Good Shepherd Hospice Receives Grief Reach Grant from the New York Life Foundation

Farmingdale, NY – Good Shepherd Hospice announced today that it received a $25,000 Grief Reach grant from the New York Life Foundation. The funding will support their Children’s Bereavement Program, which provides avenues to overcome language barriers in the Hispanic community and extend bereavement support services to non-English speaking children and families following the death of a loved one.

“We are grateful for the New York Life Foundation’s investment in this program, which will help us build our capacity in order to fulfill our mission,” said Mary Ellen Polit, Good Shepherd Hospice chief administrative officer. “The support will help many grieving children and their families in our community to begin the healing process.”

“The feedback we’ve received since the program began five years ago has helped us to meet the growing needs of the providers. We not only want to help them to broaden their reach, but we also want to help them to develop and improve their organization internally,” said Maria Collins, New York Life Foundation vice president. “We have expanded the application parameters and increased the financial support so that youth across the country can receive the help they need to heal and grow.”

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About Good Shepherd Hospice. Good Shepherd Hospice is a major health care provider in New York State whose mission is to care for terminally ill patients and their families, facing life’s final journey, with an interdisciplinary team who care for the body, mind and spirit. Palliative care, hospice care and bereavement support services are offered to all residents of Nassau and Suffolk counties of Long Island. The Good Shepherd Hospice program is accessible to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, lifestyle or economic status. Good Shepherd Hospice is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. For more information, visit their website.

About the New York Life Foundation. Inspired by New York Life’s tradition of service an humanity, the New York Life Foundation has, since its founding in 1979, provided $216 million in charitable contributions to national and local nonprofit organizations. The Foundation supports programs that benefit young people, particularly in the areas of educational enhancement and childhood bereavement. The Foundation also encourages and facilitates the community involvement of employees, agents, and retirees of New York Life through its Volunteers for Good program. To learn more, please visit their website. 

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