Monterey, CA New Non-Profit Arms Of Angels Here To Help You Through The Grieving Process

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I was happy to read about the good work being done by a brand new non-profit called Arms of Angels here on the Peninsula which is doing grief counseling for families which have lost a loved one.  This is an extremely difficult time and some people don't know how to reach out for help.  The VNA Hospice has a group that meets weekly in Monterey and Salinas, but the program Arms of Angels is rolling out is targeted at families more than individuals.  Executive Director Leigh Fitz is committed to providing a six week program that offers family members the opportunity to share their feelings.  "What we do that's different from what's offered by other agencies is we offer what we call whole family counseling.  We take the whole family into counseling and treat them as a unit.  Our goal is to teach them how to support each other and keep communicating, or how to start communicating if they weren't doing that before," she said.  She's receiving referrals from Hospice agencies, Griefbusters and high school counselors.  For more information call (831) 52-3672 or go to http://armsofangels.org.  The Clients of Arms of Angels don't pay any fees at all.  They have held two fundraisers this year and raised all of the funds they needed to keep the programs going.  Good for them, it's extremely difficult to raise money in this environment.  If you would like to support our mission, we are currently doing a fundraising campaign.  I am proud that we were chosen by Monterey County Weekly as one of the charities highlighted in their annual Monterey County Gives program.  If you can afford to give, please donate via the below web site as there are matching funds available via this great program.  The way it works is, there is $100,000 in matching funds and it will be divided pro-rata amongst the participating organizations based on how much they raise.  So please help us stay in the top ten fundraisers by clicking here.

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