Broken Halos Haven helps to empower and build the confidence of young widows who are now parenting alone AND to help families realize it’s OK to have fun, enjoy life, and find joy again even in the midst of their grief.
Serving young widows and their school-aged children in Dallas/Ft. Worth (and beyond!) with four main offerings:
- A no-cost, stay at Broken Halos Haven, a private, "grief retreat" home located in Old Town Lewisville
- Man Camp — a program where boys who no longer have fathers to teach and guide them gather with “mentor dads” to learn simple tasks every man should know (i.e. how to start a lawnmower, how to change an air filter, how to throw a ball, how to shake a hand, how to treat a women, etc.). The development of a boy’s character is also important, so there is intentional, focused time training these boys to be men of upstanding character
- SHIFT — a weekly, group grief support program for children who have lost a parent due to death
- Honey Dudes - Most widows are overwhelmed with household maintenance and/or repair needs; even simple tasks are hard because they're reminders of the huge void left in their family. The "Honey Dudes" swoop into widow's homes on designated weekends and complete tasks on household to-do lists.
There are over 700,000 new widows each year in America and 1.5 million children live in a single-parent household due to the death of a parent. The founder of Broken Halos Haven, Natalie Reid-Knutson, and her three boys, became a part of that statistic when Wayne Reid, died of a massive heart attack in August 2018. But a trip they took to New York City their first Christmas without him would be the inspiration that led to finding purpose in their pain and launching a non-profit organization two years later. Read more of their story here: https://brokenhaloshaven.org/our-story/
Team Members
| Team Member | Num Adopted | Goal Adoptions |
|---|---|---|
 Natalie R. |
121 | 100 |