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Hospice leaders ask Iredell County commissioners to support $5 million family grief center

3471770 · May 23, 2025
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Representatives from Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County requested county support and public awareness for a proposed $5 million family grief center in Statesville, saying the center would expand services for children and families coping with sudden and traumatic loss.

Leigh Ann Doherty, a licensed clinical social worker, and Mindy Rice, director of development for Hospice and Palliative Care of Iredell County, asked the Iredell County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday to support a proposed family grief center adjacent to the Gordon Hospice House in Statesville.

Doherty said the center would provide “a place of healing, a hub of hope” tailored to families and children coping with traumatic losses and that Rainbow Kids currently serves more than 800…

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