Nancy Vickers Recognized for Strengthening Community Healing Through Pieces of Me Greeting Cards

By Kendra Hall

PHILADELPHIA — Community based artists continue reshaping how creativity supports healing, connection, and emotional wellness. Across Philadelphia, small businesses rooted in purpose are becoming platforms for affirmation, storytelling, and community restoration.

A key figure being recognized for this impact is Nancy Vickers, CEO and owner of Pieces of Me Greeting Cards, a handmade card company grounded in encouragement, reflection, and service.

Vickers will be honored on March 7, 2026 at the Women’s Empowerment and Awards Brunch Gala in Philadelphia, hosted by Droppin’ Jewelz LLC in support of Jewelz Foundation Incorporated. The event highlights leaders whose work strengthens families, supports emotional wellness, and builds community through service.

After more than 30 years working in social services, Vickers developed a deep understanding of how affirmation and connection shape emotional wellbeing. Her career centered supporting individuals and families navigating hardship, trauma, and transition. She witnessed how often people needed to feel acknowledged, valued, and remembered.

When she founded Pieces of Me in 2021, her passion for service did not end. It evolved into a creative expression of the same mission. What began as a for profit venture quickly transformed into a community centered platform rooted in healing and empowerment.

Each handmade card carries intentional language designed to affirm identity, acknowledge struggle, and offer encouragement. Her work helps people pause, reflect, and connect in ways that digital communication often cannot replicate.

Vickers’ impact extends far beyond card creation. She collaborates with nonprofits, schools, and community organizations across Philadelphia, facilitating free card making workshops for youth, women, seniors, and individuals living with disabilities. These gatherings provide safe environments where participants can express themselves through creativity.

Participants are encouraged to tell their stories through art and written expression. For many, the process becomes therapeutic. Creating a message for someone else often allows individuals to acknowledge their own emotions and experiences. The workshops foster connection, confidence, and shared understanding.

She also donates custom cards to support citywide fundraisers, raffles, and nonprofit events. These contributions help organizations uplift community members during moments of celebration, recognition, and healing.

Colleagues often describe her leadership as steady and compassionate. Rather than seeking attention, Vickers focuses on impact and consistency. Her work centers individuals who may feel overlooked, reinforcing that acknowledgment itself can be powerful.

With a Master’s degree in Human Services, Vickers integrates her professional training with her artistic practice. She understands the relationship between emotional health and creative expression and uses art as a tool to reinforce dignity and belonging.

“Everyone has a story,” she often shares. “Too often that story goes untold.” Through Pieces of Me Greeting Cards, she offers a tangible reminder that every story holds value and deserves to be recognized.

Her cards have reached residents throughout Philadelphia and surrounding cities, offering words of encouragement during moments of grief, transition, celebration, and reflection. Each card becomes a small but meaningful reminder that someone cares.

Community leaders note that creativity often plays an overlooked role in emotional resilience. Spaces where individuals can express themselves, create, and connect support healing in ways that structured programs alone may not reach. Vickers’ work fills that space.

As her platform continues growing, she remains committed to accessibility and service. Workshops remain free for community groups whenever possible, and partnerships continue expanding to reach populations that benefit most from creative expression and affirmation.

The Women’s Empowerment and Awards Brunch Gala will convene leaders across wellness, entrepreneurship, advocacy, education, and community service. Vickers’ recognition reflects the growing understanding that creativity and compassion strengthen communities and contribute to long term emotional wellbeing.

Her work demonstrates that leadership does not always arrive through large stages or public platforms. Sometimes it happens quietly through handwritten messages, shared creativity, and consistent acts of care that ripple outward into families and neighborhoods.

Through workshops, collaborations, and handcrafted messages, Nancy Vickers continues building a platform where art meets empathy and creativity supports community healing one card, one story, and one connection at a time.