Bereaved Parents of the USA, Southern Maine Chapter

Aid and support those who are suffering the loss of a child, brother, sister or grandchild regardless of race, creed or financial status. Educate families about the grief process in all its complexities pertaining to the death of a child at any age and from any cause. Help organize new chapters of BP/USA that may offer assistance to their local bereaved families. Hold monthly chapter meetings wher

e sharing, support and encouragement can be provided. Maintain lending libraries at chapter meetings with helpful books on grief and rebuilding one’s life. Provide a National Newsletter and individual chapter newsletters to aid with grief work. Provide an Annual Gathering where helpful speakers, workshops, sharing sessions and much more will be provided. Inform and educate professionals, friends, employers, co-workers, clergy and others on the nature and duration of parental, sibling and grandparent grief. We are the parents whose children have died. We are the grandparents who have buried grandchildren. We are the siblings whose brothers and sisters no longer walk with us through life. We come together as Bereaved Parents of the USA to provide a haven where all bereaved families can meet and share out long and arduous grief journeys.