Newark NJ – For many people a cemetery is a place of sadness. The Catholic Cemeteries Archdiocese of Newark wanted to change this perception and used the help of high school students to achieve this. The archdiocesan initiative is a summer volunteer program that sees students travelling around to places and volunteering their time. The …
Enid, OK – Being a parent and caring for a child is no easy task. Even more difficult is when you have to care for a foster child. In many cases, these children have been removed from their homes and come to yours with very little or sometimes nothing. The hardest part, establishing a relationship …
Elizabethton, TN. – Hospice workers have arguably one of the most emotionally difficult jobs in the healthcare industry. The job requires them to work in a high stress, demanding, and sometimes thankless environment. The staff at Tetrick Funeral Home recognized this and developed a remarkable program to address it and let know local hospice …
Austin, MN – Worlein Funeral Home is home to a grief support resource that has brought their community together to help offer others support during times of need. The Little Library is unique offering their funeral home has to help people in their community. It is a miniature library that is situated outside of the …
Fairgrove, Grand Blanc, Mt. Morris, and Vassar, MI.- Losing a child is one of the most difficult experiences a family can go through. Often, traditional grief counselling isn’t enough. In order to help a family that has suffered such a loss, it is sometimes required to go above and beyond the call of duty.
Bolivar, MO. – When a loved one is buried, you want them to look their best. In many cases, men are buried in their best suit and a lady in her nicest dress. Once the suit or dress is selected though, a family is left with all of the other clothes the deceased owned.