Hope For Widows

The founders of Hope for Widows know how hard it is to pick up the pieces when a husband, and often father passes. It can be devastating for even the strongest of women.  Immediately the burdens of the spouse's role are hefted upon the shoulders of the grieving widow who is neither financially, mentally, physically nor emotionally equipped to deal with these new responsibilities.  Our hope is to mitigate this feeling of being totally overwhelmed by providing immediate contact, lasting support and a wealth of resources to widowed women across the country.

THE NEED
The current and future need for Hope for Widows is enormous. In the United States alone, an estimated 700,000 women lose their husbands each year. For these women, the confusion and the uncertainty about what to do next exacerbates the shock of losing a husband. In this brittle environment, depression, loneliness, blame and a feeling of worthlessness may become overwhelming and often seem too much to bear.

EASING THE BURDEN
The founders of Hope for Widows know how hard it is to pick up the pieces when a husband and often father of their children pass.  It can be devastating for even the strongest woman.  Immediately the burdens of the spouse's role are shouldered by the grieving widow.  This burden is further exacerbated because our society fails to teach its populace how to deal with loss and, consequently, most people flounder when confronted with it.

Hope for Widows is taking giant strides in order to fill the gap by offering immediate peer support that will be guided by professional expertise from leaders in the grief community; tools for coping with loss and life transition resources and referrals. If each person who has experienced loss would extend his or her hand to help the next person in line, soon, the whole world could be holding hands. This simple yet caring action would provide the support and hope needed for widows to successfully move through the grief journey.

PEER TO PEER SUPPORT
When help and advice come directly from peers, individuals who share similar life experiences, the bonding process that results creates an exponential outcome.  A peer has "been there, done that" and can relate to others who are now in a similar situation.

CONFERENCES
Our two day conferences cover the many important issues that widowed women face.  In any type of grieving situation, there is strength in numbers.  Our ultimate goal is to connect women who have gone through the tragic experience of losing their husband to assist each other to find their "new normal".

Society fails to teach its populace how to deal with loss and, consequently, most people flounder when confronted with it. Hope for Widows is taking giant strides in order to fill the gap by offering immediate peer support that will be guided by professional expertise from leaders in the grief community; tools for coping with loss and life transition resources and referrals. If each person who has experienced loss would extend his or her hand to help the next person in line, soon, the whole world could be holding hands. This simple yet caring action would provide the support and hope needed for widows to successfully move through the grief journey.