What is Social Healing?
Social Healing is a phrase used to describe the work we do. But what exactly does that mean? We’ll explain it, using examples from the organizations and people who make up the movement.
Hope Spotlight – Josh’s Story
Pulse, Orlando, and the tragedy that followed transformed Josh Garcia from nightclub operations director to a man on a mission for hope. This is his story.
What’s really in a box of hope?
At Stars of HOPE, our mission is simple – help survivors of tragedies heal their emotional trauma. We do this by sending them handmade stars, made by people like you, with messages of hope and love.
HOPE ALERT: Odessa & Midland, TX
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On Saturday August 31, 2019, between Midland and Odessa Texas taking the lives of seven and injuring at least twenty-five others. All too often families and communities are left with the feeling of being forgotten. You can help lift the spirits of the devastated communities through messages of hope and the healing power of […]
HOPE ALERT: Dayton, Ohio
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the morning of August 4, 2019, the community of Dayton, OH and the nation were shaken at the core. A second mass shooting within twenty-four hours took ten lives as twenty-seven others were injured and leaving many more impacted by a senseless act of violence. You can help lift the spirits of the devastated […]
HOPE ALERT: El Paso Texas
On the morning of August 3, 2019, the community of El Paso, TX and the nation were shaken at the core by a mass shooting. 22 lives were taken as 24 were injured and many more impacted by a senseless act of violence. With Stars of HOPE, you can help lift the spirits of the […]
HOPE ALERT: Iowa Flooding
Farmers throughout Nebraska and Iowa had little time to respond to the floodwaters that rushed over their lands last week, so many left their livestock and last year’s harvest behind. This has been the worst flooding in 50 years. Now as they see their familiar landscape destroyed, discover how much they have lost, staying in […]
HOPE ALERT: LEE COUNTY, Alabama
On March 4, 2019, powerful tornadoes plowed through Lee County in Alabama and killed at least 23 people and left a path of destruction that looked “as if someone had taken a blade and just scraped the ground,” the county sheriff said Monday. It appears that some people had only a five-minute warning Sunday afternoon […]
AATA Conference Attendees Send Stars of HOPE Following the Tallahassee Yoga Studio Shooting
January 3, 2019 | By Stephanie Wray, ATR-P, LMHC Intern Every year at the annual conference of the American Art Therapy Association, attendees are invited to create artwork in the open studio — a wonderful way to step back and process during the intensive days of learning. At the 2018 conference held in Miami, attendees were invited to […]
Education Funding Partners: 7 Easy Ways for Your Classroom & Students to Give Back this Holiday Season
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]By Christine Dickson For those who are happy and healthy, the holiday season is certainly the most wonderful time of the year. Full of vacation time, family gatherings, food, and presents, the holidays seem to pack everything we enjoy the most about life into the span of a couple months. And the magic and happiness we […]