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Therese Schoeneck founded HOPE FOR BEREAVED, Inc. in 1978 after the death of her daughter, Mary, in a car accident. At the time, Central New York did not have a support group available for parents dealing with the death of a child. Determined that something positive would come from Mary's death, she formed a bereaved parents’ support group. Eventually, her efforts blossomed into the creation of Hope for Bereaved, Inc.--a not-for-profit community organization that is dedicated to providing its programs and services free-of-charge to grieving children, adults and families in our community. HOPE also offers grief workshops for daycare providers and on-site bereavement support for employers dealing with grief in the workplace.

Families, friends and professionals turn to HOPE for training, guidance and resources. HOPE's services and resources are used locally, nationally and internationally. There is no charge for many of our services. HOPE's financial support is derived entirely from individual contributions, sale of resources, newsletter subscriptions, grants, and special events. HOPE does not receive annual funding from any source. Last year, HOPE touched the lives of 15,000 people of all ages in our community and beyond.

Butterfly Garden of Hope



If you have tears of sorrow
We will share them.
If you have words of anger or guilt
We will hear them.
If you have moments of confusion
We will help you through them

We are here to LISTEN, offer suggestions for coping, and as our name implies -- to offer HOPE.

If you would like to volunteer at the Garden, please call HOPE at 315-475-9675. 

 

For the bereaved, HOPE provides:

For families, friends & professionals HOPE provides:

Be An Angel:

  • Donate your vehicle in memory of a loved one to Hope For Bereaved. [more...]

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