A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Spring is here! Well, almost, but there’s more blooming than tulips in RVA and it’s bringing smiles and joy to the community. Better2gether is GROWING! As the demand for our services continues to blossom, so does our ability to make a lasting difference to […]
What’s Happening During Rare Disease Awareness Month
A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Rare Disease Day, held each year on the last day of February, was designed to raise awareness about rare diseases. Its goal is to help improve access to treatment, as well as provide medical representation for people with rare diseases and their families. While […]
Better2gether – Meet the Children We Are Helping Every Day in RVA
A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Happy New Year! As we continue to face many of the COVID related challenges of last year, we are excited for the growth opportunity, resources and access to care families of children with medical complexity will experience in 2022. We are accepting new families, […]
Better2gether Meet the Children We Are Helping Every Day in RVA
A MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The holidays are upon us and we’re already thinking about the hustle and bustle in the weeks ahead. But first, I want to stop to recognize the amazing things in which we are so thankful, and at the top of the list is YOU. […]
Better2gether October Newsletter – Growing Into the Future
As we transition out of Summer into Fall, Better2gether too is experiencing many exciting transitions within our organization. We have welcomed Sarah Westphal to our team to help deliver fun and engaging events this coming year. Stefanie Felitto joins our Board of Directors and is impacting our organization and […]
Better2gether – September News You Can Use
We hoped to welcome Fall and all the favorite activities we enjoy, from school sports, college football games, picking apples, carving pumpkins in a refreshing “real” way! After a summer of experiencing life in a more normal way, many parents including our Better2gether families cherished the thought of sending […]
Better2gether + Community Support = Growth for Tomorrow
We Needed This! We have been so grateful for the opportunity to see one another and gather in person for vacations, family outings, neighborhood BBQs and pool time with friends. Families of children with medically complex illness have missed the unique environment Better2gether can provide for their children – safe, […]
Meet the children we are helping every day in RVA
A Message from Our Executive Director Summer is here and for Better2gether that means the return to in person events! We are so excited to begin offering our families the opportunity to gather in a safe environment and reconnect with each other after a prolonged period of isolation. It […]
Latest News, Upcoming Events and Volunteer Opportunities this Summer!
A Message from Our Executive Director We have all overcome so many obstacles in the last year: Working remotely, virtual school, supply shortages or possibly job loss and illness. Families having medically complex kids are no strangers to obstacles, but they have endured unusually challenging hardships over the last year […]
Better2gether RVA – Events, Champion of the Month and Partnerships
A Message from Our Executive Director By now you may have seen our new logo and read our tagline Connect. Support. Educate. Better2gether is providing opportunities to connect families experiencing similar challenges caring for a medically complex child. The resounding feedback we receive is “Thank you for helping us get to know […]