This subsidiary program provides additional encouragement and support on a regular basis for youth, mothers, families and grievers of all ages. An identified gap highlighted the need for long-term, post-traumatic, psycho-educational care for mothers, siblings and families who have lost a child or children to gun violence.
We meet on the third Thursday of every month at
45 Northfinch Dr, second floor.
Everyone is welcome!
Mission
Compassionately accompany grievers on their grief journey towards…Healing, Empowerment and Resilience.
Objectives:
- To provide a safe, warm, non-judgmental space for mothers to tell their story.
- To help provide skills/resources and enhance their natural abilities.
- To facilitate healing on the psychological, emotional, mental and psycho-social levels.
- To validate each mother’s expressed need and seek ways to expedite solutions
- To stimulate and foster resilience.
- To empower mothers to legacies of personal growth and “Meaning-Making.”
Programs & Services:
- Monthly groups (open to grievers of all ages, gender with any type of loss)
- Healing Circles geared towards “Emotional Intelligence”
- Quarterly “Workshops” highlighting topics of interests
- Annual “Celebration of Life” Markers
- Education Sessions to build resilience
- Buddy System Enhancement (Reaching-Out Initiatives)
- Recognitions: Anniversaries, Birthdays etc. with special rituals
- “After-Care” & Compassionate Supports
- Identification of “Special, Individual Needs” with implemented solutions
- Anticipated Prevention/Intervention
- Assistance with planning/arranging vigils and other memorial events