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Los Angeles, California October 21, 2026 Independent since 2018 @businessstoriesmagazine

Founder Interview

Karahn Alston

Keeping Hopes Alive is an outpatient mental health clinic offering therapy, PRP and medication management.

Karahn Alston, founder of Keeping Hopes Alive, smiling in a dark polo shirt with his hand at his chin

So nice to meet you! First off, what’s your name? Tell our readers a bit about yourself—where you’re from originally and where you live now.

Karahn Alston.

Tell us one thing you love about where you live now.

Baltimore, MD. I love it because of the grit and the constant opportunity for more.

Tell us a little more about what your company does and how it started. How does it help your customers?

Keeping Hopes Alive is an outpatient mental health clinic offering therapy, PRP and medication management.

What is one piece of feedback from a happy customer or client that you won't forget?

"Best PRP and mental health program in Baltimore. KHA represents and redefines what it means to be a young kid in Baltimore and the limitless possibilities to have a life with purpose. From top to bottom the owner cares, and so do the mentors who work directly with the youth and adults. Thank you, KHA, for all that you do. Keep pushing community and fighting the good fight!! We are behind you 1000%. 5 stars, nothing less."

Where do you see your company in the future?

An estimated value of $50 million in 5 years.

What is the biggest misconception about your industry?

That we do not care about our clients.

What has been one of your biggest struggles building your business, and how did you deal with it?

Finding proper staffing.

Who was your favorite music artist and athlete growing up?

Jay-Z and LeBron James.

Any shoutouts you want to make?

Supporters of Keeping Hopes Alive.

Where can our readers learn more about you and your company?

Instagram: Keeping Hopes Alive

Visit our website: www.keepinghopesalive.com

Karahn Alston leaning on the front desk at Keeping Hopes Alive in Baltimore, in front of a green living wall with the clinic's logo
At the Keeping Hopes Alive clinic in Baltimore
Karahn Alston seated on a teal sofa at the clinic, with banners for medication management and the psychiatric rehabilitation program behind him
In the clinic's waiting area
A crowd of children in green and black We Love KHA shirts holding mannequin heads at the Keeping Hopes Alive office
Youth from the KHA program at the clinic
Keeping Hopes Alive logo: four orange and teal leaf shapes in a diamond, with the line Your Thoughts Become Your Reality
The Keeping Hopes Alive logo