Media Inquiries

News-related inquiries, requests for interviews, permission to use stories, photographs, and other public requests for information, please contact:

Angela Melvin
239-204-5804
angela@valerieshouse.org

Location:
3551 Valerie’s House Way (Formerly Shoemaker Lane) Ft. Myers, FL 33916

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1955
Fort Myers, FL 33902

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ALL ABOUT VALERIE'S HOUSE

Valerie’s House provides a safe, comfortable place for children and their families to bond, grieve and heal together following the death of a close family member. Children meet bi-monthly in age groups and use activities such as art, writing and music therapy to work through their grief, memorialize their loved one, and share in a sense of community. Their adult caregivers meet simultaneously in a loving, supporting environment as they discuss challenges raising children in grief.

Based on a national model, Valerie’s House is the first program of its kind in Southwest Florida serving grieving families. As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, it is fully supported through community donations.  

Valerie’s House is named after Angela Melvin’s mother, Valerie Melvin, a 31-year old nurse and mother of two daughters who was killed in a car accident in 1987. It was founded to help grieving children process grief and go on to lead fulfilling lives.    

At a Glance  

Name: Valerie’s House

Owned by: Valerie’s House, Inc.

Opened: January 2016    

Serving: Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Sarasota, and Hendry Counties. Pensacola chapter began serving Escambia county in April 2021.

Website: www.valerieshouse.org

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