News from Dougy Center, January 2022

Upcoming Events 25th Annual Porsche Boxster Raffle Find out more Grief Education Webinars: Becoming Grief-Informed Foundation of Grief Education Jan. 27, 2022 Find out more Grief as a Mental Disorder The Movement to Pathologize Grief March 24, 2022 Find out more Reflection Benefit & Auction May 6, 2022 Save the Date Listen Here

Learn more about grief support through Dougy Center's new online courses We're thrilled to announce Dougy Center's new online grief education and training platform! Dougy Center has trained hundreds of organizations and thousands of people worldwide, and we're committed to training and offering grief education to helping professionals wherever they are in our global community. Funded through a generous grant from the New York Life Foundation, the new training platform provides Dougy Center's quality courses online, which can be accessed any time (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) and completed at the user's own pace. For the month of January, we're offering $50 off the introductory course on grief support, Supporting Children, Teens and Young Adults. This course provides a class bundle of seven grief education classes where you will not only learn about loss and grief for children, teens, and young adults, but also have access to classes on becoming grief-informed, grief myths and misconceptions, and parents/caregivers and grief. Use the discount code startnow when you register here. Learn more here. Thank you for being the light in someone's darkness A huge thank you to our generous community of supporters for helping us surpass our year-end goal of $150,000 and raising an incredible $300,000 for Dougy Center programs! Special thanks to Joana Freeman and her brother Rick Freeman for their $15,000 matching gift. You can see gifts made in honor and in memory of loved ones here and on our Facebook page. We are so appreciative of your overwhelming support!

Seven years and 700,000 downloads of Grief Out Loud

If you’ve tuned in to Dougy Center’s podcast, Grief Out Loud, you’re not alone. We recently celebrated 700,000 downloads with 213 episodes since its launch in January of 2015! Our listeners live in more than 100 countries, and Grief Out Loud is consistently ranked one of the best podcasts for grief-related content. Our goal has been to create a safe place where people can talk openly about all of the thoughts and feelings that come with grief. We love hearing from our listeners, and here is what a few had to say: “I first came across Grief Out Loud in the spring after my cousin was murdered. I've really appreciated the insights and conversations so thank you for your work.” "I just lost my dad in May and a cousin who took their life, which has been so hard and listening to these podcasts have made me feel not so alone." You can find the complete collection of Grief Out Loud episodes here.

We're celebrating 40 years of Dougy Center!

This year marks Dougy Center's 40th anniversary and we're celebrating all year long. We're connecting with past volunteers, participants, staff, and more to acknowledge our history and successes, as well as looking forward to what the future might bring. To everyone who has supported Dougy Center over the years, thank you! We are so grateful for your continued support and commitment to helping children and families who are grieving.

Show your support all year through the Smooth Stone Circle

Named for the smooth stones kids and teens receive when they close from their Dougy Center grief group, the Smooth Stone Circle provides ongoing support in the form of recurring donations to Dougy Center’s grief support programs. Support kids who are grieving throughout the year with a monthly donation to Dougy Center through the Smooth Stone Circle. For more information and to join the Smooth Stone Circle, visit the Smooth Stone Circle webpage.

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