Mandatory requests for consideration are accepted on a rolling basis.
Requests for consideration must be emailed to granting@alittlehope.org
The purpose of this program is to fund organizations that provide bereavement support services and grief counseling for children, teens, and young adults who have experienced the loss of a parent, sibling, or loved one, regardless of the circumstances of the death.
The funding agency supports projects that utilize the peer support group model to facilitate children’s expression of painful and conflicted thoughts and feelings about the death of a loved one, without judgment. Supported projects address the bereavement needs of grieving children, which include:
- Adequate information
- Fears and anxieties addressed
- Reassurance they are not to blame
- Careful listening
- Validation of individual’s feelings
- Help with overwhelming feelings
- Involvement and inclusion
- Continued routine activities
- Modeled grief behavior
- Opportunities to remember