Grief Connections weekly peer grief support groups at Gerard’s House and in schools for children and youth who have experienced the death of a parent or other loved one. Concurrent support is also provided at Gerard’s House for parents and adult family members. In 2018, 32 volunteers devoted over 1,800 hours to our Grief Connections program, facilitating 199 weekly groups for 134 grieving youth and 99 weekly groups for 33 parents and caregivers. Camp Rainbow and other summer programs served 26 bereaved children and teens.
Mission Statement: When a child’s parent or sibling dies, there are usually many adults who want to help that child. But they don’t know how. Children and teenagers who are grieving usually don’t know what they need, either. Their lives have been turned upside down, and, at the same time, so have their feelings and thoughts.
That’s where Gerard’s House comes in. The mission of Gerard’s House is to provide safe spaces for grieving children, youth and families, where healing happens through acceptance and peer support. Whether a parent or other loved one has died, disappeared, been incarcerated, deported or separated by borders, we are here for kids, teenagers and their families. One of the most powerful things we offer is peer support in a safe, nurturing space.
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