose and hope.

We want to feature stories that remind others recovery is possible. Stories that encourage someone who may be struggling today. Stories that show that addiction does not have to be the end of the story.

If you are in recovery and would like to share your journey, please reach out. Your experience could inspire hope in someone who needs it most.

Every story matters. Every recovery matters. Every life matters.

Carrie Bolen

October Yard Signs

💜 Yard Signs Are Coming Back! 💜

October is National Substance Use Awareness Month, and we’re once again offering FREE yard signs to anyone who would like to help bring awareness to our community.

Want one? Comment below or reach out to me or any OKO board member. We’ll deliver the sign to you AND pick it back up when the month is over!

Please make sure yard signs are permitted where you live before requesting one, including subdivision/HOA guidelines.

Let’s fill our community with awareness, hope, and a reminder that help is available. 💜

Let’s Make Awareness Visible.

October is National Substance Use Awareness Month, and the Olivia Kaye Organization is once again providing FREE yard signs for those who want to help spread awareness.

If you’d like a sign, comment below or contact me or an OKO board member. We’ll bring it to you and pick it up when October is over! Available to Putnam and Hendricks County residents.

Just be sure signs are allowed where you live before requesting one, as some neighborhoods or HOAs have restrictions.

One sign. One message.

One more reminder that people matter. 💜

💜 Want to help us spread awareness this October?

In recognition of National Substance Use Awareness Month, OKO will once again be providing FREE yard signs to anyone who would like to display one.

Interested? Comment below or reach out to me or an OKO board member. We’ll deliver it and pick it back up!

Please check your neighborhood/HOA rules to make sure yard signs are permitted where you live.

Let’s make awareness visible. 💜

Written Lyrics by: Carrie Bolen

Music and Video Created by: Fred Buddie

Youth Empower Kits

Made possible by a “Community Grant from the Putnam County Community Foundation.”

The Birthday Bridge

Click Here, or the picture above to request your kit today!!!

Olivia Kaye Ryland

May 19, 2002 – April 10, 2024

Londyn

Elizabeth

Olivia’s Beautiful Daughter

Our Story

A Mother’s Story

We are just an average, middle-class family who did our very best to raise our kids with love, faith, and guidance. Like so many parents, we believed that if we worked hard and poured into our children, they would have every chance to thrive. And yet, despite all our efforts, my daughter, Olivia Kaye, struggled with mental health challenges and substance use.

Olivia was smart, beautiful, funny, and so easy to love. People were drawn to her light, her laughter, and her personality. She seemed to have so much going for her—but behind that radiant smile, she carried pain and struggles that even those closest to her couldn’t fully see. On April 10, 2024, we lost Olivia to fentanyl, and our world was forever changed.

Her story is a reminder that this can happen to anyone. Substance use and mental health struggles do not discriminate—they touch families of every background, every community, and every walk of life. That is why it is so important for us, as a society, to come together in a compassionate, non-judgmental way. We must take the time to truly see people, to meet them where they are in life’s journey, and to support one another with love and understanding.

From the heartbreak of losing Olivia, the Olivia Kaye Organization was born. Our hope and our mission are simple: to be a safe place. To bring light where there seems to be only darkness. To bring hope to those who feel there is none. To honor Olivia’s life by working toward a future where no parent, no child, and no family has to endure this kind of loss.

Olivia’s light will never fade. Through this organization, her story continues—not as an ending, but as the beginning of change.

With hope and determination,

Carrie Bolen

Founder, Olivia Kaye Organization

Mission Statement

The Olivia Kaye Organization is a faith based, 501(c)(3), with no formal affiliations. We are committed to educating, focusing primarily on youth and their families, about the dangerous reality of substance use and the significance of prioritizing mental health. We believe that education leads to empowerment, and when youth and their families are empowered, lives can be saved.

Together, we bring awareness, education, and support to our community.