Hawthorn Love
Charitable Foundation
About Us
Hawthorn Love Charitable Foundation is not just a charity — it is a quiet beginning of love returning to people’s lives. We saw a silent crisis behind modern abundance: children isolated by screens, seniors forgotten in loneliness, families losing connection, hearts exhausted yet nowhere to rest. We believe love is not sentiment— it is strength. So we begin with three simple paths: • creating a sanctuary of belonging and dignity • offering youth real skills and hope through meaningful work • using writing, film, and stories to awaken love across cultures We do not aim to change the world overnight. We start with one child, one elder, one family— allowing love to take root again, quietly and steadily. Because where love rebuilds dignity, lives begin to heal. “In this quiet light, every forgotten life finds its way home.”
From Awareness to Independence
A Beacon of Hope for Vulnerable Kids Through Love and Skills
Hawthorn Love Charitable Foundation serves as a central organization, building a pathway from awareness to independence through stories, creative works, and practical skills.
From books and films to training initiatives and community programs, we support young people in rebuilding dignity, responsibility, and self-reliance—strengthening families and communities over time.
The Origin of the Name
— Hawthorn Love
Some names are not invented by people — they descend softly from Heaven. “Hawthorn Love” is one such name,a sacred gift planted in my heart by God. It came on a quiet night.As the world fell silent,a gentle presence filled my spirit — wordless, yet overflowing with holy love:warm, unwavering, and pure. In that moment, I understood:this was a calling, a mission I must answer. A seed of love had been sown. Hawthorn Love carries three sacred forms of love: 🌿 God’s Love — the eternal home of my soul The One who loves me without condition,holds me through every breaking, and whispers in the quiet places of my heart:“My child, do not fear. I am here with you.” 🍃 A Mother’s Love — the gentlest comfort on Earth Silent devotion.Night after night beside a sickbed.A light that does not go out even when she is weary.Hawthorn Love is the inheritance of lovemy mother left for me. 🍒 A Pure and Selfless Romance A love once encountered — not possession,but fulfillment, protection, and trust.Like the hawthorn fruit: tart on the outside, sweet within — a love that seeks the other’s becoming. These three loves converged into one truth: “Live for love.”Hawthorn Love is therefore not merely a name.It is my faith,my path,and my lifelong purpose. This world can be cold, reality harsh.Yet I believe:if we keep love from being extinguished, there remains hope. And so, Hawthorn Love Charitable Foundation is my offering— a humble light for the world,born of unwavering love.
Founder’s Story
Love and responsibility gave me a second life.
In 1995, a car accident took the lives of my parents and my husband. I awoke from a six-day coma, my memory gone, my world erased.
My first words were a vow I did not yet understand:
“I want to become the sun and light the world.”
What carried me through was not strength, but a responsibility born of love—first for my child, then for the life I was given.
That is why I founded the Hawthorn Love Charitable Foundation.
It exists for one purpose: to transform love into dignity, and responsibility into hope.
We create spaces where the broken are seen, the lost are guided, and the young can rise—not through charity, but through shared humanity.
I am not extraordinary.
I am simply someone who, when love called, chose to stay—and to build.
— Founder, Yooyo Shimizu
Our Work
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Community of Love
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Inspiring Faith
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Sharing Love Together
We publish books, create short films, and build communities of love.
Our work inspires inner strength and brings hope to others.
We help more people feel loved through our shared mission.