Being a mom or dad is hard enough. Parenting through grief? Well, that can be utterly overwhelming. It is uncharted waters for most parents who often find themselves wishing someone would just write a guidebook with all the answers. Luckily Jade Richardson Bock and Dr. Craig Pierce did just that. In their new book called […]
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”Death happens to everyone. It will be a hard and difficult time. But there are people there to help you, because they care. Please keep supporting Safe Crossings – it helps everyone.” ~ Riley Frisk, former Camp Erin camper Yes, death happens to everyone and the younger you are the less it makes sense. No matter
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Blogger Mary Tyler Mom wrote a great column about grief for ChicagoNow, an online blog forum. After having her oldest daughter die from cancer, talk of death became commonplace in her family’s home. Now, as a member of her extended family has passed away and her children are a bit older, she discusses how to
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Love it or hate it, social media is becoming an increasingly large part of our lives. It is a new medium through which we can express ourselves, interact with one another, and even grieve. Feelings of grief are often too painful or personal to discuss in person, and sites like Facebook provide a platform to express
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That’s me, Marci, the little one in the front left of the photograph, the youngest of 10 children. I am also in charge of fundraising for Safe Crossings Foundation. But more importantly, I lost my father on my 12th birthday, so I am qualified to answer this question. Let me start by telling you my
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Of the many programs that the Safe Crossings Foundation helps fund and support, one of our most celebrated is Camp Erin-King County. This is an overnight weekend camp for children and teens in which they get the opportunity to feel supported as well as open about their own grief and internal struggles. With the staff
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Hi folks, we have a bittersweet announcement: soon enough we will be hiring a new Executive Director. It is with sadness but true gratitude that we thank our current Director, Juliana, for all of her hard work and dedication. She will be deeply missed but we know that she is moving on to another chapter
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Here at the Safe Crossings Foundation we provide the funding to ensure that children who have lost a loved one find a safe place to feel supported, accepted and understood through Safe Crossings Programs. We understand that grief, while it may be an incredibly common emotion, is not always the easiest to deal with. The
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One Last Hug: Three Days at Grief Camp chronicles a three day summer camp for children learning to cope with the death of a loved one. With the guidance of trained professionals, grieving children as young as seven years old learn that their feelings are normal, and that by talking about them they can begin
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Welcome to the Safe Crossing Foundation blog! Using this new blog space, we’ll keep you updated on the happenings at SCF, tell stories of kids and families impacted by the programs we fund, and provide some educational articles and resources regarding grieving and grief support. For those of you who are new to SCF, we