By Lane Pease, Program Director The theme of February at Kate’s Club is “How do I talk about it?” We do activities with our members about how we talk about our grief with family members and others. However, Kate’s Club’ vision is “A World in Which it is Okay to Grieve” and it leads to…

  Donna Moss, Kate’s Club’s Development Coordinator: What brought you to Kate’s Club, and how did you hear about us? Jerry Hall, President of Assured Comfort Heating, Air & Plumbing: The sudden and untimely death of my wife of 29 years brought my family to Kate’s Club.  She left behind a six, nine, 26 and…

Written by Lane Pease, Kate’s Club Program Director At Kate’s Club, we have implemented 4-week, closed support groups in the last couple of years. Closed means that the same people participate for 4 weeks. We have special topics for these groups, and the whole family participates. We have had a teen and parent group, sibling loss…

As we enter the new year, we’d like to thank all of our 2016 Kate’s Club Ambassadors! Kate’s Club Ambassadors are some of our most dedicated supporters. They volunteer their time, talent, and money to further our mission. Ambassadors truly are leaders among Kate’s Club advocates, supporters, and friends and include Buddies, donors, former board…

As Kate’s Club is only a staff of 7, we rely heavily on our amazing volunteers. In 2016 to date, we have had over 9,943.5 volunteer hours donated to Kate’s Club. The monetary value of a single volunteer hour is $23.07, so our 2016 volunteer hours, so far, amount to $229,396.55. We cannot thank our volunteers enough…

Everyone has their own unique story to tell. At Kate’s Club, we know that all of our members have experienced the death of a parent or sibling, but each member’s story is their own. The following is an interview of one of our Kate’s Club members reflecting on the death of their brother.   Interviewer:…

Mica Davis and Adam Tessler are the married, volunteer dream team that can be found at the Clubhouse on any given Clubhouse day. Their dedication to our mission always goes above and beyond. We interviewed them to find out more about what brought them to Kate’s Club, the moments at Kate’s Club that impacted them as…

Fall and winter are often difficult emotional seasons, especially for those who may be grieving. They bring with them what many of us know as the “winter blues”. Grievers are already more susceptible to depression and poor self-care, and the fall and winter months only increase this susceptibility. All hope is not lost. We can help you…