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What services do you provide?Financial assistance (when able), counseling referrals, and peer support.
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How can I request your assistance?Please give us a call at (734) 719-0018 so we can chat or send us an email @ kimmyzkidz@yahoo.com
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Who do you provide services for?Our mission is to help children who have suffered the loss of a parent or caregiver. On occasion we also offer services to those that do not fall into that mission on a case by case determination. Please contact us for more information!
Tragedy
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An estimated 3.5% of children under age 18 (approximately 2.5 million) in the United States have experienced the death of their parent​!
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An early loss of parents usually increases the probability of inadequate child care​ and worsens the family’s economic status​​.
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Children who experience parental loss are at a higher risk for many negative outcomes, including mental issues (e.g., depression, anxiety, somatic complaints, post-traumatic stress symptoms), shorter schooling, less academic success, lower self-esteem​​, and more sexual risk behaviors​.
Given the negative long-term effects associated with parental death, it is imperative that society helps children grieve in a healthy way. However, cultural beliefs and persistent misunderstandings are often standing in the way of appropriate support for children and doing them a disservice.
Triumph
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Normalize the Grieving Process
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Use Positive Parenting
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Reduce Child Exposure to Negative Life Events
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Improve Child Coping Skills
Allow for grace. Understand that this journey must be taken one day at a time. The pain associated with the loss of a parent will likely never go away completely but the surviving parent and their children will find happiness again.