by Marino Toppan and Paola Breda | Jun 20, 2019 | Day of Mourning, Health and Safety, How We Help
Marino Toppan and Paola Breda are volunteers with the Italian Fall Workers Memorial and authors of the new book Land of Triumph and Tragedy: Voices of the Italian Fallen Workers. The Italian Fallen Workers’ Memorial Wall Project started with one man’s dream; a...
by Sarah Wheelan | Apr 4, 2019 | How We Help, Steps for Life, Volunteers
At the heart of Steps for Life are the stories of why we walk. Our sons, moms, siblings, and colleagues. Those whose health and safety we aim to protect, and those whose lives were forever changed — or ended — by a workplace tragedy. At each Steps for Life...
by Karen Simmonds | Mar 28, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
“Grandpa, can you bring me the big ladder from the shed,” said his five-year-old granddaughter, “I want to climb to Heaven today to see my Daddy. I miss him.”~ Five-year-old client whose Dad died in a workplace tragedy Wouldn’t it be lovely if it could be true!...
by Arlene Vogler | Feb 21, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Jonathan came into this world on April 4, 1983 full of life and never stopped living that way. Jonathan loved anything with a motor. The faster it went the better it was. He was a typical young boy who grew up wanting bigger and better things for himself. Jonathan...
by Sarah Wheelan | Feb 14, 2019 | How We Help
Family skates and skis, fishing derbys, festivals, and other local events are all being planned to bring families together for a long weekend of fun. This coming Monday is Family Day — a day dedicated to familial bonding and activities, and now an observance in...
by Audrey Stringer | Jan 31, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Editor’s note: We’ve just finished training a group of 11 new Volunteer Family Guides over the past week; 11 open-hearted family members who know the devastating reality of a workplace injury, illness, and death, who have come together to participate in a special...