Inspired by Loss: A Song for Mom
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Seven-year-old Nick performs the song he wrote and dedicated to his mother.
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Meet the Kids of Valerie's House
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Watch our video and meet some of the kids and families at Valerie's House.
Read MoreFort Myers News Press Front Page Features Valerie's House
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Step inside Valerie's House to find out how we are helping children and families come together to cope with loss.
Valerie's House is grateful to the Fort Myers News-Press team who spent so much time visiting with us for the cover story, "Facing the grief of sudden deaths through community."
Click on the link above, or click on the image, to read the article and watch the video.
(Photo: Andrea Melendez/The News-Press)
Valerie’s House Raises $80,000 in Inaugural Fall Fundraising Event
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More than 300 people attended the inaugural fundraising event for Valerie’s House and helped raise $80,000 to support the nonprofit organization devoted to helping children work through grief following the death of a parent or sibling.
Read MoreValerie’s House Expands into Cape Coral
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Valerie’s House is now enrolling children in its new Cape Coral satellite location. Support groups and activities will start on Tuesday, October 4.
Read MoreDiscover Valerie's House
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Take a look inside Valerie's House.
Valerie’s House Announces Inaugural Fall Fundraiser — October 13
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Valerie’s House will host its inaugural fall fundraiser, “Under the Stars at Shangri-La,” on Thursday, October 13 at the historic Shangri-La Springs.
Read MoreValerie's House Announces New Program Director
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Danielle Visone, MSW, joins Valerie’s House as the Program Director.
Read MoreValerie's House Receives $30,000 from Wildcat Run Charitable Foundation
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The Wildcat Run Charitable Foundation presented a check for $30,000 to Valerie’s House for Grieving Families. The foundation annually selects a deserving nonprofit that serves children in need in Southwest Florida.
Read MoreCommunity Supports ‘A Place of Happiness and Peace’
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Valerie's House first fundraising event brought in more than $50,000 in donations.
Read MoreValerie's House Raises $50,000 in First Fundraiser Event
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Founder Angela Melvin and board members Michelle Whitlock and Joy Gugliezza enjoy the event
Read MoreValerie's House Names Inaugural Officers and Directors
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Valerie's House draws inaugural corporate officers and board of directors from across Southwest Florida communities.
Read MoreBoston Red Sox Visits Valerie's House
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Boston Red Sox players spent the afternoon with kids at Valerie's House helping children create a memorial stone in memory of their loved for the Valerie's House Butterfly Garden.
Read MoreOut of the Darkness - Putting a Face on Suicide
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Valerie's House founder, Angela Melvin, was interviewed by News-Press for its front page cover story, "Out of the Darkness - Putting a Face on Suicide."
Read MoreOpening Night featured in Gulfshore Life
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We officially opened our doors and welcomed our first group of children in January 2016. Jennifer Reed from Gulfshore Life magazine was there to report on the dream come true.
Read MoreValerie’s House Opens Jan. 11, 2016
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Valerie’s House is now enrolling children in its 2016 program. Valerie’s House is a safe, comfortable place for families to share, grieve and heal together after a death in their family.
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Open House Draws Grieving Families, Volunteers, and Supporters
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More than 50 people toured the new Valerie’s House of Southwest Florida during its recent open house, coinciding with National Children’s Grief Awareness Month.
Read MoreHelping children cope with the loss of a parent
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Angela Melvin, founder of Valerie's House, attended the 2015 National Alliance for Grieving Children annual conference. She spoke with Dr. Heidi Horsley, from the Open to Hope Foundation.
Read MoreNew Grieving Center holds Open House during National Children’s Grief Awareness Month
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Valerie’s House is inviting interested families to visit the new location in downtown Fort Myers during November, which is National Children’s Grief Awareness Month. Open House events will be on November 15 and November 17 at 1618 Avalon Place in historic Dean Park.
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