Bp/usa

Offering Support, Care and Compassion for Bereaved Parents, Siblings and Grandparents Following the Death of a Child Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA) is a nationwide organization designed to aid and support bereaved parents and their families who are struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child. Any bereaved parent, sibling or g... randparent is eligible to become a member of BP/USA. Members are free to attend monthly meetings of their chapter, or any other chapter, as often and as long as necessary to meet their needs. It is the goals of BP/USA: To educate families about the grief process and all its complexities as it applies to the death of a child at any age and from any cause. To aid and support those who are suffering such a loss, regardless of race, creed or financial situation. To provide monthly meetings with sharing groups and occasional informative programs. To provide a library at each meeting place where members may borrow books with up-to-date information about the grief process. To supply the telephone numbers of other bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents who are able to offer support to other more newly bereaved families. To inform and educate members of the helping professions who interact with bereaved parents as to the nature and duration of parent/sibling/grandparent bereavement. Most families feel a need, after they have endured the most severe of lifes crisis, to have some order restored in their lives. BP/USA provides an atmosphere where personal change, growth and resolution of grief are most apt to occur. There are no dues charged to belong to BP/USA. Voluntary donations may be made to either the parent organization and/or the local chapters to help with expenses. All gifts are tax deductible. There is no religious creed involved. Members are free, however, to state their beliefs and the role those beliefs have played in their lives. Members are at all stages of recovery and fluctuate among them. Some have deep religious faith, other have lost their faith, while ...Read More