HER LEGACY. OUR PURPOSE.
In Loving Memory

Kylee
Monteiro

November 4, 2006

Before Kylee became a name people saw in the news, she was a sister, a niece, an aunt, a granddaughter, a friend, a daughter, and a young woman with dreams of her own.

Smilee Kylee was created to honor who she was and to turn her memory into support, hope, and brighter futures for expecting mothers and children.

Kylee reaching toward the viewer, used as the Smilee Kylee cover image
Her Legacy. Our Purpose.

Kylee's life should have continued far beyond the day it ended. We cannot change what happened to her, but we can choose what her life means going forward.

Smilee Kylee is being built in her memory to support expecting mothers and children facing homelessness, domestic violence, and mental health challenges through compassionate assistance, education, essential needs, and connections to resources that promote safety and stability.

Our Mission & Vision

Mission

Smilee Kylee’s mission is to support expecting mothers and children facing homelessness, domestic violence, and mental health challenges through compassionate assistance, education, essential needs, and connections to resources that promote safety and stability.

Vision

Smilee Kylee envisions a future where every expecting mother and child in need has access to safety, support, education, and the opportunity to build a brighter future.

Who was Kylee?

Kylee was our baby sister. She was a daughter, a niece, a granddaughter, an aunt, a friend, a soon-to-be mother, and someone with a future that should have been hers.

She loved purple, meatballs, rock music, makeup, South Park, her friends, her sisters, and making people laugh. She dreamed of becoming a welder and was excited about becoming a mother.

Smilee Kylee portrait
Remembering Kylee as the person she was.
What we're building

Essential Support

We are building the ability to connect expecting mothers and children with essential items and community resources.

Education & Connection

Our future goals include education and practical life skills, resource navigation, and stronger community connections.

A Growing Future

We hope to expand as Smilee Kylee grows, with future possibilities including emergency temporary housing and broader support programs.

There is a place for you here.

Whether you want to volunteer, bring professional skills to our founding Board of Directors, share a memory of Kylee, donate, or simply help spread the word, you can be part of what comes next.