
WAR ON DRUGS: NEVER A ZERO
While sitting in my yard contemplating the wars our heroes fought, past and present, I was reminded of a man who was considered a “Hero” at one point in his life and a “zero” at another. He was a Purple…
While sitting in my yard contemplating the wars our heroes fought, past and present, I was reminded of a man who was considered a “Hero” at one point in his life and a “zero” at another. He was a Purple…
Many thought it would not go well. Some asked, “Do you think that it is wise to put parents that have lost a child to the opioid crises in the same room as those in recovery or in active addiction?” What if they…
Remember when you were just a child; the times you fell and scuffed your knee? Your parent picked you up, brushed you off, kissed your “Boo-Boo” and dragged out the words, in an animated voice, “aaaallllllll better!” It was an easier time, when distraction worked in the safe…
Build the Banner of Love, Inc. advocated for a family and petitioned local businesses in the State of Rhode Island to join hearts and hands with us to create a memorial garden for a mother whose son passed of an…
Posted: Thursday, May 11, 2017 By Tessa Roy Joy LaTorre, a nurse practitioner and part-time URI professor, knows first hand how stigma surrounding drug addiction affects grieving parents who have lost children to overdoses. “Some (parents) I’ve…
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Build The Banner. Build the Banner of Love is a 501(c) 3 Non-Profit Organization that reaches out to families that have lost a loved one through addiction.