Grief and Loss Services

 

East Bay Agency for Children's Grief and Loss Services support children and their families coping with the death of a significant family member. These programs help children and their families process their loss, provide a safe place that helps to normalize grief, and learn to cope with their experience through these specialized services:

 

• Circle of Care: Family Peer Support Groups
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• BRIDGES: Grief Therapy for Youth
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• Community Workshops & Trainings
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• Resilient Parenting for Bereaved Families (RPBF)
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We will work with your family during an initial intake interview to determine which services we offer will best support you and your family's needs. Grief and Loss services are offered at modest cost, on a sliding scale based on financial means. We will work with families to ensure participation in the group is possible.

Contact CircleofCare@ebac.org or 510-531-7551 x3195 for more information. Hablamos Espaňol

 

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Practicum Position

EBAC's practicum position focuses on grief and loss support groups for families that have experienced loss, grief education, and short term grief therapy services for children. Throughout the year, we accept applications for social work students in a Master's degree program. For more information contact EBAC Practicum Supervisor kimberly.watson@ebac.org or click here to apply.

 

Circle of Care Volunteer Opportunities

As a Circle of Care volunteer, you play an important role in helping EBAC support grieving children and families. Your time and compassionate offerings may be some of the most important work you will ever do. In return, you’ll gain valuable experience, develop new skills, and see the direct impact of your generosity.

 

• Administrative Volunteer
  • Help our mission thrive from behind the scenes! We are seeking detail-oriented volunteers to assist with essential office tasks, including organization, filing, and mailings. You will also take the lead on impactful short-term projects, such as updating our community resource lists and internal manuals. It’s a perfect opportunity to build professional skills while providing vital support to our team and the families we serve.

     

• Circle of Care Ambassador
  • Help us ensure no family grieves alone by becoming the face of our program in the community. As an ambassador, you’ll visit local events and organizations to share our mission and connect those in need with our free support services. If you’re a natural communicator who loves building bridges, this is a perfect opportunity to help us bring hope and healing to our neighbors.

     

• Group Facilitator
  • Help facilitate support groups for children and families coping with the death of a significant family member. Volunteers must make a minimum 14-month commitment to attend twice monthly meetings in order to provide a consistent presence to our group participants. Prior to beginning in our support groups, prospective volunteer facilitators must complete 24 hours of initial training. This training is both informative and deeply reflective and consists of a wide range of issues including diversity awareness, developmental stages, how children respond to illness and loss, children's play, and how they cultivate coping skills. The training also offers new volunteers an opportunity to explore their own feelings around illness and death. Ongoing support and supervision is provided throughout the volunteer experience via pre and post support group sessions.

 

Contact CircleofCare@ebac.org for more information.