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Mother's Day can be painful. These strategies might help Mother's Day can be a painful time, especially for people living with loss. Author Rebecca Soffer shares ideas for how to care for yourself or loved ones on a difficult day.

We have not done any activities since the pandemic and it has been difficult to keep up with providing support but today we gifted 15 Rocky's Rockets activity gift boxes to 4 different families. This was a great big act of happiness.

Wishing those that struggle a gentle and peaceful holiday season. May your memories and acts of kindness bring you calm and joy.

Sending comfort to those that are remembering and grieving this US 🇺🇸 Memorial Day.

“The lack of touch and social support—someone wrapping you in their arms and comforting you while you weep—is very significant, because that connection allows us to release many of our emotions,” it is important to find other ways to comfort and engage in behaviors to induce some happiness. Text, write, call, send a gift, provide a meal. So many small gestures that can temporarily take the place of the very much needed hugs.

How Covid-19 Has Changed Grieving—And What That Means For Our Mental Health Here’s what the experts say about how grief impacts the most common mental health conditions, and how to cope with loss during the time of covid-19.

We wish you a peaceful Thanksgiving. May you find solace in your memories and loved ones.

Opinion | You Don’t Have to Fake It Through Thanksgiving The need for joy and celebration cannot erase loss, even during the holidays.

Kindness in stressful times can help make us calm and happy.

35 Random Acts of Kindness You Can Do While Social Distancing | Waterford.org Looking for ways to show someone you care? Try these acts of random kindness for a loved one, neighbor, or even a stranger.

To so many families that are living their 19th year of grief today, we wish you a gentle accepting day.
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A volunteer opportunity for anyone in
El Paso, TX.

💪 Volunteers Needed every Wednesday from 2pm-5pm at the Armed Services YMCA El Paso drive-thru Food Pantry.

😷 Face mask is required.

In our volatile difficult time of illness that is taking so many it is important that we say the right things to comfort those that are grieving.
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10 Best & Worst Things to Say to Someone in Grief The 10 Best and 10 Worst Things to Say to Someone in Grief Many of us have said “The Best” and “The Worst.” We meant no harm, in fact, the… read more →