About Peg’s
Peg’s is a philanthropic organization in Hudson, Ohio dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by serious mental illness. Guided by our founder’s call to Think Bigger, Peg’s advances innovative solutions, strengthens systems of care, and fosters community connection.
Founder & Legacy
Peg Morgan believed recovery should be expected, not exceptional.
Her lived experience shaped a bold vision: reduce stigma, elevate voices, and build systems that work.
Today, Peg’s carries that vision forward, advancing innovation, strengthening partnerships, and expanding what is possible for people living with serious mental illness.
Leadership
Strong governance protects a strong mission.
Peg’s Board and leadership team steward resources with discipline, transparency, and long-term focus. Every decision is grounded in accountability and guided by our commitment to improving lives through thoughtful, responsible action.
Our Mission
To improve the lives of people with serious mental illness.
Our Vision
We envision a world where all regard mental wellness as an integral part of a healthy life and where recovery from mental illness is the expectation.
Our Approach
We achieve our mission and vision by accelerating innovative projects and leveraging partnerships for systems change in Ohio and the Nation.
Our Core Values & Guiding Principles
We faithfully demonstrate in all that we do:
- Donor Intent: We are guided by founder Peg Morgan’s desire to ‘Think Bigger’ about impacting mental health and supporting arts, education, and the local community.
- Innovation: We proactively act and take risks.
- Leadership: We convene partners and catalyze collaborative coalitions for greater impact.
- Compassion: We respect the dignity of every person and welcome open, candid communication.
- Learning: We build and share knowledge to strengthen deployment of exemplary practices.
- Accountability: We are responsible for being efficient, effective stewards and managing our resources with integrity and transparency.
Advancing a Stronger System
Improving lives requires more than intention. It takes clarity, collaboration, and sustained leadership. Peg’s convenes leaders, invests in bold solutions, and helps move the mental health field toward a higher standard of care.
Think Bigger
Peg believed philanthropy could do more than fund programs. It could challenge assumptions, elevate new ideas, and strengthen systems that were falling short.
That belief still guides Peg’s today. We invest in practical innovation, support evidence-informed models, and convene leaders who are ready to improve how mental health care is delivered.
Our mission remains clear: to improve the lives of people with serious mental illness.
We envision a world where all regard mental wellness as an integral part of a healthy life and where recovery from mental illness is the expectation.
Big problems require even bigger thinking. #ThinkBigger
Sometimes, recovery starts with something as simple as a scribble.
At Community Support Services’ Art of Recovery, Michelle Morton reminded us that healing isn’t linear—it’s layered, messy, and different for everyone.
As Expressive Arts Administrator, she shared an exercise where participants begin with a simple scribble, find a heart within it, and then tear and rebuild the page in a new way—a reflection of change itself: disrupted, imperfect, but full of possibility.
That spirit of possibility was everywhere in the room. In the artwork. In the courage it takes to share it. In the community that shows up to support it.
We’re grateful for longtime partners like @communitysupportservices_ccs, whose work continues to create space for expression, connection, and recovery. 🩵
#ThinkBigger
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Nearly two decades ago, Peg’s Foundation helped support a new approach to pediatric psychiatric emergencies at @akronchildrens.
That early investment helped launch the Psychiatric Intake Response Center (PIRC)—now a national model for supporting children in crisis.
Featured in “Children’s Progress,” this story highlights how bold, innovative partnerships can transform systems of care for children and their families.
#ThinkBigger #BehavioralHealth #YouthMentalHealth
No one should have to navigate a maze to get help in a moment of crisis.
That’s why Clear Pathways exists—to build scalable, sustainable crisis response systems.
#ThinkBigger #CrisisResponse
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