A Good Grief alumni family facilitated a partnership with Hearts of Hope in order to share hope and love with families who have lost a loved one. After attending peer support groups following the death of their son, the Abut family wanted to find a way to help other grieving …
Good Grief’s inaugural “Grief Expressions Summer Camp” was held August 22, 2017 through August 25, 2017. Grief Expressions Summer Camp brought together 31 kids from the greater Morristown area who experienced the death of someone important in their life. Isolation and loneliness are some of the most common effects of …
Good Grief’s Great Pumpkin Ball Committee has been hard at work on this year’s seventh annual Great Pumpkin Ball, Speakeasy Soirée, to be held on Friday, October 20, 2017, at 7 PM at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, NJ. Once inside the Speakeasy Soirée, guests will be transported back …
By Michele C. Hollow @michelechollow Children who lost a parent or a sibling can attend a grief camp, where they’re taught to advocate for themselves, express grief, and cope with their feelings. The shock was overwhelming. A friend in my neighborhood died suddenly. She left two young children and a brokenhearted …
(Morristown, NJ) – On Friday, October 20, Canoe Brook Country Club will be transformed into “the classiest joint in town,” as Good Grief celebrates the seventh annual Great Pumpkin Ball: Speakeasy Soirée. Guests will be transported back to the era of Moonshine, Cool Cats and Red Hot Jazz, while supporting …
While most people are spending the summer floating in the pool or sitting on the beach, the Good Grief families are looking for hope. How do you find hope after experience the life shattering news that someone you loved died? For 260 children, teens, and adults in the Princeton community, …
Madison, NJ – Good Grief mom participant, Rebecca Finnerty, is glowing as she is surrounded by 27 members of her team, “Team JFINS,” at Good Grief’s 4th Annual 5K Run and Walk for Hope on Sunday, June 4th. Last July Rebecca’s son, Justin, died leaving behind a 15-year-old brother, a …
“How do you turn away grieving families who finally have the courage to ask for help? Simply put – you don’t. You can’t. We had to find a way to grow and support families in the Princeton community who needed our help”, said Joe Primo, Good Grief’s CEO. In the …
“Here at Good Grief, the kids understand something that most do not: Grief serves a purpose. It is a natural response that challenges us to our core and, with support, can mold us into more resilient beings by reshaping the depths of our love. The kids and families at Good …
Princeton, NJ – When Rebecca Jacobsen’s husband, Jake, died suddenly in August 2015, her first priority was to ensure that her daughter Melody, age 5, was cared for. Melody’s pediatrician and Rebecca’s therapist both recommended Good Grief to the Pennington, NJ family. They enrolled in Good Grief’s peer support programs …
