The Bereavement Center of Westchester, which has been providing grief counseling in Bronxville, Eastchester, and Tuckahoe for over 20 years, is one of the many worthwhile agencies supported by The Community Fund, according to Amy Korb, executive director.
“The Bereavement Center of Westchester provides counseling and support to those most vulnerable in our community,” said Jim Rotenberg, this year’s president of The Community Fund. Both staff and volunteers are dedicated to providing the most compassionate support during the grieving process. The Community Fund is proud to be a supporter of this organization.”
The Center of Westchester supports and counsels adults and children who are grieving the death of a family member. Its mission is to provide a safe and caring environment where both adults and children receive the special attention and support needed to move through the pain of grief toward hope and healing.
The Tree House program is a grief support program specifically designed for children 4 to 18 whose parent or sibling has died, as well as for their surviving parents or guardians. The Tree House is the cornerstone of the BCW. Anne-Marie Conlan, executive director of the center, stated, “The Bereavement Center of Westchester is continuously grateful for the support of The Community Fund. The Community Fund grant enables BCW to provide our grieving families with the opportunity to move towards healing after experiencing the death of their loved ones.”
All Tree House services offered by the Bereavement Center are free of charge to recipients. “We are so pleased that we are able to provide the BCW with a grant to support those in our community who need their services,” stated Korb.
“Through the generosity of our local community, The Community Fund hopes to raise in excess of a half million dollars from local donors so that we may continue to assist The Bereavement Center and other local agencies who help those in need in our area,” said Korb. “We have been assisting local agencies since 1919 and feel that our financial assistance is needed now more than ever,” Korb said.
