Jessica's House 2016 Summer Newsletter

Message from our Director

Dear Friends,

In April we celebrated our fourth anniversary. As we enter into our fifth year of supporting grieving families we want to extend a special thanks to YOU for the way you’ve rallied around this effort.

During this past four years we’ve gone from holding our first groups with 25 children and teens to now supporting 250 children, teens, and young adults. We’ve expanded our services to offer support for pregnancy and infant loss, a crisis team, families affected by suicide, and groups for Spanish speaking families.

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Please help us reach our goal of $5,000.00 to provide supplies to support grieving children in our school groups for one year.

Donate to support local schools

Jessica’s House brings g rief support to local schools

Area school officials say a new partnership with Jessica’s House is helping students heal from trauma and improve their performance in the classroom. For the past year, counselors from Jessica’s House have provided both crisis and ongoing group support at three local elementary schools—Dennis Earl and Wakefield Elementary Schools in Turlock and Elim Elementary School in Hilmar.

“The grief support is making a big difference in our students’ lives,” said Laura Fong, principal at Dennis Earl Elementary School. “It provides a safe place where children can process trauma and loss, and know they are not alone.”

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Students find peace in Comfort Corner

Sometimes we all need a moment to catch our breath. Thanks to a new Jessica’s House program called “Comfort Corner,” hundreds of students throughout the region have a cozy spot in their classroom to quiet their emotions, manage their stress, and get back to their studies.

“We love it,” said Jenni Robinson at Elim Elementary School in Hilmar, one of seven area schools that have installed comfort corners in their classrooms. “Comfort corners give kids permission to take a timeout when they’re feeling anxious or frustrated. And because of that, they’re more able to learn.”

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Tree of Hope

During the spring-session closing ceremony at Jessica’s House, families decorated the “Tree of Hope” with photos of their family member whose death they are grieving and lit a candle in their memory.

What Kids Say....

"I felt sad because my mom died. When I come to Jessica's House I feel good because I can tell them what I feel and it helps me to feel so much better when I say all that I'm thinking about."

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"Jessica's House provides a safe place for me to express my feelings because I know I can trust everyone here."

Inspirational Splatter Paint Art Project

for Kids

Here’s a fun and inspirational splatter paint art project for kids that will help children increase their creative confidence and boost their self-esteem.

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A BIG Thank You to our friends at Dean’s Pizza for generously donating the "Pizza of the Month Club" for a whole year!

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