Champions of Healing and Hope

Valerie’s House has filled an unmet need in our community by providing a place for grieving children to release their emotions, speak with caring counselors and heal. I lost my own father when I was 25; my husband Phil lost his father a year later. We were old enough to process the grief, but it still hurt. We can only imagine what these children are feeling! That’s why we feel blessed to be able to help Valerie’s House in its mission of no child grieving alone.

After Jill, our daughter & loving mother of three, died of brain cancer, we acutely felt the anguish our grandchildren faced. The paucity of programs addressing children who had lost a parent, were few and far between. When we found Valerie’s House, we knew it was the perfect way to honor our daughter’s life in a way that would both fill a need and provide a service of which Jill would be proud.

Kelly Fayer openly volunteers her time and services at little to no cost to help grieving families with legal issues that might arise as a result of their loss, which lifts a heavy burden off of many of our families. She says the mission of Valerie's House resonates with her because of her own experience with loss.