Every child and family deserves the opportunity to grow in resilience.
Welcome to Ordinary Hope!
At Ordinary Hope we are compassionately honoring and nurturing children and families as they grow and journey through health, wellness, illness, loss, and grief.
Guiding a Path Forward in the Midst of Life's Hurts
We are dedicated to honoring children and families exactly where they are. With compassion and evidence-based practices, we support psychosocial, emotional, and coping needs related to illness and grief.
OUR SERVICES
Compassionate Grief & Child Life Services
Nurtured by Relationship
Families are precious. When something affects one member, it touches the entire family. Evidence-based research shows that developmentally grounded, family-centered grief and child life services help caregivers navigate difficult, honest conversations, strengthen relationships, and support emotional health and well-being.
Grief & Coping
Support
Acute, Chronic and Life-Limiting Physical Illnesses
Acute and Chronic Mental Illnesses
New Diagnosis for a Child or Parent
Individual, Family or Group Support
Miscarriage, Infant, and Child Loss/Death
Sibling or Parent Loss/Death
A Sacred Space for Grief Experiences
Acute & Chronic
Illness Support
Understanding and Navigating Child/Parent Illness
Developmentally Tailored Diagnosis Explanations
Unique Coping in each Family Member
Medical Play and Preparation to Decrease Trauma
Processing, Mastery and Control
Emotional Expression/Increased Coping
Empowering Healthcare Experiences
Parent & Sibling
Support & Education
Diagnosis Education/Understanding
Sibling Coping and Emotional Expression Needs
Wellness Support for New Mothers and Fathers
Empowering Parents in Challenging Conversations
Without knowing how or what to say, many times important conversations don't happen.
Valuing Sibling and Parent Experiences
Life-Limiting Illness
End of Life Support
Honoring Family Cultures, Traditions, Values
Preparation, Developmentally Tailored Explanations
Compassion in Processing and Emotional Expression
Planning, Honoring Choice, Nurturing Grief Care
Family Connection and Legacy Making
Valuing Dignity and Emotional Safety
My name is Jackie Glenn
Hello!
At Ordinary Hope, we believe in family-centered care, where every child and family member deserves individualized, developmentally appropriate support. Our mission is to bring compassionate care, nurture families, and foster opportunities for families to grow in resilience in all circumstances through moments of ordinary hope. We are committed to honoring children and families where they are and value that in this moment they are enough.
Families come to us for support with development, illness, grief, and heartache. We are committed to a holistic approach that honors each family’s background and unique complexities. Caregivers are the experts on their child, and we are passionate about partnering with them to support children build confidence and navigate challenges, and hurts.
Here, we embrace perseverance, persistence, and progress. Here, we find hope in the common and ordinary moments.
MASTERY OVER MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AND PROCEDURES, SENSORY SUPPORT WITH LAVENDER, GROWTH MINDSET, GRIEF SUPPORT and more to come!
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Discover the transformative impact of prioritizing emotional safety and preparing for medical procedures before they happen. Through scaffolding choice, using parents as experts, comfort holds, education, play and advocacy children can be empowered to have a voice at all ages during medical procedures and appointments.
