H.E.R.O. (Healing Empathy Redemption Oasis) is a holistic nonprofit dedicated to empowering individuals and communities across North America, the Caribbean, the African Diaspora, and the world. We focus on supporting the human spirit and the environment through innovative, grassroots, community-based initiatives.

Walking the Road to Resilience: Nature Can Help You Heal!

Making Nature Prescriptive

H.E.R.O. Nurturing Center is leading the campaign to Make Nature Prescriptive.
If you missed the HEARING on Wednesday, October 8, 2025, CLICK HERE! to listen to the live Hearing Recorded Session.
WHAT TO DO NEXT, LET THEM KNOW THIS IS IMPORTANT!
Help us Pass Bill S.791! Join the testimony! It's Not too Late to Lend Your Voice! 
The Committee requests that written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Financial Services by emailing   Email your Testimony to: jointcmte-financialservices@malegislature.gov. 
Massachusetts will be one of the first states in the nation to empower social service, educational, mental and medical health care providers to prescribe time in nature as part of their suite of treatment options.
CLICK FOR BILL DETAILS HERE!

Walking the Road to Resilience

Bridging the Nature Gap

Nature Healing Walks help people to reconnect with nature and develop tools to live healthier lifestyles and become more connected with their bodies and our environment. With access to the right resources, people can become empowered by their own abilities and gain the confidence needed to fulfill their potential. "Nature Deficit Disorder and the Need for Environmental Education" by Vanessa J. Dwyre https://research.library.fordham.edu/environ_2015/11/

THE H.E.R.O. WAY! Walking the Road to Resilience Programs

  • Nature Walks

    Nature Healing Walks help people to reconnect with nature and develop tools to live healthier lifestyles and become more connected with their bodies and the environment. We provide structured nature-based healing experiences to enhance participants’ physical, emotional, and mental well-being. Join our next H.E.R.O Nature Healing Walk.

  • Art2Heart Program Activities

    As part of HERO’s holistic approach, the Art2Heart program offers creative nature-inspired art and craft activities during HERO Nature Walk events.
    Participants use natural materials and art supplies to explore mindfulness, creativity, and self-expression. Join us at our next HERO event! Email us at h.e.r.o.inc22@gmail.com.

  • Hugs2Heal Challenge

    Build positive energy connections and improve interpersonal relationships with HERO’s 20 Second Hugs2Heal Challenge! Rules:
    Always ask for permission and be safe. Give a HUG, a Handshake, Eye-to-Eye engagement with a smile that feels just like a hug. You can even Fist Bump lol. Spread the love!

Free Webinar: H.E.R.O. - Healing, Empathy, Redemption, Oasis - Nurturing Center Presents the Healing Forest Initiative

Date: November 6, 2026
Time: 4:00 – 5:30 PM ET
Healing, Empathy, Redemption, Oasis
www.heronurturingcenter.com
Discover the power of nature as a prescription (Bill S.791)! Join us for an inspiring webinar with H.E.R.O. Nurturing Center’s founder and visionary Judith Foster, board member Dr. Jim Recht, Psychiatrist and Substance Use Specialist, and Clerk, Artist, Musician, and advocate, Jenny Bonham-Carter. 
Come get deeply inspired about H.E.R.O.'s work through Nature's Healing and advocacy efforts to make nature prescriptive!  
Register!

CONTACT US:

Healing Empathy Redemption Oasis: h.e.r.o.inc22@gmail.com