Center for Solace, formerly Brattleboro Area Hospice

04/07/2026

Tomorrow, Wednesday at 6 pm!
Join us to watch the award-winning 2022 documentary Living in the Time of Dying: Meeting the Truth of the Climate Crisis, by Australian filmmaker Michael Shaw. After the film there will be an hour for facilitated discussion on how we are feeling and how we can stay connected, with Michael Shaw attending remotely.

04/02/2026

Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once, but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach. Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul, to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely. It is not given to us to know which acts or by whom, will cause the critical mass to tip toward an enduring good.

What is needed for dramatic change is an accumulation of acts, adding, adding to, adding more, continuing. We know that it does not take everyone on earth to bring justice and peace, but only a small, determined group who will not give up during the first, second, or hundredth gale.

One of the most calming and powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul. Soul on deck shines like gold in dark times. The light of the soul throws sparks, can send up flares, builds signal fires, causes proper matters to catch fire. To display the lantern of soul in shadowy times like these - to be fierce and to show mercy toward others; both are acts of immense bravery and greatest necessity.

Struggling souls catch light from other souls who are fully lit and willing to show it. If you would help to calm the tumult, this is one of the strongest things you can do.

~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes

https://www.afirstsip.com/2020/04/strong-souls.html

04/01/2026

A week from tonight! Join us to watch the award-winning 2022 documentary Living in the Time of Dying: Meeting the Truth of the Climate Crisis, by Australian filmmaker Michael Shaw. After the film there will be an hour for facilitated discussion on how we are feeling and how we can stay connected, with Michael Shaw attending remotely.

03/31/2026

In this talk from End Well 2025, licensed funeral director and embalmer Joél Simone reflects on how culture, ritual, and ancestral wisdom shape the way communities care for the dying and the dead.

Drawing from her Gullah Geechee heritage and her experience in funeral service, she invites us to reconsider what compassionate end-of-life care can look like when it honors tradition, community, and the cultural knowledge that has helped people navigate loss for generations.

Joél explores the role of intuition, remembrance, and cultural practices in grief—and what is lost when end-of-life care becomes disconnected from those roots.

As she says, “culture is the medicine for grief.”

In this talk from End Well 2025, licensed funeral director and embalmer Joél Simone shares how her Gullah Geechee heritage shapes a different understanding o...

03/22/2026

There are fundraisers and there are FUNdraisers. Friday’s “Move for Solace” dance party was epic fun! A mix of all generations and various genres of music, we created a joyous event that everyone desperately needed. Thank you to all who showed up and gave generously, to our amazing DJ’s Erin Maile O'Keefe and O’Keefe and Saxtons Distillery for the great space. We hope to have our next event around the summer solstice. Here’s to moving our beloved bodies in community AND being home by 9! 😁🕺
p.s. videos in our story - SO good!

03/19/2026

Tomorrow night! Join us for our EARLY evening fundraiser, Move for Solace! A dance party featuring funk, disco, R&B and tunes to keep the floor alive and vibrant. From 6-8 pm at Saxtons Distillery (155 Chickering Dr, Brattleboro). Donations at the door for $15-$40+ to help fund our many free programs. Cash bar and great fun! https://www.facebook.com/share/1LE7DkD1Ls/

03/18/2026

This Friday is our first "Move for Solace" fundraiser. An early evening dance party full of great tunes and a whole lot of fun. Donations at the door of $15-$40+ (remember it's a fundraiser) and a cash bar. The best part? You'll be home by 9!

03/15/2026

Move for Solace: An Early Evening Dance Party Fundraiser is this Friday from 6-8 pm at Saxtons Distillery. Please help spread the word and dance your way into spring! - https://mailchi.mp/cfsolace.org/cfs-february-2026-newsletter-12852694

03/13/2026

What being around death taught this hospital chaplain about life.

J.S. Park helps patients and their families cope with death every day as a hospital chaplain. He explains what to expect as a person is dying, and how to reckon with uncomfortable feelings about death.

03/12/2026

Thank you Brattleboro Reformer for promoting our fundraiser next week! Get your glam on at Experienced Goods and join us for an early evening dance party next Friday from 6-8 pm at Saxtons River Distillery off Putney Road!

BRATTLEBORO — On the Spring Equinox, Friday, March 20, Center for Solace invites the community to Move for Solace, a joyful early evening dance party fundraiser designed to shake off

03/10/2026

Exciting clothing options for our upcoming fundraiser on March 20! Get your groove on for our 6-8 pm dance party at Saxtons Distillery. Shake off winter. Move your body. Be home by 9!
$15-$40+ taken at the door. Space is limited, so get there on time.