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When tragedy hits, the cameras eventually leave. The grief doesn&rsquo;t. The Holding Frames create spaces where art can hold grief, memory, and hope. At our community events, people paint frames and share messages of care that travel between communities impacted by disaster, violence, and loss. A simple frame becomes a way to say: you&rsquo;re not alone; we see you. We know from lived experience that healing doesn&rsquo;t happen in a single vigil or anniversary ceremony. It&rsquo;s long, uneven, and often very quiet. That&rsquo;s where we come in. Your gift helps us: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Send frame kits to communities navigating the aftermath of a crisis, so survivors, families, and responders have a tangible way to express what words can&rsquo;t hold.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Host community healing events that bring people together across distances and identities, turning isolation into care and solidarity.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Train and support local partners so they can keep using creative expression as part of long-term recovery&mdash;not just in the first weeks after a tragedy.</li></ul> Our vision is simple:A world where no community heals in silence&mdash;where creative expression is woven into disaster response and recovery, and every person has a chance to be seen, heard, and connected. By donating today, you&rsquo;re helping build that world. You&rsquo;re putting fundamental tools for care and connection into the hands of people who need them, exactly when the rest of the world has started to move on.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name , Thank you for your gift to The Holding Frames. Your support helps make sure that people and communities living with grief and trauma don&rsquo;t have to heal in silence. Because of you, we can: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Send frame kits and art materials to communities navigating the aftermath of tragedy.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Host community events where people can paint, write messages of care, and feel seen and connected.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Support local partners who are holding space long after the cameras and headlines are gone.</li></ul> Your donation supports our full mission &mdash; including our community art programs, outreach, and the core operations that make them possible. We&rsquo;re a small nonprofit, and contributions like yours genuinely shape what we&rsquo;re able to say &ldquo;yes&rdquo; to. This email, along with the receipt generated by Zeffy, can be kept for your records. The Holding Frames is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, EIN: 39-4841990.No goods or services were provided in exchange for this contribution. If you&rsquo;d like to stay connected, you can: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Reply to this email and tell us how you heard about The Holding Frames.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Share our work with a friend, colleague, or organization who cares about community healing after crisis.</li></ul> With gratitude, Joshua Garcia &amp; Caitlyn LeaveyCo-FoundersThe Holding Frames hello@theholdingframes.orgtheholdingframes.org

When tragedy hits, the cameras eventually leave. The grief doesn’t. The Holding Frames create spaces where art can hold grief, memory, and hope. At our community events, people paint frames and share messages of care that travel between communities impacted by disaster, violence, and loss. A simple frame becomes a way to say: you’re not alone; we see you. We know from lived experience that healing doesn’t happen in a single vigil or anniversary ceremony. It’s long, uneven, and often very quiet. That’s where we come in. Your gift helps us: <ul><li>Send frame kits to communities navigating the aftermath of a crisis, so survivors, families, and responders have a tangible way to express what words can’t hold.</li><li>Host community healing events that bring people together across distances and identities, turning isolation into care and solidarity.</li><li>Train and support local partners so they can keep using creative expression as part of long-term recovery—not just in the first weeks after a tragedy.</li></ul> Our vision is simple:A world where no community heals in silence—where creative expression is woven into disaster response and recovery, and every person has a chance to be seen, heard, and connected. By donating today, you’re helping build that world. You’re putting fundamental tools for care and connection into the hands of people who need them, exactly when the rest of the world has started to move on.

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