The idea of providing Brave Heart gift bags has been a personal endeavor of one family.  Awareness of the need of these children for physical and emotional comfort came about at the Sunday dinner table through a discussion between the founder and her niece, a social worker, as she described the plight of these children when they were brought into the office for placement.

The inspiration to provide the tangible items to comfort originated when another niece at an early age was afraid of the unknown situation of attending preschool.  The child's mother gave her a pin, which was a bear with a red heart painted on its chest, to wear on her blouse.  She told her daughter to remember the brave heart when she looked at the pin and it would help her through the difficult time she was facing.  It worked!  It is always amazing how sometimes the smallest things can produce enormous results.  That has been the purpose of Brave Heart- to remove fear and offer comfort for these children.