Everyone, at some point in their lives, grieves the death of someone important to them.
Grief can be overwhelming and isolating, but it shouldn’t be. What if, through your grief, you could find community and belonging? What if, through sharing your experience, you could learn to understand and process your grief?
Let’s make that a reality for the griever in all of us. Together, let’s create a world in which it’s okay to grieve.
Our Mission
To empower children and teens, their families, and young adults facing life after the death of a parent, sibling, caregiver, or someone important to them.
In 2003, Kate’s Club launched in Atlanta, GA with a gathering of six children for a social outing at a bowling alley and has matured into a dynamic, statewide nonprofit that has helped more than 10,000 grieving children and teens, their families, and young adults understand how to cope with their grief and know they are not alone.
Kate’s Club is a place where being separated from someone important to you can be connective. Where experiencing a death can mean entering a new chapter of life. And where missing someone can lead to feeling seen. In this club, grief is challenging but it’s also growth — an example of how every part of life can become a chance to have a positive experience if you’re supported and among a community.
Our programs are guided by the National Alliance for Children's Grief's Standards of Practice. Click here to learn more.
Our programs are guided by the National Alliance for Children's Grief's Standards of Practice. Click here to learn more.
What We Believe in
These values are at the heart of our work to serve grieving kids, families and young adults in Georgia.
Community
We believe empathy, flexibility and respect create a welcoming community for all.
Belonging
We believe learning, innovation and education help us create a space where everyone belongs.
Connection
We believe trust, empowerment and responsibility cultivate connection.
Our Commitment to the Bereaved Community
At Kate's Club we build a safe community with a true sense of belonging, where each individual — member, parent or caregiver, young adult, volunteer, or staff — feels empowered to share their whole, authentic selves. We believe in the broadest possible view of humanity, valuing the visible and invisible qualities that make us all who we are. That is why we take great care to ensure that our Kate's Club community reflects the bereaved population of Georgia.
We strive to encourage, support and celebrate each person connected with our organization, and provide every opportunity for them to express themselves and use their voices. And we know that different ideas, perspectives and experiences create a stronger Kate's Club.
We strive to encourage, support and celebrate each person connected with our organization, and provide every opportunity for them to express themselves and use their voices. And we know that different ideas, perspectives and experiences create a stronger Kate's Club.
Our Founder
At the age of 22, Kate founded Kate's Club with a vision to create a safe space where grieving children could come together to connect and grow through the grief experience. Today, as its Founder and Advisory Board Chair, Kate remains unwaveringly committed to the mission of Kate's Club.
It's Time We Reframe Grief for Children | Kate Atwood | TEDxBigSky
Watch Kate’s TED Talk
"Every corner in life is a new opportunity to have a positive, exciting experience; the wealth of those experiences is measured by people who surround you during them.”
Kate Atwood
Read Our Founder’s Story
