Welcome!
Welcome!
We’re so excited to tell you more about Never Alone Widows.
Welcome to our media page, where you’ll find information about our organization including who we are, what we do, a downloadable media kit, and more! We hope you’ll be able to find everything you need, but if not, please contact us using the form at the bottom of the page.
–Never Alone Widows Team
–Never Alone Widows Team
Never Alone Widows
WHO WE ARE
Never Alone Widows
WHO WE ARE
Never Alone Widows is a faith based ministry located in Atlanta, GA that seeks to provide healing, comfort, and community for widows through retreats, a national conference, and online resources. Although our target demographic is the young widow with school-age children still in the home, we also offer support and resources to all widows via our online resources, the national conference, and our local chapters. Additionally, our national conference is held every February at a location determined by our team.
The fall retreat, called Widows of Heroes, is specific to the needs of the Gold Star and First Responder widow. This retreat is sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation and seeks to meet the unique needs of the widow who has been faced with the untimely death of a spouse due to service and sacrifice.
Because of the global pandemic, the need for resources and events serving widows is greater than ever. Thus we’ve created a series of downloadable digital resources called How to Widow Well, How to Widow Well 2.0, and How to Widow Well 3.0 which will be released summer of 2024. Additionally, our team has published a devotional, His Name: Our Hope in Grief and has partnered with Choice Books to publish a 365 day devotional called The Widow’s Might which will be published and distributed nationwide late summer of 2024.
Through our social media platforms, we offer daily inspiration and encouragement to all women.
Widows who have attended our retreats and/or the National Conference are facilitating and launching Never Alone Widows local chapters across the country. Currently we have 52 widow-led chapters meeting monthly in 27 states with another ten slated to launch in 2024. In 2023, we launched our first on-line only local chapter, Widows without Children, and in the fall of 2024, we’ll be launching our first international local chapter in British Columbia, Canada. Our Never Alone Local Chapters have expanded our ministry allowing us to serve widows who we would be unable to reach otherwise.
Since our inception in 2018, Never Alone Widows has provided hope and healing to over 7,500 widows both nationally and internationally. As a ministry, we are always seeking new ways to provide support and services to the widow.
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OUR PROCESS
1. Reach
Connect with the widow via word of mouth, social media, or our website.
2. Connect
Based on specific criteria, we identify the resources we offer that best meet the widow’s needs. We encourage her to apply to attend a retreat, the National Conference, or join a Never Alone Widows local chapter in her community.
3. Restore
We curate retreats, gatherings, and events that provide inspirational teaching and testimonies, prayer-led encounters with the Triune God, and foster community with other widows who understand the journey. We hope these elements help the widows we serve find purpose in their pain and fully embrace the freedom, rest, and transformative power found in the finished work of the cross.
4. Support
Once involved with our ministry, additional resources and support are provided through our after care program.
WHO
Never Alone Widows seeks to provide healing, comfort, and community to widows through retreats, a national conference, online resources, and local chapters.
WHAT
A faith based ministry providing hope and healing to all widows including the younger widow with school aged children in the home as well as the widows of military personnel and first responders. More than 7500 widows have been served through the services we provide.
HOW
We offer inclusive weekend retreats, a National Conference, digital and print resources, daily inspiration through our online sites and social media, and local chapters in 52 cities across the country.
Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Rachel Faulkner Brown/Executive Director
Ginger Ravella / Assistant Director & Director of Widows of Heroes
Rebecca Partain / Director of Programming
Kristy Chancey / Aftercare Coordinator
EB Cole / Worship
Jensen Nemec / Photography & Videography
Julie Keeter / Advisor & Board Member
Jordin Early / Counseling Coordinator
RESOURCES
Never Alone Widows offers several resources available to help provide healing, comfort, and community for widows.
HOW TO WIDOW WELL I & II
A video series for women providing tangible resources to walk with widows through the practical pieces of life after loss. Complete with 20 videos from Be Still Ministries most trusted voices.
OUR HOPE: HIS NAME IN GRIEF
In His Name, Rachel Faulkner Brown and her Never Alone Widows team share stories, teachings, and encouragement from their own journeys of love, loss, and renewed hope to inspire, equip, and empower widows to find healing and experience the love of the Father in deep community.
NEVER ALONE LOCALS
Never Alone Widows local chapters exist to provide a safe environment where community can be created, healing can occur, and hope can be found.
OUR SUPPORTERS
Never Alone is supported by a host of donors who believe with us that Romans 8:28 is still true in light of our personal tragedy and pain. Because of their generosity, not only are our retreats are all inclusive but we are able to provide the resources needed to specifically support the young widow as well as widows from multiple demographics. The Widows of Heroes Retreat is solely supported by a generous grant from The Gary Sinise Foundation.
OUR SUPPORTERS
Never Alone is supported by a host of donors who believe with us that Romans 8:28 is still true in light of our personal tragedy and pain. Because of their generosity, not only are our retreats are all inclusive but we are able to provide the resources needed to specifically support the young widow as well as widows from multiple demographics. The Widows of Heroes Retreat is solely supported by a generous grant from The Gary Sinise Foundation.
WANT TO PARTNER WITH US?
If you are interested in being a sponsor of Never Alone Widows, please email us at hello@neveralonewidows.com.
If you would like to make a donation to Never Alone Widows, we welcome your partnership and need it! We consider our donors to be Steward Investors, individuals who see the value of our ministry and seek to steward the mission with us. Donations can be made at any time by visiting our give page. Additionally, throughout the year, we offer opportunities to volunteer with our ministry. Inquiries can be made by filling out our contact form.
IN THE PRESS
Never Alone Widows has made headlines as one of the first organizations of its kind, seeking to help widows on personal, local, and national levels. Learn more about us through these stories!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Never Alone Widows retreats - must have been widowed in the past five years and are not remarried; have school age children in the home; present a statement of faith from a pastor or Christian mentor; and present your husband’s death certificate when applying.
Widows of Heroes retreats - must have been widowed in the past three years and are not remarried; have school age children in the home; present a statement of faith from a pastor or Christian mentor; be the widow of a first responder or military servicemember; and present your husband’s death certificate when applying.
The NAW National Conference - must be a widow to attend and present your husband’s death certificate when registering.
Never Alone Widows Local Chapters - must be a widow to attend.
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A Never Alone Widows of Heroes Retreat is specifically designed to meet the unique needs of a first responder/military widow. While the content and format of the retreat is no different, our team recognizes that there are often unique circumstances that require additional sensitivity surrounding the First Responder widow and the Gold Star spouse. Additionally, these retreats are sponsored by The Gary Sinise Foundation, an organization that provides ongoing support and services to this population.
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We welcome your partnership and need it! We consider our donors to be Steward Investors, individuals who see the value of our ministry and seek to steward the mission with us. Donations can be made at any time by visiting our giving page. Additionally, throughout the year, we offer opportunities to volunteer with our ministry. Inquiries can be made through our website.
