Welcome to Heart of Acara Foundation

Yes. Heart of Acara Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial relief or amenities to improve the quality of life for those diagnosed with a terminal illness, and supporting community awareness and access to end-of-life care.

Currently, Heart of Acara Foundation works collaboratively with the clinical teams at Acara Hospice to carry out patient wishes. A patient wish might be a family reunion, an outing to a favorite place or something as simple as a spa day.

Sometimes a wish is more of a need, such as a air-conditioner/heater for comfort, help with rent or grocery bills. Heart of Acara Foundation can assist with these life essentials. 

Any of your Hospice team can help to prepare a request to the Foundation or you may contact Charli Smith by email at charli@heartofacarafoundation.org. Inquiries can also be made by calling 979-661-7441.

Heart of Acara Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. The Foundation is funded by donations from caring individuals. Often a donation is made as a memorial gift in memory of a loved one or someone special. 

ANY hospice patient who is living – or willing to live - in the area where this house is located will be eligible to live in our hospice house. Other factors, such as life expectancy and financial need, will apply. Access will not be limited to terminally ill patients who are on Acara Hospice; we intend for this to be a community hospice house.

Any hospice agency who provides care for a patient in our hospice house will have an up-to-date business agreement on file.

Ideally, we hope to build the hospice house in a location that can be accessible to the majority of people in territories we are equipped to serve. Brazos County and Grimes County are two biggest considerations at this point.