The need for our grief support services continued to grow in 2022. A study by Judi’s House found that one in 13 children in Illinois experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18 – that’s up from one in 15 children just one year ago. 

Join us in giving the gift of hope this holiday season by donating to Willow House on #GivingTuesday, November 29th. If you sign up as a monthly donor to Willow House, Facebook will double your impact by matching 100% of your donation (after your second monthly donation). Your gift will help us meet the increasing need for our services as we expand and diversify our programming.  

If you sign up to donate monthly via Facebook between now and December 31, 2022, Facebook will match 100% of your donation after you make your second monthly donation (up to $100 per donation, $100,000 per nonprofit, and up to $7 million in total across all organizations). They will also continue covering donation processing fees so every dollar raised through fundraisers on the platform goes directly to Willow House.

Facebook’s new approach to matching donations reflects their initiative to sustain support far beyond the holidays, which is critical to our success. Please consider becoming a monthly donor via Facebook and give the gift of hope and healing to children and their families grieving the death of a parent, sibling or child.