Hope for HIE is excited to welcome Valerie Martinez as our newest MSW Student Intern, joining us for the next two semesters under the direction of our social worker, Jennifer Schaefer, CAPSW. Valerie Martinez, Social Work Intern Valerie is finishing her Master of Social Work at the University of Kentucky. She comes to this internship with her own connection to […]
The NICU is a place no parent expects to be, yet for many families in our community, it’s where their journey with HIE begins. Those early days can bring uncertainty, questions, and unexpected challenges, and the experience can feel overwhelming at times. NICU Awareness Month is an opportunity to recognize these experiences, honor the resilience of families, and highlight what […]
Housing comes up constantly in conversations across the HIE community; how to organize the space you already have, when to renovate, when to move, and how to plan for a future you can’t fully predict. So Hope for HIE brought three HIE parents together to talk through how they’ve actually navigated it. MSW intern Kimberly Taylor hosted the session, with […]
This month, we opened the floor to the questions we hear most often from our community, the ones that come up again and again in messages, comments, and one-on-one calls. Annie Gunning, Hope for HIE’s Child Life Specialist and Grief Counselor, spent 20+ years working in a hospital child life department before bringing that same expertise into her role with […]
Kimberly Taylor’s internship with Hope for HIE has come to an end, and this community is better because of the time she spent with us. Kimberly joined us from the University of Kentucky, where she has been pursuing her Master of Social Work degree. She completed three practicum semesters with Hope for HIE through August 2026, under the direction of […]
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