BEREAVED PARENTS OF THE USA

To assist all who have experienced the loss of a child, brother, sister or grandchild regardless of ethnicity, ideology or financial status.
To educate families about the grief process in all its complexities pertaining to the death of a child or a sibling at any age and from any cause.
To connect fellow bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who can offer support to each other and to each newly bereaved family.
To charter chapters and train and assist chapter leaders across the country. These chapters meet on a regular basis to offer self-help support and comfort to local bereaved families.
To publish an online National Newsletter and offer help to individual chapters with newsletters to inform and educate their members about the grieving process.
To sponsor an annual Conference that features inspirational speakers, informative workshops, and heartfelt remembrance ceremonies.
To inform and educate professionals, employers, co-workers, clergy, friends and others on the intensity and duration of parental, sibling and grandparent grief.

We accomplish our mission through educating families about the grief process in all its complexities pertaining to the death of a child, sister or brother at any age and from any cause. We are the parent organization of over 60 chapters across the country who offer assistance to bereaved families in their community. We maintain a website that provides information about local chapter meetings and contains many articles and brochures covering all aspects of the grieving process. We also publish an on-line national newsletter and sponsor an Annual Bereavement Conference that offers comfort and support to grieving families by providing speakers and workshops covering a wide variety of grief-related topics and by offering remembrance ceremonies to honor deceased loved ones.

Personal experience (empathy) role modeling successful grieving practices (hope and healing), review and dissemination of current research on grief and mourning (education).

We have a good, internal, organizational framework (By-Laws, Policies and Procedures Manual, Chapter Leader's Guide, etc.); strong, motivated, dedicated 10-member volunteer board and capable volunteer chapter leadership. We continue to move forward with ongoing successful fundraising and marketing to ensure strong financial stability and stewardship.​