Our Work
Past Projects for PGSS
- Provided free crisis intervention training and debriefing for staff with the death of a student and teacher.
- Provided free pamphlets regarding grief and loss.
- Provided newsletter about grief and loss to community agencies and to those who have had a recent loss.
- On call counselor for local charter schools to provide debriefing to staff around grief and loss.
- Provide small scholarships to children who have lost a parent to death and are entering college. (Graduates of the bereavement camps that have volunteered or have been a participant in the camp years).
Future Projects for PGSS
Provision of education and training to the community regarding bereavement issues and increase the number of support group sessions.
- Training community leaders as peer support facilitators and community outreach liaisons in the field of death education. These leaders would also include members of faith-based organizations.
- Ultimately, we will develop a community based grief educational program.
- In addition, we will educate and train professionals regarding issues around cultural diversity and the grieving process.
Dissemination of information about grief and grief services
- Quarterly compilations and updates of bereavement resources available. Making referrals for family members to other grief resources in their local community.
Development of culturally and age sensitive death education materials
- There are limited death education/grief materials that address issues around cultural diversity and age. We will enlist the assistance of a production company to make a video, which is culturally sensitive to the grieving process. In addition, pamphlets will be made to assist those working with diverse populations.
Services and program offered
- Time limited support groups facilitated by professionals in grief, loss and transitional issues
- Speaker’s Bureau about grief related topics
- Referrals to professional counseling services
- Additional referrals to community based organizations that provide services to this population
