4360 Cooper Road
Cincinnati, OH 45242
Evening Program and Remote Grief Programming
Fernside: A Center for Grieving Children exists to serve the unique needs of grieving children and their families. Childhood bereavement is one of Greater Cincinnati’s most overlooked public health issues. In fact, Ohio has the 8th highest rate of childhood bereavement in the US, where an estimated 1 in 11 children will experience the death of an immediate family member before they reach the age of 18. In Hamilton County alone, that’s nearly 17,000 young people that will lose a mom, a dad, a sister, or brother. With the support of community partners like the Dater Foundation, since 1986 Fernside has provided free and unlimited grief support to over 40,000 children and their families.
The Dater Foundation initially provided a grant to support to Fernside’s Evening Program and School Group Program. When Covid 19 impacted the delivery of the school program, funds were reallocated for virtual programming. A remote Evening Program was offered to families 14 nights a month via Zoom.
See for yourself ...
Watch this five-minute video to learn more about the impact that Fernside’s Crisis Program is having on grieving children. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnRq0EmmY4E
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