Tragedy

A Good Ritual Brings Us Comfort

Education , Grief Support
Going through grief and loss turns our worlds upside down. Even if our day-to-day stays mostly the same, the way we experience our lives is completely different. The familiar task of making a morning cup of coffee might become a devastating reminder of your husband’s worsening illness. The holiday tradition you used to love may…

2024 Brings Exciting Updates to GRIT™

Education , Grief Support
If you’ve been following us over the last year, you know that we’ve been tackling the mental health crisis in schools with our new SEL-inspired program, GRIT™. But you may not know of all the exciting ways that GRIT™ is growing in 2024! We will be expanding our research team, piloting GRIT™ in more school…

2023: Hearts of Hope Year in Review

Community Service
Thousands Receive Grief Support in 2023 2023 was a successful, meaningful year for Hearts of Hope as we continued to spread hope and healing through therapeutic art practices and grief support resources, education, and counseling support.  There were many highlights this past year, and some touched the hearts of others in extraordinary ways: We created…

Lewiston First Responders Receive Hope from Newtown

Community Service , Grief Support
The room at Baxter Brewing Company in Lewiston, Maine got quiet as Diane Sarna, President of Hearts of Hope Newtown, stood to read a letter from the Newtown Ambulance and Police Departments. “Our hearts were broken when we learned of the tragic events in your community,” Diane read to the dozens of Lewiston first responders…