Hope for Bereaved

HOPE FOR BEREAVED is a non-profit organization that provides hope, help and healing to thousands of grieving children, adults and families each year by offering one-to-one counseling, 10 support groups, telephone helpline, HOPELine newsletter and community education free-of-charge to the bereaved. Families, friends and professionals turn to HOPE for training, guidance and resources. HOPE's services and resources are used locally, nationally and internationally.

HOPE's financial support is derived entirely from individual contributions, sale of resources, newsletter subscriptions, grants, and special events. HOPE does not receive annual funding from any source. Last year, HOPE touched the lives of 15,000 people of all ages in our community and beyond.

Therese Schoeneck founded HOPE FOR BEREAVED, Inc. in 1978 after the death of her daughter, Mary, in a car accident. At the time, Central New York did not have a support group available for parents dealing with the death of a child. Determined that something positive would come from Mary's death, she formed a bereaved parents’ support group. Eventually, her efforts blossomed into the creation of Hope for Bereaved, Inc.--a not-for-profit community organization that is dedicated to providing its programs and services free-of-charge to grieving children, adults and families in our community. HOPE also offers grief workshops for daycare providers and on-site bereavement support for employers dealing with grief in the workplace.