Please join Judi’s House/JAG Institute and National Alliance for Grieving Children in a Virtual Candlelight Tribute on Friday, May 15. This campaign will unite individuals across the nation in recognizing those who are grieving the death of a family member or special person.

Participation in this virtual campaign is easy:

• Participate at a time that is meaningful for you on Friday, May 15
• Download and print the United in Grief candle graphic, write in the name of the person you are honoring, color the sheet creatively for those whose world seems dark and post it in your window to show others you stand with them in their grief.
• Share a photo of your candle on social media with a message of remembrance and hope using the hashtag #unitedingrief
• Don’t have a printer? Simply use your creativity and share your personalized image and messaging in your window and on social media using the hashtag #unitedingrief

You can also honor the death of a special person or the bereaved in your community by making a one-time or recurring donation to the NAGC.

This is not time to minimize the grief experience. This is time for compassion for self and others. Your participation will serve as a symbol of hope, remembrance, and inspiration.

Thank you for helping us shine light on childhood bereavement and grief awareness. Gather your network and invite your community to be #unitedingrief. With your help, we are one step closer to ensuring that no child should be alone in grief.

Downloadable Resources:

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Are you an NAGC member wanting to launch a local campaign?

Please used these graphics where you can add your own logo?  Don’t know how to add it – just send your logo to Deirdra () and she will be happy to add your logo and send it back to you.

Virtual Candlelight Tribute-Customizeable Logo
Virtual Candlelight Tribute-Customizeable Logo v2

Children’s Grief Awareness Movie Bracket Challenge

Grief is different for everyone. However, many times, children and families who’ve experienced the loss of a loved one (or pet) can find comfort in movies that address death and its complicated aftermath. To help bring awareness to and generate conversations around these movies and children’s grief, we have our first-ever Children’s Grief Awareness Movie Bracket Challenge in partnership with Children's Grief Awareness Day – where YOU will vote to determine the MOST POPULAR movie for children/families who are grieving. Ranging from lighthearted to serious, the films listed in the Movie Bracket Challenge feature characters who deal with the devastation of death yet also find support and comfort as they process their emotions and learn to move forward.

Participation in this challenge is easy:

• Download and print the Movie Challenge Bracket worksheet, and select your preferred winners.
• Optional: Submit your bracket to the NAGC here to be entered into the NAGC's official bracket tracking system. Challenge your friends, co-workers, and volunteers. Check the latest scores and keep up with the standings via our facebook posts.
• Follow the NAGC and Children's Grief Awareness Day on Facebook to cast your vote on the movie challenge posts. VOTE for your favorites starting FRIDAY, August 28th! Once each round’s winners have been selected, scoring for brackets that are filled out is as follows:
  - Award 1pt. per each correctly guessed First Round match-up winner.
  - Award 2pts. per each correctly guessed Second Round match-up winner.
  - Award 5pts. per each correctly guessed Third Round match-up winner.
  - Award 10pts. per each correctly guessed Final Four match-up winner.
  - Award 20pts. per correctly guessed Finals match-up winner.
• Haven’t watched all of these movies? Pick a movie and schedule a movie night with your family!

Resources:

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Submit Your Bracket

Qustions? Please contact Deirdra Flavin ()

Free Webinars on a range of topics centered on grief support in our current reality (and recordings for past webinars).

Look for ones tagged COVID response. These webinars focus on program challenges our membership are experiencing along with general support skills that are appropriate for professionals and caregivers. These are free and open to everyone. Please join us and share so we can support the widest audience possible.

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NAGC Toolkit in both English and Spanish, “Responding to Loss and Change”

Freee to download and share for all. We want you to know you are not alone in the experience, the challenges it may be creating and the feelings that may be surfacing. In response to this, the NAGC (with the support of Alex Cares for Grieving Youth®) has released the booklet "Coping with Change and Loss" to be shared freely with families.

Click here to download this free resource in English.
Click here to download this free resource in Spanish.

Membership Connection Calls

We have two per week – one if for general leadership and one is for Executive Directors exclusively. Look for the weekly member email with specific access links to these calls.

• Free Webinars on a range of topics centered on grief support in our current reality (and recordings for past webinars).

• NAGC Toolkit in both English and Spanish, “Responding to Loss and Change”

• Membership Connection Calls