Friday, November 16, 2012
The center for coping with loss offers free, year-round peer support groups.
Luminaries lit the way to a brighter future as Imagine a Center for Coping with Loss hosted its first "I Remember" event held Thursday, Nov. 15. The evening of hospitality, healing and hope drew a large crowd yet each guest had the opportunity to take a moment to remember a loved one who has passed away while sharing the fellowship of others on the same journey. "Grief is universal," said Connie Palmer, LCSW, clinical and training director at the center which opened in May and offers free, year-round peer support groups for children age 3 and up, and for adults of all ages. The center serves people coping with loss due to death and, in 2013, will begin support programs for children, families and individuals coping with terminal and chronic…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
The evening is open to community members of all ages.
At Tuesday evening's meeting of the Westfield Town Council, Mary Robinson, executive director of Imagine, presented plans to host a Night of Remembrance from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 15. Imagine offers year-round grief support to children, teens and adults coping with loss due to death. The event will coincide with New Jersey Children's Grief Awareness Day. Robinson said the evening, which is open to everyone in the community, will consist of an art project, a remembrance service and refreshments. "We're going to come together to remember the people in our lives who have died whom we've loved and celebrate their lives and also to promote resilience and healing of the people who are grieving," she said. Robinson also asked for…
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Imagine, A Center For Coping With Loss opened at the First United Methodist Church in Westfield on Monday, May 7.
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Imagine, A Center for Coping With Loss, celebrates its ribbon cutting on Sunday, May 6 ahead of its May 7th opening. The non-profit provides free year-round peer support groups for children age 3-18 who have had a parent or sibling die with concurrent groups for parents and guardians throughout Union County. Front row l-r:Wendi Rothstein, Imagine Advisory Council; Maria Vitale, Chair First United Methodist Church Board of Trustees; Susan Iliff, church member and Imagine Advisory Council; Meg Glasser, Imagine Facilitator; Kurt Schock of Summit, friend of Imagine; Stacy Weinman, Imagine Board Member; David Klein, Imagine Board Member; Maryann Gingrich, Imagine volunteer; Mary Ruotolo, Imagine Program Director. Back row l-r:Brent Beeme, …
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The executive director of Imagine, a Center for Coping With Loss, believes all who grieve are on a journey but they shouldn't have to walk alone.
Mary Robinson imagines a world in which grief, loss and trauma are transformed into resiliency, empathy and compassion. She envisions children who have suffered significant sadness growing up emotionally healthy and leading meaningful and productive lives. Robinson, no stranger to grief, is living proof that out of sorrow can come hope and healing. The executive director of Imagine, A Center for Coping With Loss, slated to open in Westfield on Monday, May 7, lost her father at 14. During open houses for the non-profit organization, Robinson describes the center's mission and, with soul-baring honesty, recounts how losing their dad left an indelible mark on both her and her brother. "One man came on a tour and heard me share my story of …
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Friday, February 17, 2012
The center for coping with loss has named its board of trustees.
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Friday, February 17, 2012
In a press release, Mary Robinson, executive director of Imagine A Center for Coping With Loss, outlined the center's mission and future goals: "Imagine is a new year-round grief support center for children, teens, parents and adults opening in Westfield this spring. The mission of Imagine is to support all those coping with loss and to foster resilience and emotional well-being for all those who grieve. Founded by Mary Robinson, MA, CT, who is also the Founder of Good Grief in Morristown, with startup funding from The Thomas Glasser Foundation, Imagine will serve youth age 3-18 who are coping with loss due to the death of a parent or sibling. Parents and guardians participate in concurrent support groups. In 2013 Imagine will expand to …
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