Stories of HOPE

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MAKING CONNECTIONS: THIS IS HOPE

We recently received this note from a Billy's Place mom that shows the power of...
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BILLY’S PLACE REACHES 20,000+ SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS LAST YEAR

Over the course of the 2022-2023 school year, Billy’s Place reached more than 20,000 school...
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THIS IS HOPE: NOT FEELING OUT OF PLACE

By Juli McGreal, Founder and Director of Care and Compassion I always like to check...
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THIS IS HOPE: INTENTIONALITY

By Kim Humphrey, Director of Operations Early in the day at the Hike for HOPE...
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RECEIVING SUPPORT WHEN I’M USED TO PROVIDING IT

Melody and her mom, Grace By: Melody Logan, Director of Programs My mother died on...
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THIS IS HOPE: CHERISHING THE HAPPY MEMORIES

By: Melody Logan, Director of Programs This month, the kids were making memory boxes: a...
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LEGEND SPRINGS HONORS CHILDREN’S GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH

By Kaylene Ashbridge, School Bereavement Liaison Shout Out to Legend Springs Elementary School! I was...
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CHILDREN AND TEENS GRIEF AWARENESS MONTH

Do you want to be there for kids and teens who are grieving the loss...
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ADDED PRESSURE, THIS IS HOPE

By Ruquiayah Gearring, School Bereavement Liaison, Family Support Specialist At a Traumatic Loss Group meeting,...
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ACCEPTING CHANGE, THIS IS HOPE

By Melody Logan.  Our theme this month at Billy's Place was "Change" and we heard...