HALos, Inc. (Help After Loss), a grassroots not-for-profit grief resource and referral organization was founded in 2000 through the cooperative efforts of several bereaved parents. HALos' became incorporated in February 2001 and obtained its 501 (c) (3) status in July 2003.
HALos mission and services initially targeted immediate crisis intervention, information and referrals for families experiencing the imminent or actual death of their child. In 2004, HALos Board of Directors recognized the need to expand its definition of "loss" to include loss caused by a variety of traumatic events affecting children and their families such as a change in life style caused by a divorce, move or change in custody arrangements, addiction, incarceration, life threatening illness or death.
Following this decision HALos' mission and ultimate goal was expanded to include various types of traumatic events experienced by children and their families. HALos' Mission is to assist children and their families experiencing crisis or loss to reclaim balance in their lives. HALos' ultimate goal is to improve community and family awareness of loss and how loss affects children and their family relationships, their success in school, and how to help children rebuild self-esteem and resiliency. Project HUGS (Help Understand Grief Situations) was created as a means to accomplish this goal, in 2004.
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