Healing After Loss helps community members cope with grief
AFTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A community-driven non-profit held an open-house last week to showcase their services available to those grieving a loss.
A local organization, Healing After Loss or HALos, opened its doors last week to those seeking to learn more about its mission.
The establishment, located at 146 Main Street in Afton, provides unique and essential programs to those who are grieving.
Some programs, like Art for Wellness, foster programs that assist all members of the family, grief recovery work, and trauma and loss help.
The establishment features many amenities such as a therapy dog, a comfort room, a gathering room, and a community room.
Founder and Executive Director Joyce Humphrey says the scope of their mission has broadened since it started.
'We look at grief in a broader scope than some might. Some people just think of death or possibly divorce that would fall into that category, but we look at incarceration, deployment, fire, flood, all kinds of things that are experienced by a family that are loss,' said Humphrey.
The organization is holding a one-day Grief Camp event for school-age kids on June 14 that will be filled with fun activities around the establishment.
For more information, go to HelpAfterLoss.com.
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