Hope for Widows Foundation
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Restoring Hope and Peace Grant
The annual Restoring Hope & Peace Grant program was established by Hope for Widows Foundation in 2019 to help widowed women offset financial challenges as they navigate their healing journey.
Hope Sister Connect
Widow Empowerment peer-to-peer, online support group, where we navigate the challenges of widowhood and encourage growth. We can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Community Bloggers- Ranked #1 Widow Blog last 3 years
Widow contributors share their time, energy, and talent even when fighting their own grief battles. A huge source of encouragement, mentorship, and just beacons of advice for our community. Submissions are weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly. Find here: www.hopeforwidows/blog
Hearts of Hope Program
Bringing hope to widows in our community to let them know we understand and care. From self-care regimes, funny and uplifting, coping tools, resources, and more, we want widows to know they are not alone on their journey, We send monthly sunshine packages, which also can be requested and purchased for any time of the year. Also, financial support program through the annual Bring Hope Holiday Assistance program.
Health and Wellness
Provide resources, video clips, and workshops to navigate health, nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle. Along with uplifting and encouraging messages to ease the burden, validate emotions, bring hope and encourage growth while on the grief journey. Our Partner, Therapy Inspired offers virtual and/or in-person individual grief counseling services, group therapy, and tailored workshops to our widow community seeking help with finding peace and hope. Licensed professionals will assist widows and/or their children in providing a safe space to process and navigate their grief while meeting their goals to live a life worth living. Additionally, Life Coaching sessions available to uplift and encourage widows to re-engage and embrace life. No insurance needed. Special discounted rate for Hope Sister’s.
Widows of Hope 5K Run/ Walk
Annual initiative to get everyone active while bringing attention to the more than 245 million women around the world who are widowed and the challenges of losing a spouse, and most importantly honoring a loved one. Proceeds will benefit Hope for Widows Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, and will be applied towards the annual Restoring Hope and Peace Grants and other financial support programs.
Bring Hope Holiday Assistance
Assists a widow’s family directly who are unable to provide gifts for their children or other necessities during this holiday season. Some widows who are struggling to make ends meet during this time simply do not have the luxury of purchasing gifts when their finances require them to choose between keeping the lights on and food on the table or purchasing presents. Add in the factors of solo parenting, grief, and the emotional and physical toll it takes.
Hope Heroes
Hope Hero monthly program that is an extraordinary community of donors embracing hope and healing every month into the lives of widowed women and their children! Bring hope for as low as $10 a month!
You can empower, inspire, bring hope and support to the community of 13 million widows in the United States and approximately 800,000 widowed annually (most under the age of 55).
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Widows nationwide
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Paper surveys, Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Community meetings/Town halls, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals,
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
Widows wanted a resource for professional counseling services and we were able to partner with an organization to provide low-cost counseling and other services without insurance.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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How has asking for feedback from the people you serve changed your relationship?
It has gained more trust and community- we not only ask what they want but we look for ways to implement.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Hope for Widows Foundation
Board of directorsas of 02/05/2023
Shelle Kindschuh
Hope For Widows Foundation
Term: 2023 - 2025
Markell Morris
Hope For Widows Foundation
Chasity Williams
Hope For Widows Foundation
Desiree Fransua
Hope For Widows Foundation
Shelle Kindusch
Hope for Widows Foundation
Paula Gleicher Greenstreet
Hope for Widows Foundation
Simone Garcia
Hope for Widows Foundation
Melissa Peoples
Hope for Widows Foundation
Jacki Corta
Hope for Widows Foundation
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
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