Hope Floats Healing and Wellness Center

Since its founding in 2008, Hope Floats has served an estimated 5,000 individuals with our free support groups, support retreats, Wellness classes and educational programs. Our nonprofit draws from a broad, diverse region primarily south of boston, including the south shore, south coast and upper cape. Many of our clients are financially disadvantaged families who otherwise would be unable to afford grief services. In 2023 Hope Floats served about 700 people, many through the mike's club program for children, teens, and their adult caregivers, and through adult support groups and workshops. Launched in 2012, mike's club continued as a cornerstone of support for children and their families facing the despair of losing a loved one. More than 50 families were served including 23 new ones, and program changes were made such as adding a new differentiated age group. Family nights under the mike's club umbrella also expended welcoming 10 families on the waiting list, an evening of doing therapeutic activities and socializing. A major program addition was expanding school grief outreach to districts from boston to middleborough and plymouth led by a new education director. Hope Floats provides grief training to educators and parents, and also offers to initiate in-place student support groups in the event of a tragedy impacting the school community. Some 400 children, parents, and professionals were served by this.

Expenses for the purpose of conducting bereavement groups

Expenses for the purposes of conducting tai chi and yoga classes

Expenses for the purposes of conducting treatments

The income is generated through fees collected for workshops and treatments that are some of the primary means by which the foundation accomplishes it's Healing, grief and Wellness services to low-income families in need of assistance.

A low-income family used a gift certificate.