Hope for Widows Foundation

06/18/2025

So true…

06/17/2025

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06/16/2025

We are honored to share that Jessica Davis: Financial Advisor, who has served with dedication as a valued Board Member, has been appointed the new Board Chair of the Hope for Widows Foundation.

Jessica has already made a meaningful impact through her service on our board, bringing compassion, insight, and a deep commitment to our mission. As she transitions into the role of Board Chair, we are excited to see her leadership expand and help guide the organization into its next chapter of growth and impact.

A financial planner by profession, Jessica specializes in working with women navigating the early and often overwhelming stages of widowhood. She walks alongside her clients with both empathy and practical expertise—helping them manage immediate needs, develop long-term financial strategies, and regain confidence as they rebuild their lives.

Her passion for this work was born from personal experience, having supported someone close to her through the unexpected loss of a spouse. That deeply personal journey inspired her life’s mission: to empower and support women through grief and transition with compassion and care.

As Board Chair, Jessica brings not only her professional skills but also a deeply personal and heartfelt commitment to our mission. She will continue to be a powerful voice and advocate for widows and their families, helping lead our organization with strength, integrity, and purpose.

Jessica is also a proud mother to her daughter, Karsyn, and their standard poodle, Lila. Outside of her professional and volunteer work, she enjoys quilting, working out, traveling, reading, and spending quality time with friends, family, and her church community.

Please join us in celebrating Jessica as she steps into this new role. We look forward to the continued vision and leadership she will bring as Board Chair of the Hope for Widows Foundation.

06/16/2025

We are honored to share that Jessica Davis, who has served with dedication as a valued Board Member, has been appointed the new Board Chair of the Hope for Widows Foundation.

Jessica has already made a meaningful impact through her service on our board, bringing compassion, insight, and a deep commitment to our mission. As she transitions into the role of Board Chair, we are excited to see her leadership expand and help guide the organization into its next chapter of growth and impact.

A financial planner by profession, Jessica specializes in working with women navigating the early and often overwhelming stages of widowhood. She walks alongside her clients with both empathy and practical expertise—helping them manage immediate needs, develop long-term financial strategies, and regain confidence as they rebuild their lives.

Her passion for this work was born from personal experience, having supported someone close to her through the unexpected loss of a spouse. That deeply personal journey inspired her life’s mission: to empower and support women through grief and transition with compassion and care.

Prior to entering the financial planning field, Jessica devoted her early career to counseling and community development. Her work extended globally, including supporting survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide and building healing-centered programs in Rwanda. Closer to home in Fort Worth, Texas, she served women facing crisis pregnancies, supported high-risk foster youth, and guided adults through personal and professional transitions. These experiences have equipped her with extraordinary insight into grief, trauma, and resilience—an invaluable perspective for our community and board leadership.

As Board Chair, Jessica brings not only her professional skills but also a deeply personal and heartfelt commitment to our mission. She will continue to be a powerful voice and advocate for widows and their families, helping lead our organization with strength, integrity, and purpose.

Jessica is also a proud mother to her daughter, Karsyn, and their standard poodle, Lila. Outside of her professional and volunteer work, she enjoys quilting, working out, traveling, reading, and spending quality time with friends, family, and her church community.

Please join us in celebrating Jessica as she steps into this new role. We look forward to the continued vision and leadership she will bring as Board Chair of the Hope for Widows Foundation.

06/14/2025

“How do you see your life in 5 years?

I asked myself this yesterday and the answer terrified me. I usually avoid answering it at all costs. I have gotten so accustomed to surviving one day at a time. One moment at a time. Letting myself think of the future only leads to fear, panic, dread,…you get the picture. Sadly, I have to admit that not much has changed in my perspective of the future since my husband died. So how do I see myself in five years? Well, it is an overwhelming anxiety I carry about who will I lose next? A lot of my closest loved ones are 70s and above. I just lost my aunt who was very dear to me. The committal service was today at the exact location where my husband was laid to rest. I hadn’t been there since. So as you can imagine today was challenging for so many reasons.

I fear losing my elderly parents. They are very close to me and huge emotional supports. I can’t imagine life without them in it and my heart is so saddened to see them experience the trials and tribulations of the aging process. In my mind they are always the same and timeless, but in reality, time keeps marching on..”

HforW Community Blogger and Hope Sister, Dorothy Swanson, writes her latest blog here: https://hopeforwidows.org/2025/06/what-will-life-be-like-in-five-years/

How do you see your life in 5 years? I asked myself this yesterday and the answer terrified me. I usually avoid answering it at all costs. I have gotten so accustomed to surviving one day at a time. One moment at a time. Letting myself think of the future only leads to fear, panic, dread,...you get....

06/13/2025

So true…

06/11/2025

“On a day like today, when I was 10 years old, I might have been lying on my bedroom floor, listening to the radio. “Neverending Story” by Limahl might have been playing, and the breeze might have been causing my curtains to billow gently. The chimes that hung from my ceiling might have been clinking along in time with the song.

On a day like today, when I was 17 years old, I might have been reading a book or daydreaming about my upcoming senior year of high school. There was also likely a breeze that would offer reprieve from the late Spring heat. A power ballad from a hair band was probably playing, and I probably had zero cares in all the world.

On a day like today, when I was 31 years old, I might have been planning to uproot my entire life. The man I had met a few months earlier might have done an excellent job of convincing me to move to California with my 11-year-old child. I might have thought that my dreams of living in California and finding true love were finally on the precipice of coming true…”

HforW Community Blogger and Hope Sister, Layla Beth Munk(The_Snarky_Widow, Instagram ,Twitter@laylabeth, laylabethmunk.medium.com
and her debut novella, 24 Hours in Vegas, is available on Amazon), writes her latest blog here: https://hopeforwidows.org/2025/06/on-a-day-like-today/
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06/11/2025

“On a day like today, when I was 10 years old, I might have been lying on my bedroom floor, listening to the radio. “Neverending Story” by Limahl might have been playing, and the breeze might have been causing my curtains to billow gently. The chimes that hung from my ceiling might have been clinking along in time with the song.

On a day like today, when I was 17 years old, I might have been reading a book or daydreaming about my upcoming senior year of high school. There was also likely a breeze that would offer reprieve from the late Spring heat. A power ballad from a hair band was probably playing, and I probably had zero cares in all the world.

On a day like today, when I was 31 years old, I might have been planning to uproot my entire life. The man I had met a few months earlier might have done an excellent job of convincing me to move to California with my 11-year-old child. I might have thought that my dreams of living in California and finding true love were finally on the precipice of coming true…”

HforW Community Blogger and Hope Sister, Layla Beth Munk(The_Snarky_Widow, Instagram ,Twitter@laylabeth, laylabethmunk.medium.com
and her debut novella, 24 Hours in Vegas, is available on Amazon), writes her latest blog here: https://hopeforwidows.org/2025/06/on-a-day-like-today/

06/09/2025

Hope for Widows Foundation continues to expand the Hope Hero monthly program, an extraordinary community of donors embracing hope and healing every month into the lives of widowed women and their children. We are humbled by the generosity of donors contributing consistently. Do you want or know someone that wants to assist the widow community?

$10/month- you can empower, inspire, and 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).

$25/month- you can sponsor several widows through our Hearts of Hope program, where they receive free monthly self-care sunshine packages. Each shipment is wrapped with love and is filled with self-care products to encourage widows to smile and care for themselves during their journey when they are re-engaging in life.

$50/month level- you can sponsor several widows and their children through the Bring Hope Holiday Program, which assists a widow’s family who cannot provide gifts for her children or other necessities during the holiday season.

$100/month level -you can sponsor several widows through our annual Restoring Hope and Peace financial grant program where assistance is provided directly for housing payments, funeral expenses, taxes, necessity bills, groceries, car repairs, medical expenses, and/or care related to their children.

To become a Hope Hero or if you know someone/organization that might be interested, go here: https://hopeforwidows.org/hope-hero/

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Change Lives. Bring Peace. Bring Hope. Bring Healing. 💜

06/08/2025

Sending you hugs💜

06/07/2025

We are honored to recognize and support these four incredible Hope Sisters as our 2025 Restoring Hope and Peace grant awardees:

💙 Ashley Ferguson – lost her love to accidental overdose
💙 Charita Gresham – lost her love to complications to kidney disease
💙 KC Bosowski – lost her love to pulmonary embolism
💙 Therese Leochner– lost her love to respiratory failure due to complications from neuro-invasive west nile disease

These inspiring women have navigated profound loss with grace, resilience, and unwavering strength. We are grateful to walk alongside them as they offset financial challenges and continue on their healing journeys.

We also want to extend heartfelt thanks to every widow/ hope sister who applied and bravely shared their story. The selection process was incredibly difficult—each application moved us deeply and affirmed the incredible courage within the widowed community.

Please know:
💫 You are not alone.
💫 Your story matters.
💫 There is always hope.
💫 We are here for you and understand this journey.

We encourage all widows to stay connected through our peer-to-peer support group, other programs and apply again next year as we work to expand both the number of recipients and the grant amounts.

✨ A heartfelt thank you to every donor who has supported us throughout the year. Your generosity is what makes this grant — and so much more — possible. Because of you, we are able to provide real, tangible support to widows when they need it most. Every donation, no matter the size, helps us reach more women, offer more resources, and expand our impact. You are truly restoring hope in the lives of others.

Learn more: https://hopeforwidows.org/grant/
Questions: email: [email protected]
Want to give back, become a Hope Hero: https://hopeforwidows.org/become-a-donor/

Sending love and (((HUGS))) to you all. 💛

06/07/2025

We are honored to recognize and support these four incredible Hope Sisters as our 2025 Restoring Hope and Peace grant awardees:

💙 Ashley Ferguson – lost her love to accidental overdose
💙 Charita Gresham – lost her love to complications to kidney disease
💙 KC Bosowski – lost her love to pulmonary embolism
💙 Therese Leochner– lost her love to respiratory failure due to complications from neuro-invasive west nile disease

These inspiring women have navigated profound loss with grace, resilience, and unwavering strength. We are grateful to walk alongside them as they offset financial challenges and continue on their healing journeys.

We also want to extend heartfelt thanks to every widow/ hope sister who applied and bravely shared their story. The selection process was incredibly difficult—each application moved us deeply and affirmed the incredible courage within the widowed community.

Please know:
💫 You are not alone.
💫 Your story matters.
💫 There is always hope.
💫 We are here for you and understand this journey.

We encourage all widows to stay connected through our peer-to-peer support group, other programs and apply again next year as we work to expand both the number of recipients and the grant amounts.

✨ A heartfelt thank you to every donor who has supported us throughout the year. Your generosity is what makes this grant — and so much more — possible. Because of you, we are able to provide real, tangible support to widows when they need it most. Every donation, no matter the size, helps us reach more women, offer more resources, and expand our impact. You are truly restoring hope in the lives of others.

Learn more: https://hopeforwidows.org/grant/
Questions: email: [email protected]
Want to give back, become a Hope Hero: https://hopeforwidows.org/become-a-donor/

Sending love and (((HUGS))) to you all. 💛