Grief, Loss, and Healing
Together, the New York Life Foundation and First Book are equipping educators with resources to support children who are experiencing grief and loss.
The partnership will:
- Expand and update the Grief, Loss, and Healing section on the First Book Marketplace, First Book’s award-winning nonprofit eCommerce site;
- Provide funding for educators to select the books and resources from the First Book Marketplace that best meet their students’ needs. These funds will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for educators serving children in need in the First Book Network, as well as those working in the Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative (GSSI), part of New York Life’s nationwide effort to better equip educators and other school personnel to care for grieving students;
- Create original age-appropriate conversation guides for educators and program leaders;
- Develop and provide training on how to use this suite of new materials and resources for GSSI ambassadors and the First Book Network; and
- Provide free resources to school communities that experience a traumatic event.
Resources from First Book and the New York Life Foundation
Request Community Care Credit
Submit a funding request for First Book eligible schools/programs responding to acute bereavement situations in your community.