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KCLU: Ventura County Based Non-Profit Helping People Cope With Deaths Of Significant Others

August 13, 2021 by Wil Huddleston

KCLU Article Photo

Soaring Spirits founder being honored with CNN Hero award. Lynn Lerner is trying to endure the unendurable. COVID-19 took her husband Larry. Lerner admits most days are rough. “Not good,” said Lerner. “But, I can talk about it now and not cry.”

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CNN: She lost her husband in a tragic accident and then built a community of support that has reached millions

August 12, 2021 by Wil Huddleston

CNN Heroes

In 2005, Michele Neff Hernandez and her husband, Phillip, were enjoying the active life they built as a couple. “We hiked. We biked. We ran. We just had such a good time together,” Neff Hernandez said. But everything changed on a late August evening…

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Love In the Air at ‘Camp Widow’

February 12, 2015 by Michele Neff Hernandez

Tanya Villanueva Tepper was thinking wedding plans — not widowhood — the morning of September 11, 2001. Her fiancé, a New York City firefighter, was among the thousands killed when the Twin Towers were attacked. She was forced to learn how to live every day without her Sergio.

Filed Under: Press Tagged With: Camp Widow, Project Rebirth, Soaring Spirits, Tanya Villanueva Tepper, Michele Neff Hernandez

Camp Widow Helps People Cope With Loss Of Loved One

July 11, 2014 by Michele Neff Hernandez

Thousands of widowed people from nearly every state and from as far away as Australia gathered in San Diego Friday to participate in Camp Widow, a three-day camp where those who have lost a mate can share encouragement and help others overcome the loss.

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Soaring Spirits Launches You Are Not Alone Campaign

June 14, 2012 by Michele Neff Hernandez

According to the U.S. Census Bureau 800,000 people are widowed each year  in the United States; and for this population, there is a constant  struggle to find support communities due to the isolation often  associated with acute grieving. When Soaring Spirits Loss Foundation  (SSLF) was founded in 2008, it was for the purpose of filling this need.  In keeping with its mission, SSLF announces the launch of a new  campaign, You Are Not Alone on June 23, International Widows Day.

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Third Annual Camp Widow Begins August 12, 2011

May 13, 2011 by Michele Neff Hernandez

Unique Camp provides resources and hope for widowed people (Simi Valley, CA) May 8, 2011 – When you think of summer camp – typically outdoor showers, cabins, and camp fires come to mind.  For Camp Widow™ – the description is slightly different – outdoor showers are replaced with hope, cabins with support and camp fires […]

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