Naples Open House - June 3, 2021
/We were so thrilled to welcome the public back to our Naples house for the first time in well over a year due to the pandemic. Guests took tours of our Naples home with Valerie’s House family members, board members, and Collier County Advisory Board members. Then, they enjoyed refreshments, door prizes, and a silent auction, and live acoustic music from Naples band Roman Fortune. Thank you to everyone who supported us!
Love Bucket Activity
/This week’s activity focuses on how we can help others around us and how that makes us feel. We are going to discuss things that help us and others, as well as ways we can be bucket fillers, not bucket dippers.
Spring 2021 Open House - Fort Myers
/Valerie’s House opened to the public for the first time in more than a year for an open house on Saturday, April 10. We were so thrilled to welcome people who had never been to the house to learn how Valerie’s House helps grieving families.
The Missing Piece Puzzle Activity
/After someone you love dies, it can feel like a piece of you is missing. At Valerie's House, we know that there's no "fixing," grief, but we can find healthy ways to cope. In this activity from our recent peer grief support group nights, kids, teens, and caregivers answer questions about their grief journey and assemble a puzzle that they customize in honor of their special person.
Scream Box Activity
/In our Scream Box activity, kids, teens, and caregivers will discuss healthy ways to manage anger and frustration that may come from the loss of their loved one or their everyday lives. Then, they make and decorate a scream box using cardboard and tissue paper to give them a place to let it all out and remind them that anger is natural.
Thank you to Our Donors
/Valerie’s House is made possible by generous donations and volunteers. We are so thankful to those who have donated to help us make our vision, that No Child Will Grieve Alone, closer to reality in Southwest Florida. Learn more about donating.
Friends of Valerie (Recurring Donors)
Want to make an ongoing impact? Becoming a member of the Friends of Valerie monthly gifting club allows you to spread your donation throughout the year and impact grieving families in a big way.
$1,200 a year or 100 a month will help us provide grief support to a child for a little over a year. But, ANY amount makes a difference.
Bonus: Monthly donations will be acknowledged with a special graphic badge on social media.
Donations Dedicated to a Loved One
VHTurns5 - Then & Now
/As Valerie’s House celebrates its fifth birthday in 2021, see photos from our very first group nights in January of 2016 and how much we have grown in the past 5 years thanks to your support!
