To raise awareness about the needs of children and teens grieving a death and provide education and resources to anyone who wants to support them.
The Community Expansion Grant, administered by the New York Life Foundation in partnership with the National Alliance for Children's Grief, seeks to enhance childhood bereavement services. It has four primary goals: increase access to bereavement support services in local communities, particularly those that are diverse and marginalized; enhance the capacity of organizations providing bereavement support services; expand bereavement support services to meet unmet needs; and supply communities dealing with grief and loss with tangible resources. The grant program offers two different funding opportunities: one providing $100,000 over two years (with grants of $50,000 per year) for organizations with a minimum budget of $250,000 annually, and another offering $50,000 over two years (with grants of $25,000 per year) for organizations with a minimum annual budget of $125,000.