FRIENDS WAY (Families Reaching Into Each New Day, Inc.), a nonprofit 501�(3) agency, is a haven for healing and hope. We are committed to helping children ages 3-19 and their families mourn a loved one in a safe, supportive, nurturing and educational environment. FRIENDS WAY was founded in 1999 in the belief that every child, teenager and adult deserves the opportunity to grieve. FRIENDS WAY is a place to be with others who have had similar experiences with loss. We offer evening age appropriate peer support groups for children and teens grieving a meaningful death loss. Simultaneous peer-support groups for parents and other adult caregivers are also provided. All FRIENDS WAY groups are facilitated by trained adult volunteers and coordinated and supervised by FRIENDS WAY staff members.

Because the death of a parent or sibling not only leaves a family emotionally overwhelmed, but financially devastated as well, we do not charge families for our services. While grief is a very real and serious emotional pain, it is not recognized as a clinical diagnosis and therefore is not reimbursable by insurance. Therefore, we rely solely on grants, our own fundraising activities, and contributions from our families and the community.

You, too, can contribute to FRIENDS WAY by purchasing a remembrance brick for our Memory Garden. We hope to create a beautiful, peaceful place outdoors where our families can spend time to remember their loved ones. Bricks will sell for a minimum donation of $50.00 each. The 4x8 brick will have space for three lines, eighteen characters per line. Please help us to create something wonderful by remembering your loved ones and supporting FRIENDS WAY. Thank you.