by adminThreadsofLife | Apr 24, 2024 | Day of Mourning, How We Help
The National Day of Mourning is an important day for Threads of Life family members – a time for private remembrance, but also a time when many choose to share their personal stories in order to honour their loved ones and their own experience, and to help others...
by Bailey Dunyo | Feb 29, 2024 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
This past summer, Threads of Life invited Dr. Eunice Gorman, Associate Professor and Chair at King’s University College, to lead a FamiliesConnect workshop titled “Loss, Coping and Moving Forward”. In it, she discussed practical strategies for building...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Feb 8, 2024 | How We Help
Have you been thinking about attending a Threads of Life Family Forum for the first time, but can’t quite decide? We know, the idea can be a bit intimidating. But you can take comfort in the fact that we design the whole weekend to make you feel at home as much as...
by Susan Haldane | Feb 1, 2024 | How We Help
Compassion can change lives. With registration open now for Steps for Life 2024, it’s compassion for Canadian families that is driving walkers, fundraisers, sponsors and donors to get involved. For all the reasons so many people participate in Steps for Life (fun,...
by adminThreadsofLife | Dec 14, 2023 | How We Help
by Threads of Life founders Shirley Hickman, Executive Director and Sharon Freeman, CoordinatorWhen Tim Hickman died in 1996 and Amanda Peat in 2000, there was no support system for our families. Sharon and Shirley were connected to each other through the common need...
by Susan Haldane | Nov 30, 2023 | How We Help, Your Gifts at Work
“Look for the helpers.” Have you ever heard that advice? When conflict after crisis after natural disaster threaten to blot out all the light in the world, look for the helpers. There will always be those who step up to fill sandbags, make sandwiches, take in...
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