Compassionate grief support, education, and community service for children and families navigating loss.
Healing through service and connection in your local community.
Students walk into school carrying more than a backpack.
Find programming for your school or camp to help them learn how to lighten the load with GRIT™.
Developed by a team of experts in mental health, education, and healthcare, the GRIT™ family of programs are designed specifically for students in middle and high school.
GRIT™ helps students gain the language, tools, and peer support needed to process loss in healthy, constructive ways.
Learn more below.
Grief can make the world feel smaller. Community makes it bigger again.
Our flagship therapeutic art program brings people together across schools, neighborhoods, and faith communities to support grievers everywhere, while finding hope for themselves.
Reflections, resources, and stories to support healing and resilience.
Hope made by little hands!
New York Life is one of our longest-running partnerships. This year, children of New York Life’s White Plains Office employees participated in Take Your Children to Work Day by sharing their creativity and compassion, decorating ceramic hearts that will be distributed to bereaved children attending grief camps.
A note from NYL:
"Our hope is that each heart serves as a small reminder that they are seen, supported, and never alone."
#BereavementSupport #NewYorkLife #TakeYourChildToWorkDay #GriefSupport #ChildrenHelpingChildren #HeartsofHope
Celebrating Freedom Day, a historical moment of hope for America. Happy Juneteenth!
#Juneteenth #FreedomDay #CelebrateFreedom #BlackHistory #HeartsofHope
We`re giving our hearts away this summer!
Do you have a group or organization that could use a reminder of hope? We can help you out! We are looking for the perfect places for our completed hearts to find their homes. Contact us today on social media or at https://ourheartsofhope.org/contact-us.
#HeartsofHope #FreeHearts #nonprofit #spreadhope
Why do we need Pride Month? Why is it even called "Pride"? To answer that, we first need to understand shame and the effects it has on our mental health and wellbeing, and what we can do to cope. Read more on our blog today, link in bio.
#HeartsofHope #SpreadHope #PrideMonth #LGBTQCommunity #MentalHealthAwareness #LGBTQSupport #CommunitySupport #SelfAcceptance
Congratulations to our Hope Scholar student, Anisha Mulinti!!
Pictured with Hearts of Hope Board Member Terry Becker at her senior award ceremony. To earn her Hope Scholar Award, Anisha took the initiative and organized, hosted, and moderated multiple Paint with a Purpose events at her school. Her hard work and caring heart has created so much hope in the world! We know there are incredible things in her future. Thank you Anisha, and well done!
#heartsofhope #nonprofit #hopescholar2026
FREE HEARTS 2026!
Our Pennsylvania volunteers have been hard at work prepping hearts - we just need to know where to send them! If you have a cause or group that could use a dose of hope, please don’t hesitate to reach out via social media or our website.
#heartsofhope #paintwithapurpose #freehearts2026 #nonprofitorganization #griefawareness
Happy Pride Month to all who celebrate! We spread hope to EVERYONE who needs a reminder that they’re not alone - and we do it one heart at a time.
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
#heartsofhope #happypride #griefsupport
Celebrate 25 Years of Hope with this beautifully crafted commemorative ornament, designed exclusively for Hearts of Hope by its very first volunteer artist, Kathie Grassi. On sale now in our store at www.ourheartsofhope.org/shop.
A portrait artist from Upstate New York, Kathie has devoted her life to artistic expression across many media — while also using her talents to uplift and support others. Her connection to Hearts of Hope began at the organization’s very first “Paint with a Purpose” event following the tragedy of the September 11 attacks, where she generously volunteered her time, art, and heart. Since then, her unwavering dedication has helped inspire hope and healing for countless individuals.
Created to honor Hearts of Hope’s 25th Anniversary in 2026, this special keepsake features:
A reproduction of Kathie Grassi’s original artwork created exclusively for Hearts of Hope
A gold-plated and porcelain heart charm accent
A satin ribbon for elegant hanging and display
A gift box, ready for giving
Perfect for holidays, birthdays, memorials, thank-you gifts, or simply as a meaningful keepsake for yourself, this ornament is a heartfelt reminder that hope, compassion, and kindness can leave a lasting impact.
#HeartsOfHope #HopeOrnament #KathieGrassi #ArtForHope #UpstateNewYorkArt #CommemorativeArt #25YearsOfHope #PaintWithAPurpose #HealingThroughArt #MeaningfulKeepsake
