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
Good Grief’s 5K Run and Walk for Hope Breaks Records!
On Sunday, June 2nd, Good Grief held a record-breaking 5K Run and Walk for Hope, raising $121,524 for the organization. Over 1,300 people showed up in support of grieving children ... Read More
Leloia Family and Friends Honor Jeff and “Pay it Forward”
Alyson Leloia and her family and friends are coming together to honor her late husband, Jeff Leloia, at Good Grief’s 5K Run and Walk for Hope at Giralda Farms in ... Read More
Good Grief Helps Lerma and Kailynn Through Loss
On March 31, 2016, Lerma Vales’s husband, David, died suddenly after experiencing a heart attack while driving. “It was the hardest thing that has ever happened in my life,” Lerma ... Read More
Good Grief’s Golf Fore the Kids Raises $123,000 for Grieving Children
107 golfers participated in Good Grief’s Golf Fore the Kids outing at TPC Jasna Polana on Monday, May 6th raising $123,000 to support its mission to provide unlimited and free ... Read More
The Grovers Grow Through Grief by Giving Back to Grieving Kids
Six years ago, Ted Grover joined Good Grief’s Board of Directors. Soon after, his wife Jan, a retired teacher, completed Good Grief’s training and became a support group facilitator. The ... Read More
Kaup Family and Friends Come Together to Remember Matt
Denea Kaup created her group “Jedis for Hope” to bring together family and friends at Good Grief’s 5K Run and Walk for Hope in honor of her late husband, Matt ... Read More
Bringing the Community Together to Support Grieving Families
Good Grief will host the 6th annual 5K Run and Walk for Hope at Giralda Farms in Madison, NJ on Sunday, June 2, 2019. The annual event raises funds and ... Read More
Good Grief’s 2018 Annual Report
2019 is off to an incredible start. Over the next few months you're going to receive e-mails and letters announcing new initiatives, partnerships, thought-leadership, and all the ways we are ... Read More
Good Grief Offers Free Programs to Newark’s Grieving Families
Good Grief’s In Community program is now enrolling families and volunteers in our Newark location. In Community is a free, easily accessible peer support program for grieving children and families ... Read More
The Pirchio Family Makes it a Priority to Give Back to Grieving Kids
After getting married 3 years ago, Ryan Pirchio and Sara Caldwell wanted to give back to their community, together. After doing research around the community, Ryan told Sara “There is ... Read More
Good Grief Offers Free Programs to Jersey City’s Grieving Families
Jersey City, NJ- Good Grief’s In Community program is now enrolling families and volunteers in our Jersey City location. In Community is a free, easily accessible peer support program for ... Read More
Sam’s Story
When the doctors let my father know he had a week left to live, he was paralyzed in disbelief. He was not afraid to die; he was afraid to leave ... Read More
GOOD GRIEF’S GALA RAISES $385,000 FOR GRIEVING FAMILIES
(Florham Park, NJ) – “When I was 7-years-old my dad died from a terrible disease called cancer. When my brother and I got the news that our dad died, my ... Read More
Grief Expressions Summer Camp Keeps 13-Year-Old Boy’s Memory Alive
(Morristown, New Jersey) – After 5 days of camp, friends and family joined 50 campers for their grand finale performance for Grief Expressions Summer Camp. Grief Expressions Summer Camp brings ... Read More
Good Grief Announces Community Star Award Winner, Anthony R. Slimowicz, Esq.
Anthony R. Slimowicz, Esq. of Long Hill Township will be honored by Good Grief with its Community Star Award at its 8th annual gala, A Night Among Our Stars, on ... Read More
Good Grief Helps Grieving Families in Jersey City
At the beginning of each night at Good Grief’s In Community program, grieving children and adults participate in an “opening circle” ritual. As they pass around the “Talking Stick,” they ... Read More