National Alliance For Grieving Children

THE NATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR CHILDREN'S GRIEF (NACG) PROMOTES AWARENESS OF THE NEEDS OF GRIEVING CHILDREN AND TEENS GRIEVING A DEATH AND PROVIDES EDUCATION AND RESOURCES FOR ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS THEM. THE NACG EQUIPS PROFESSIONALS, CHILDREN'S HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO WORK WITH GRIEVING CHILDREN WITH THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES AND TOOLS TO BETTER SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES AND TRAIN THEIR STAFF AND CONSTITUENTS.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM THE NACG PROVIDES EDUCATION TO PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDE COUNSELING AND SUPPORT TO BEREAVED CHILDREN, TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2021, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDED 24 ONLINE LIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING WEBINARS WITH 2,949 REGISTRANTS. THIS PAST YEAR, WE PROVIDED 3,768 INDIVIDUAL LIVE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION HOURS. WE HAD 715 ATTENDEES AT OUR 2021 VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM ON CHILDRENS GRIEF AND 142 ATTENDEES AT OUR 2021 VIRTUAL FALL CONFERENCE.

AWARENESS AND FIELD ADVANCEMENT THE NACG SERVES AS THE LEADER AND CONDUIT FOR NATIONAL AWARENESS AND FIELD ADVANCEMENT FOR THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FIELD. THE NACG PROVIDES NATIONAL STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR THE CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT FIELD, COORDINATES ANNUAL SOCIAL MEDIA AND ON-LINE ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN'S GRIEF AWARENESS DAY IN NOVEMBER, AND COMPILES RESEARCH AND INFORMATION REGARDING CHILDREN'S GRIEF SUPPORT FOR EASY ACCESS TO PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS IN THE FIELD. THE NACG ALSO PROVIDES A NATIONAL DATABASE OF ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS PROVIDING CHILDREN'S BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT ACROSS THE AMERICA, INCLUDING GRIEF CENTERS, BEREAVEMENT CAMPS, SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING, AND BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT.

NACG MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM THE NACG OFFERS A CONNECTION AND COMMUNITY OF PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDING COUNSELING AND SUPPORT TO BEREAVED CHILDREN, TEENS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH OUR MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM. ANNUAL FEES ARE KEPT LOW, WITH MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES RANGING FROM $60 TO $100 PER YEAR. IN 2021, WE CONTINUED OUR MEMBER NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES (43 NETWORKING CALLS) THAT WERE CREATED IN 2020 IN RESPONSE TO THE PANDEMIC AND IN EFFORT TO KEEP OUR FIELD CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED. THIS PAST YEAR WE EXCEEDED 1400 MEMBERS AND CONTINUE TO SEE SUSTAINED GROWTH AS PROFESSIONALS FROM A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS, INCLUDING FUNERAL SERVICE, HOSPICE, MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTHCARE, FAITH COMMUNITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICE, JOIN THE MOVEMENT TO RAISE AWARENSS OF THE NEEDS OF BEREAVED CHILDREN AND TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES TO ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS THEM.