Impact Stories
We Are All Connected
It is our nature to seek connection, finding the common threads that weave us together as a community. Our clients, donors, volunteers, community partners, and staff are the heart and soul of Judi’s House. These connections inspire us to continue finding new ways to support bereaved children and their families.
We Are All Connected: Fall Intern Class of 2023
October 26, 2023
As part of our commitment to our vision that no child should grieve alone, Judi’s House/JAG Institute is committed to strengthening the workforce by educating graduate students and early career professionals through our intensive clinical training grounded in grief-specific, research-based, therapeutic best practices. Since starting our internship programs over a decade ago, Judi’s House/JAG Institute… Read More
We Are All Connected: Ashley Shepherd and Gracie Ramirez
September 27, 2023
Meet our Grief Care Coordinators Graciela Ramirez and Ashley Shepherd, MSW, SWC. Read More
We Are All Connected: PGT Staff Spotlights
July 26, 2023
Meet three of our Post-graduate Trainees, Rachel Cheatle, LPCC, Matthew Marquardt, MA, and Lindsey Gilbert, MSW, SWC. Read More
Childhood Bereavement Changemaker Case Study: Growing Through Grief
July 14, 2023
Learn more about how the Childhood Bereavement Changemaker initiative is helping Growing Through Grief strengthen stakeholder relationships, improve their evaluation capacity, and create a sustainable evaluation process…. Read More
We Are All Connected: PGT Staff Spotlights
June 28, 2023
This month, we are proud to highlight two of our Post-graduate Trainees: Carolyn Bolling and Chelsea Ernst. Read More
Pride Month Resource: The Center on Colfax
June 28, 2023
Sandra Zapata on giving the LGBTQIA+ community a safe space to grieve and how found families provide connection and healing. Read More
Pride Month Resource: One Colorado
June 23, 2023
in honor of Pride, Judi’s House/ JAG Institute spoke with Alex Floyd on the strength of the LGBTQIA+ community and how to support grieving folx within the community. Read More
Pride Month Resource: Queer Asterisk
June 16, 2023
In celebration of Pride Month, we spoke with RP Whitmore-Bard, the Admissions and Communications Director of Queer Asterisk, on the powerful healing force of love and care within the LGBTQIA+ community available to those grieving a loss.
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Pride Month Resource: Transgender Center of the Rockies
June 9, 2023
April Owen, Director of Integrated Health at Mile High Behavioral Healthcare, spoke with us about how grief for transgender and nonbinary people can take on added complexity due to disenfranchisement, discrimination, and trauma. Read on for more insights about the process of ensuring that LGBTQIA+ youth are seen and heard throughout their grief journeys and empowered to live their most authentic lives. Read More
Meet the Changemaker: Dougy Center
May 24, 2023
A member of our first cohort of Childhood Bereavement Changemaker (CBC) organizations, the Dougy Center creates life-changing impact for children and families grieving a death loss in Portland, OR. Founded in 1982, Dougy Center was one of the first organizations to provide bereavement support groups for children and continues to provide a safe space where people can connect, heal, and navigate their grief more than forty years on. Read More
