This is 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...
Young child in a white dress holding colorful balloons in a field at sunset, with text "this is hope" and a logo for billy's place.

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...
Young child in a white dress holding colorful balloons in a field at sunset, with text "this is billy's hope" and a logo for billy's place.

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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ADDED PRESSURE, THIS IS HOPE

By Ruquiayah Gearring, School Bereavement Liaison, Family Support Specialist At a Traumatic Loss Group meeting,...
Young girl in a white dress holding colorful balloons in a field at sunset with text "this is hope" and a logo for billy's place.

ACCEPTING CHANGE, THIS IS HOPE

By Melody Logan.  Our theme this month at Billy's Place was "Change" and we heard...
A young child in a white dress holds balloons in a field at sunset, with text "this is hope" and a logo for billy's place.

THIS IS HOPE: WE’RE HERE WHEN YOU NEED US

I saw a familiar face at a young adult group last year. This was someone...
Young child in a white dress holding colorful balloons, standing in a sunlit field, with text "this is hope" and the logo for billy's place.

THIS IS HOPE: SOMEONE TO LISTEN

By: Kris Friedman, Executive Director I was talking with the kids at a Teen Chill...
Glass door entrance to "billy's place" with a sidewalk sign featuring text and images, surrounded by a potted plant under a sunny sky.

THIS IS HOPE: THE HAPPY PLACE

By: Melody Logan, Director of Programs At one of our recent group nights, we were...
A young child in a white dress holding colorful balloons in a field at sunset, with the text "this is hope" and a logo for “billy's place.”.

THIS IS HOPE: FEELING SAFE AGAIN

Family outings were always a double-team approach for Natasha and her husband, Jimmy. She'd handle...