STAND-BY-ME BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICE FOR CHILDREN 

We would like to provide essential resources for every bereaved child who attends our therapeutic groupwork programme. This will help them understand their grief and alleviate their distress.

We will help bereaved children overcome the isolation they may feel through group projects, so they can better manage their grief.

Grant to Stand-by-me Bereavement Support Services for Children

A theraputic programme to support bereaved children and young people in Stevenage and North Hertfordshire. The activities will result in reduced isolation, increased confidence and greater emotional ....more

A theraputic programme to support bereaved children and young people in Stevenage and North Hertfordshire. The activities will result in reduced isolation, increased confidence and greater emotional resilience.

Towards IT and PPE for a bereavement support service – COVID19 response

Grant to Stand-by-me Bereavement Support Services for Children

The project will use funding for a Family Bereavement Support Worker (FBSW) to work with bereaved children/young people, their parents and schools in Stevenage and the surrounding areas. The project ....more

The project will use funding for a Family Bereavement Support Worker (FBSW) to work with bereaved children/young people, their parents and schools in Stevenage and the surrounding areas. The project will organise and deliver a group therapeutic programme for parents/carers to complement the existing group therapeutic programme for children and young people, with the aim of supporting them to better understand their own and their children's grieving process, develop their own skills to talk about the death and what has happened, and reduce isolation.

We need training and resources to provide bereaved children with therapeutic support, remove isolation and help them manage their grief.

This application builds on the current YA project and on feedback given by the children/young people involved. They told us this type of activity gives coherence to their experience and provides them ....more

This application builds on the current YA project and on feedback given by the children/young people involved. They told us this type of activity gives coherence to their experience and provides them with a more confident voice to educate and influence others to bring about change that is important to them. They have also told us of their desire to become involved in understanding and delivering the work of the charity. The continuing project will offer a range of opportunities to enable YA to understand how charitable organisations are formed, governed and can influence local society. This will include establishing a Young Ambassador Forum, representing the views of peers to Trustees. The continuing project will seek to enhance the skills and confidence of the existing group of YA to act as mentors to new ambassadors and take part in our Contact-me (schools’ training programme) to further promote the importance of youth social action. The grant will be spent on: Specialist training; Cost of YA involvement in public events e.g. room hire, volunteer supervision, travel expenses; consumables; Staff costs – including project management and clinical supervision; Other project costs e.g. YA tee-shirts, publicity, general office costs, volunteer costs.

6-week group therapy programme for 180 young people who have been bereaved, plus an annual remembrance day. Young people will have improved emotional wellbeing, feel less isolated and be empowered to ....more

6-week group therapy programme for 180 young people who have been bereaved, plus an annual remembrance day. Young people will have improved emotional wellbeing, feel less isolated and be empowered to talk about their experiences.

Towards its group projects for bereaved children.