No One Has to Grieve Alone
COPE is a nonprofit grief and healing organization dedicated to helping parents and families living with the loss of a child.
How Can COPE Help You
Those of us living with the loss of a child are often left to deal with our pain alone.
Having experienced profound loss ourselves, COPE families understand the pain, frustration, and isolation those in mourning often experience.
COPE connects individuals who have experienced similar losses by offering ongoing emotional support, spiritual and therapeutic programs, as well as appropriate resources and referrals. By providing help and support, we enable grieving individuals to find strength from within to face the difficult journey that lies ahead.
Upcoming Events
COPE’s Camp Erin ® NYC
A bereavement camp for children 7-17
“Where Children Learn to Grieve and Heal”
COPE’S Camp Erin® NYC is a bereavement camp for children ages 7-17 who have lost a parent, sibling, or loved one. It is a FREE weekend filled with traditional fun camp activities, emotional support, and grief education. COPE’S Camp Erin NYC is a magical weekend of hope and healing facilitated by trained volunteers and expert bereavement professionals.
In Memory Of
COPE Memorial Labyrinth
With dedicated bricks supporting COPE and the grieving community
Memory Wall
Add a message for your loved one.
In Loving Memory
Share a picture of your loved one
Programs
Parent Support
Having the support from other parents who can understand is life saving.
Sibling Support
Offering the understanding from others who have also lost a sibling.
Teen Support
A group for teens grieving together.
COPE Blog
Healing Tip – January 2023
A new year often comes with resolutions with the goal of doing or being “better.” For 2023, we hope that instead you all resolve to treat yourselves with compassion and kindness, be gentle with your hearts, and reach out for the support you need to cope with...
Parent Column – January 2023
My son His name is Preston Roy Heikkinen “Roy Boy” we lost him July 8, 2021 horrifically. He was the best boy in the whole world. He was the best big brother the best son that anybody could ever ask for. He never entered a room that he wasn’t singing & bopping...
Healing Tip – December 2022
I was recently scrolling instagram when I saw a quote from therapist and New York Times best-selling author Nedra Glover Tawwab (@nedratawwab). An expert in family and relationship dynamics, she had this to say about grief: “There are some things that you...
Healing Tip – January 2023
A new year often comes with resolutions with the goal of doing or being “better.” For 2023, we hope that instead you all resolve to treat yourselves with compassion and kindness, be gentle with your hearts, and reach out for the support you need to cope with...
Parent Column – January 2023
My son His name is Preston Roy Heikkinen “Roy Boy” we lost him July 8, 2021 horrifically. He was the best boy in the whole world. He was the best big brother the best son that anybody could ever ask for. He never entered a room that he wasn’t singing & bopping...
Healing Tip – December 2022
I was recently scrolling instagram when I saw a quote from therapist and New York Times best-selling author Nedra Glover Tawwab (@nedratawwab). An expert in family and relationship dynamics, she had this to say about grief: “There are some things that you...
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