Announcing New Webinars and Professional Development Training for Educators
Preparing for the start of a new school year can be a daunting experience for educators at the best of times. But this year presents a unique set of challenges ... Read More
Supporting Educators on the Road Back to School
Preparing for the start of a new school year can be a daunting experience for educators at the best of times. But this year presents a unique set of challenges ... Read More
Resources for Resilient Parenting: Practicing Family Care
Families are spending more time together than ever as COVID-19 restrictions and social distancing rules disrupt our daily routines, limit our movements, and keep us close to home. Families everywhere ... Read More
Good Grief “Virtual” Fundraiser Nets Record $155,000 in Support of Grieving Families
Like many nonprofit organizations throughout New Jersey and across the country, Good Grief faced a daunting challenge this spring when COVID-19 restrictions forced the cancellation of one its most important ... Read More
Resources for Resilient Parenting: Cultivating Emotion Regulation
Parents play a critical role in modeling healthy behaviors for children as they grow and develop. Among the most important areas where a parent can support a child’s development is ... Read More
How We Help Grieving Children & Families- The Yang Story
Join us on June 7th for Good Grief's virtual 5K to celebrate the courage of grieving kids and honor their loved ones who have died. Register or make a gift ... Read More
Announcing “Building Resilience” Webinars for Schools!
We are excited to announce that over the next month, Good Grief will be offering a series of free webinars for educators on topics related to grief, loss, and resilience ... Read More
Resources for Resilient Parenting
We find ourselves at a uniquely challenging moment as the impact of COVID-19 on our lives increases with each passing day. As we cope with social distancing and stay at ... Read More
Virtual Programming and Support From Good Grief
Dear Community, We have seen that the entire world is facing feelings of isolation and grief as our way of life has changed, routines are upended, and a sense of ... Read More
What Do We Tell the Children?
This is a time of uncertainty, fear, grief and anxiety for children everywhere. Who better to help than Good Grief? As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads globally, many children are worried ... Read More
Funerals in a Pandemic: Navigating a New Normal
Dear Community, As the news headlines remind us daily, COVID-19 is changing our lives in profound ways. The pandemic has forced the postponement or cancellation of treasured celebrations, ceremonies and ... Read More
Good Grief COVID-19 Announcement
Dear Community, As part of the actions being taken across the country and around the world to address the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease and in order to ensure the health and ... Read More
JERSEY CITY SCHOOLS JOINS GROWING LIST OF SCHOOLS INTRODUCING NEW PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS EXPERIENCING GRIEF AND TRAUMA
The deadly shooting attack at a kosher market in Jersey City last December is no longer in the news headlines but it remains fresh in the minds of people who ... Read More
SYMPOSIUM TO EXPLORE HOW PEOPLE, COMMUNITIES MOVE FORWARD AFTER SUICIDE
As communities across the country confront an alarming increase in suicides, particularly among young people, public attention is focusing not only on suicide prevention efforts but also on programs to ... Read More
GOOD GRIEF’S GALA RAISES $400,000 FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES
“My mom was my best friend. She put everyone’s needs before her own. I did not really understand that until I was 13, during my mom’s last few months of ... Read More
Jersey City & Newark: Let’s Think of the Children
A STATEMENT FROM GOOD GRIEF CEO, JOE PRIMO: When violence occurs in our community, near our home, and to those we love we are challenged by a daunting question: what ... Read More
Grief Expressions Summer Camp Impacts over 80 Grieving Kids
After 5 days of camp, friends and family joined 80 campers for their grand finale performance for Grief Expressions Summer Camp. Grief Expressions Summer Camp brings together 1st- 8th graders ... Read More
Good Grief Awarded $10,000 Major Grant from The Provident Bank Foundation
Good Grief announced it has received a Major Grant in the amount of $10,000 from The Provident Bank Foundation to support their free In Community programming in Jersey City. Good ... Read More
Amicus Therapeutics Chairman & CEO John Crowley Honored by Good Grief
For 15 years, Good Grief has provided free programming for grieving children and families, delivered education around childhood bereavement and the importance of building resilience in children, and empowered communities ... Read More
Urgent Need for Good Grief to Expand to Reach More Families
For 15 years, Good Grief has provided free programming for grieving children and families, raised awareness by delivering education around childhood bereavement and the importance of building resilience in children, ... Read More
CEO Joe Primo Finalist for NJBIZ Healthcare Hero Awards
Dear Friends of Good Grief,
It is my honor to share that as a finalist for the NJBIZ 2019 Healthcare Hero Award , Good Grief was recognized as an organization making a ... Read More
It is my honor to share that as a finalist for the NJBIZ 2019 Healthcare Hero Award , Good Grief was recognized as an organization making a ... Read More
Urgent Need for Expansion
With over 750 participants in our Morristown and Princeton centers each month Good Grief has grown by 14% in the past year, and doubled that growth this September! This increase in enrollment required Good Grief ... Read More
Good Grief Helps Shevon and Nora See Better Days Ahead
On February 2, 2019, Carla J. Armstrong died, leaving her daughter Shevon, and her granddaughter, Nora. “My mother lived with us and was a staple in our family,” said Shevon ... Read More
