Highmark Caring Place

A very special THANK YOU to Walter Payton Man of the Year and All-Pro Defensive Tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Cam Heyward and his Mom for visiting our Pittsburgh site recently! Cam and Charlotte helped spread hope by sharing their grief story with kids and families, answering questions during a Q+A, and participating in some activities with kids and adults. Watch Cam and Charlotte during our Virtual Children’s Grief Awareness Day event (Nov. 21) at https://lnkd.in/gApETRZ3. LEARN MORE about Cam and the Cameron Heyward Foundation at https://lnkd.in/gTwS93Yj.

We are excited to share some photos from the 10th Annual Gala presented by New York Life – the Gala benefited the Highmark Caring Place! A special THANK YOU to Chairman, Frank Amato, and the entire Gala Board, who led this initiative to raise funds for the Highmark Caring Place!

New faces. Different places. Same hope. 🦋 Looking for resources for a young adult who is grieving? We offer a NO COST, virtual young adult (ages 18-30) grief support group to anyone, anywhere! Learn more at bit.ly/YASupportGroup

Show your support for grieving children all over the world by purchasing the official 2024 Children’s Grief Awareness Day-themed t-shirt! Order by Sunday, October 27th to guarantee delivery by Children’s Grief Awareness Day 2024! ORDER NOW at bit.ly/cgad2024

Another year of Caring Team for Grieving Students Summits ✅ Thanks to our School Services Coordinators who have been hard at work gathering great resources to support grieving students for schools across Erie, Camp Hill, Pittsburgh, & Warrendale! Thanks to everyone who helped with and attended our Summits! Learn more about our School Services Program here – bit.ly/3DnPwRO

Season two of Apple’s “Shrinking” is streaming today (rated TV-MA) on Apple+. Our very own Jonathan Williams (Child Grief Specialist, School Services Coordinator) was so moved by the show that he wrote a blog post entitled “Thinking About Shrinking • The Many Faces of Grief” with our Young Adult audience in mind!

DID YOU KNOW that one in twelve American children will lose a parent or sibling before age 18 and the vast majority of children experience a significant loss by the time they complete high school? A very special THANK YOU to New York Life for awarding us $5,000, part of their Community Impact Grant program – which will greatly help the grieving children and families we serve at the Highmark Caring Place. Pictured left to right: Frank Amato, New York Life; Terese LaVallee, Executive Director, Highmark Caring Place; Heather Nesle, President of New York Life Foundation; Gerard Rocchi, Senior Vice President – Northeast Zone, New York Life Statistics courtesy of Judi’s House.

A special thanks to the West Shore Theatre for recently hosting a movie night for our Highmark Caring Place (Camp Hill) kids and families! During this time together, we were reminded that our feelings change as we grow, but all feelings are okay! Can you guess what movie we saw?

Please join us for NO COST collaborative all-day training with Emma's Footprints NEXT Friday, October 11th from 8AM-3PM. Training will happen LIVE from the Highmark Caring Place in Erie, viewing party at the Highmark Caring Place in Pittsburgh and Camp Hill, or you can view from the comfort of your home virtually! Free CEUs provided! Register HERE - bit.ly/EmmasSymposium24 Registration closes Monday, October 7th. Breakfast and lunch are also free for those that attend in person at any of the three locations.

What’s YOUR story?  Executive Director, Terese LaVallee, shares her story on the InfluenceHER podcast! We hope you find it empowering in all that you do! Watch now at https://lnkd.in/d4b7rwC