#BlueNovember
Be An Advocate. Be a Supporter. Be A Friend.
Grief, as everyone knows, is never dealt with ease. The death of a loved one, how to grieve the loss of a parent sibling relative or loved one for anyone, can be traumatic. For a child it can be devastating. At Kate’s Club, our mission is to empower children and teens facing life after the death of a parent or sibling. Our job is to love them, nourish them, share with them, and teach them through free grief support and grief counseling resources. To help them stay on a healthy path and grow into a productive life. No child should ever be left to grieve alone. November 21st in National Children’s Grief Awareness Day and the official color is blue. National Children’s Grief Awareness Day was created to draw attention to the needs of thousands of grieving children. Kate’s Club is also beginning a month long campaign of #BlueNovember – what can you blue this November to help a grieving child?
Be An Advocate – Be willing to talk to your friends and colleagues about children’s grief. Share our blog with them. On November 21st, wear blue in support of a grieving child. Join us and others in our community on November 16th at the Kate’s Club Memory Walk. Tell them about Kate’s Club, a center for grieving children. You never know who you will reach that may need our free grief specialist services.
Be A Supporter – Be willing to use your time and resources to support a children’s bereavement organization. Kate’s Club gives completely free grief support to the families and children who need our services and grief resources. We are only able to provide these much-needed services because of generous donors and volunteers. Consider being a Kate’s Club “Buddy”. Consider a 100% tax deductible donation to Kate’s Club. Any amount of money or time is valuable to an organization like Kate’s Club which has grief counseling resources.
Be A Friend – If you know of a grieving family or child, be a friend to them. We know that sometimes it is hard to know what to say to someone who has had a loved one die. Be authentic and sincere. Grieving children often feel alone and misunderstood. Many well-meaning adults avoid talking about the deceased person for fear that doing so will exacerbate the grief children are experiencing. In doing so, children might feel as though talking about or even expressing their grief is not acceptable. Be willing to listen. Often, it is more about being present for a grieving child or family than grand gestures.
Thank you for your support of Kate’s Club and grieving children in Atlanta. With your help, by drawing attention to children’s grief awareness, we can help create a world where it is okay to grieve.
