An ordained interfaith Chaplain and with a Masters in Peacebuilding from SIT, KNOWLES WENTWORTH is now working with “Reckoning and Renewal” a domestic violence accountability program. He brings his experience in conflict transformation as a liaison with the Brattleboro Police Department.
AGNES MIKIJANIEC is held in high esteem by patients and her fellow providers at Brattleboro Memorial Hospital where she is an Oncology/Cancer Care APRN. She is known for her compassion, candor, and expertise. Agnes is a hero to many.
After many years under our care, the Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) Memorial Garden is beginning a new chapter as it transitions to a public garden under the care of the Recreation & Parks Department.
Please join us on Thursday, June 4 at 5-6 pm as we gather to honor the Garden’s legacy, express our gratitude to all who helped create and sustain this special space, and celebrate its future. The program will include words of thanks, songs from Hallowell, and time together over refreshments.
BECKY GRABER shows us a sure-fire way to bring folks together in harmony – through singing! Join her and Brattleboro Harmonia (formerly The Brattleboro Woman’s Chorus) for her farewell concert as conductor on Mother’s Day, May 10 at 4pm at the Latchis Theater.
And tune in to hear personal stories of Becky’s life, singing, storytelling, composing, and teaching in the oral tradition.
Please join Center for Solace staff on Wednesday, May 6, 6-8 pm in the upstairs Community Room at Brooks Memorial Library.
Learn about safe & legal options for caring for a loved one after their death, and local, accessible ways to access green burial. Topics will include: What is after death care and who can do it? What are the benefits and challenges? How can I plan ahead? What is green burial and how do I access it?
Wednesday, March 4th at 6 pm: “Come See Me in the Good Light”. This is a poignant and unexpectedly funny love story about poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley facing an incurable cancer diagnosis with joy, wit and an unshakable partnership. Through laughter and unwavering love, they transform pain into purpose, and mortality into a loving celebration of resilience.
This will be held on the Main Floor of Brooks Memorial Library.
Please join Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) at the Brooks Memorial Library on Wednesday, February 4 at 6 to 8 pm to view the film “Holding Our Own”.
Vermont filmmaker Camilla Rockwell, a longtime collaborator with Ken Burns, created “Holding Our Own”, a beautiful exploration of the power of art on end of life. It highlights the work of Hallowell & Deidre Scherer, as well as interviews with our staff and Dr. Ira Byock, an internationally known author and Hospice MD.
Center for Solace (formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice) is offering support for people living with Serious Illnesses.
Are you going through treatment? Feeling overwhelmed or scared? Living with a chronic illness or autoimmune condition? Talking with others may help.
The Serious Illness Program support groups provide a space for people to share personal experiences, feelings, coping strategies, and allow for shared learning.
Are you looking for a way to be involved in building community?
Volunteering at Center for Solace can make a direct impact on your neighbors and other local folks who need support!
Serious illness, hospice, and bereavement volunteers at Center for Solace undergo about 25 hours of training, and then work directly with clients, either one on one or facilitating support groups. You’ll learn to be a supportive presence to a person or family going through a difficult time.
In the midst of multiple challenges happening in our world, living with the growing effects of climate change can be overwhelming. Feelings such as grief, sadness, fear, guilt, despair, and helplessness can be held in community as we witness the ongoing destruction of our planetary home.
Join us on January 7th at 6pm as we slow down and create a place where we can share our feelings about what we are witnessing. This is not a venue for problem solving, it’s a place to express and share our feelings about how the earth is rapidly changing.
Come join us in December to explore this universal topic: whatever we may celebrate, losing or missing a loved one at holidays (or birthdays & other milestones) can certainly compound our grief. How do we hold space for that added emotion, as well as honor the lives of those we’ve lost?
Center for Solace invites you to be part of its magical Annual Lantern Walk on November 7 — and this year, there’s a special twist! You can create your very own lantern to carry during the walk, adding a personal glow to this heartwarming community tradition.
Join artist Robin Davis for a fun, hands-on lantern-making workshop on October 15 and 22, from 4–6 PM in the downstairs room at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, 16 Bradley Ave, Brattleboro. Open to all ages — kids will love it, and adults will too! Come craft, connect, and get ready to shine.
Center for Solace invites you to be part of a beautiful tradition as we once again light up Main Street with our Annual Lantern Walk — a moving evening of remembrance, community, and hope.
On Friday, November 7, from 5:30–7:00 PM, we’ll gather at the Brattleboro Common on Park Place and begin with a heartfelt Ceremony of Remembrance, then walk together down Main Street, lanterns in hand, lighting the way with the love and memories we hold for those we’ve lost.
