As students head back to school, HopeWest Kids is once again offering school-based grief support groups for children and teens who have experienced the death of a loved one. HopeWest Kids partners with school counselors throughout Mesa, Delta, Montrose, and Ouray...
For Sam Hightower, 18, the path of grief was at times rocky and unclear. But with every step, and the support of the HopeWest Kids program, he’s found his way forward. Sam was only eight years old when he lost his father to an incurable brain tumor. He doesn’t...
NextGen Board Members Volunteering at Camp Good Grief. Top Row, Left to Right: Jamie Rickard, Kaitlyn Sacco, Chris Myers, Anita Castro, Kurtis Murchison. Bottom Row, Left to Right: Olivia Swinger (HopeWest Team Member), Emilie Stickley, Katie Squier (HopeWest Team...
Camp Good Grief Volunteers Briana Madison (left) and Emilie Stickley (right) at this year’s camp in Cedaredge. As someone well-acquainted with HopeWest’s programs, Briana Madison, Heirlooms Regional Director, felt she understood Camp Good Grief, a weekend...
In partnership with Colorado-based Judi’s House/JAG Institute HopeWest is one of 11 grief-centered organizations selected by Judi’s House/JAG Institute to participate in the 2024 Childhood Bereavement Changemaker program to build capacity for data collection and...