Causes: Health, Health Care, Mental Health, Philanthropy, Private Grantmaking Foundations, Public Health

Mission: Soaring Spirits builds community. We create, and maintain, innovative peer-based grief support programs that serve a worldwide population. Based on the powerful connections created by shared experience, we endeavor to ensure that no one need grieve the death of a spouse or life partner alone.

Results: Soaring Spirits assessed program effectiveness in a survey of 877 widows and widowers. Respondents who used Soaring Spirits’ programs reported higher levels of each of the following when compared to respondents who do not use any Soaring Spirits’ programs:Resilience, Hope, Personal growth since the loss of their spouse, and Self esteem.

Target demographics: Any widowed person regardless of age, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, or religious affiliation

Geographic areas served: Worldwide

Programs: Soaring Spirits creates and maintains innovative and life-affirming events, groups, and on-line programs that provide vital access to hope for widowed people everywhere. Our programs include:Camp Widow, Widowed Village, Widowed Pen Pal, Widow's Voice Blog Library, Regional Social Events, You Are Not Alone Outreach, Share the Road Ride, and Widow Dash.