"THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!
Cooper has been able to go to his brother's baseball games and attend outdoor events with his family now that he has a well fitting and safe stroller option. He has so much room to grow in this stroller and I cannot wait to see all the places he can explore because of the kindness and generosity of brighter journeys. We are so so thankful for all you have done for us!!!"

"To the Board of Directors and Donors of Brighter Journeys:
We would like to thank you for your financial support with Music Therapy for our daughter Jennifer. Music therapy assists with organizing sensory inputs, regulating, and expressing emotional responses and developing the ability to share attention. It was recommended to us to assist Jennifer with ADHD symptoms and associated behaviors. As a result of the therapy, Jennifer has shown marked improvement in her ability to focus on tasks and express herself when upset or frustrated with more appropriate responses and behaviors. This has been a tremendous help to our family and has alleviated some of the stress associated with raising a child with Special Needs.
The cost of this therapy is not covered by insurance, and we are also paying tuition for her individualized instruction program and an academic tutor to help Jennifer get closer to her academic grade level in core subjects (math, reading, spelling and grammar). We would not have been able to continue this therapy without the financial support of Brighter Journeys.
We are so very grateful for your support!
Thank you,
Mary and Robert Passeri

“What a blessing your organization is. We received a special bath transfer base for our daughter. I can’t begin to explain the difference this piece of equipment has made in our lives. I was lifting her in and out of the tub-and I just physically could not do it anymore. Thank you for all you do for our special kiddos!”

“THANK YOU!”
“Thank you so much for your generous donation to get our backyard fence replaced! We cannot begin to thank you enough as Blake and his sister love playing in the backyard.
The old fence was becoming too unreliable and weak and its reassuring for all of us in the family to know that this fence is brand new and stronger than the original!
The installers that you hired were very kind and courteous and completely understood the urgency that was needed for the job to be completed before the upcoming Easter holiday weekend.
Thank you once again for helping families like ours to help provide a safe and enjoyable area for our family to congregate.”

Sept, 2023

Dear Brighter Journey,
We cannot thank you enough for the generous help you have provided to us by having a
safety fence installed in our yard. Our 11 year old son, Magnus, is a chronic eloper. His
school district stated that they never had a child who tries to escape as often as he does.
Several times he managed to escape from school grounds and made it to Main Street. In
fact, on August 28 of this year, during his first day back at school, we received a call from
the Principal stating that he managed to escape the building but was fortunately caught by
a security guard before he was able to leave the grounds.
Before receiving this fence, we NEVER would have imagined being able to play with him in
our backyard; especially now that we have a two-year old daughter and a 10 month-old son.
Your selfless gift now allows us to play with our entire family in the backyard without the
overwhelmingly persistent fear of Magnus sprinting away unexpectedly. You cannot imagine
the profoundly positive impact this has on our family now that we are able to enjoy the
simple pleasure of having playtime in the fresh air whenever we want.
Finally, we are able to do things like blow bubbles, watch butterflies flutter by, and play with
a ball. It is these small things that really make a difference in a young child’s life.
Thank you so very much.

With All Our Hearts,
Brian, Svetlana, Magnus, Milana and Ivan Wesneski

"Dear Brighter Journeys Board of Directors-

Our family is extremely grateful for the opportunity to have Gobi professionally trained as a service dog.

This was one of the last photos taken of Gobi before he entered training, safely enjoying the eclipse with his family. He was everything a Labrador retriever is expected to be, loving, beautiful temperament, but also crazy active, and unruly. We realized we were in over our heads in trying to train him.

We hired a personal trainer for some basic obedience, and Gobi learned, basic commands like “sit”, “down” and proper leash walking. Below is a picture of Gobi’s graduation from basic obedience training.

"Reilly loves his stroller!! It was later when he got home but i'll take him for a walk tomorrow and get pictures...I can't thank you enough, this is amazing! The stroller wagon fits him perfectly and its so easy to maneuver. This is going to be a life saver! I can't wait for our adventures now!!!"

"Specialized Swingset for 4 year old with a brain gene mutation with global developmental delay, low muscle tone."

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Thank you so much for granting this for her she is going to be so happy!"

"Hi Lisa, we received the Chill out chair :) I truly cannot express how grateful I am to all of you for making this possible.
Thank you Brighter Journeys for making the dream of Freedom Concepts Chill-Out Adaptive Seat a reality for my son Joey.
His diagnosis of Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and Complex Partial Focal Epilepsy makes it very difficult for him to have it and maintain the Postural Support he needs to safely and comfortably go about his day.
Now he has all of that and his smile tells it all "

"Valeria received her mattress and has been testing it out with her back. She loves it and wants to thank you, Brighter Journeys and also the All One Foundation for helping us receive the mattress for her. We are lucky to have your organizations help us and want you to know how thankful we are. It's so good to have organizations like yours to care for and help individuals in their time of need. Here is a picture of Val enjoying her mattress. "