Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROVIDE A SAFE PLACE WHERE GRIEVERS GATHER TOGETHER, UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF TRAINED FACILITATORS, TO EDUCATE, ENCOURAGE AND UPLIFT ONE ANOTHER THROUGH THE GRIEVING AND HEALING PROCESS.
HEALTHY GRIEVING IS AN ACTIVE PROCESS AND HEALING REQUIRES GRIEF WORK. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS ARE INCREASINGLY BEING RECOGNIZED AS AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO PROMOTE HEALING THROUGH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT AFTER THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP MEMBERS REPORT A STRONG, POSITIVE IMPACT BASED ON BOTH THE PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS OF GROUPS AND THE SAFE HAVEN SETTING THEY PROVIDE FOR EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION AND RELEASE OF FEELINGS. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN OUR FREE, OPEN-ENDED GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS GRIEVERS WILL FIND MANY BENEFITS, INCLUDING: EMTIONAL AND PHYSICAL SUPPORT IN A SAFE AND NON-JUDGMENTAL ENVIRONMENT; COPING SKILLS TO UTILIZE THROUGHOUT THE GRIEF JOURNEY; HOPE THROUGH COMPANIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE WHO "GET IT- AND UNDERSTAND FIRST HAND; INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CHILDREN AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS REACT TO LOSS; AND, PERMISSION TO GRIEVE AND PERMISSION TO LIVE A HAPPY, PRODUCTIVE LIFE.
IN 2019 THE GRIEFCARE PLACE PROVIDED 3,279 HOURS OF GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES FREE OF CHARGE TO 450 INDIVIDUALS. THERE WERE 133 SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS PLUS 35 SPECIAL PROGRAMS HELD. PARTICIPANTS IN OUR GROUPS AND PROGRAMS GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF PRACTICAL WAYS TO WORK THROUGH THE FOUR TASKS OF MOURNING: 1) ACCEPT THE REALITY OF THE LOSS; 2) PROCESS THE PAIN OF GRIEF; 3) ADJUST TO A WORLD WITHOUT THE DECEASED; AND, 4) FIND AN ENDURING CONNECTION WITH THE DECEASED WHILE MOVING FORWARD WITH LIFE. OUR SUPPORT GROUPS RUN CONTINUOUSLY AND ARE OPEN ENDED, ALOWING PARTICIPANTS TO PARTICIPATE FOR AS ALONG AS THEY FEEL THE NEED TO. THIS IS IMPORTANT SINCE THE TIME NEEDED TO GRIEVE AND HEAL VARIES DEPENDING ON THE PERSON AND THEIR CURCUMSTANCES.
SPECIALTY PROGRAMS HELD IN 2019 PROVIDED GRIEVERS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPRESS GRIEF THROUGH ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ART THERAPY, AND A GRIEF- CENTERED BOOK CLUB. A TIME-BOUND (8 WEEK) GRIEF PROGRAM WAS HELD AS A PILOT IN CONTRAST TO OUR CONTINUOUS, OPEN-ENDED SUPPORT GROUPS. GAME NIGHTS WERE HELD TO PROVIDE AN OUTLET FOR SOCIAL ACTIVITY IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT.
THE GRIEFCARE PLACE MAINTAINS A MEMORIAL GARDEN; A BEAUTIFUL, SERENE SPACE FOR ANYONE TO REST, RELAX AND REMEMBER THOSE WHO NOW RESIDE IN THEIR HEARTS. A LENDING LIBRARY IS MAINTAINED AND UPDATED WITH MATERIALS SPECIFIC TO GRIEF AND GRIEVING IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS (PRINT, VIDEO, AUDIO); MATERIALS MAY BE BORROWED AT NO CHARGE. THE GRIEFCARE PLACE ALSO PROVIDES OUTREACH SERVICES TO LOCAL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS; SERVICES INCLUDE GRIEF RELATED MATERIALS AND PRESENTATIONS AND PEER SUPPORT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Rebecca Costello Bulgrin | EXECUTIVE DI | 18 | $13,266 |
| Kathleen Bertolini | TREASURER | 20 | $11,661 |
| Dr David Weyrick | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
| Thomas Stephan | TRUSTEE | 3 | $0 |
| Elaine Sisler | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Bob Pontius | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Jesse Hurst | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Tom Flagg | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Wesley Fair | VICE-PRESIDE | 5 | $0 |
| Jacob Derenthal | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
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