Friends of Karen
Bereavement Support · About this organization
What you get
Emotional and practical help after your child's death, including grief resources and family outreach.
How to start
Call Friends of Karen’s Family Support team to discuss enrollment and the help you need.
The details, as published
Friends of Karen continues individualized emotional and practical support for families after a child dies, including grief resources and family outreach. Public pages do not state duration, clinical credentials, session format, or whether prior program enrollment is required.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Bereavement Support — bereavement and memorial support
Friends of Karen continues individualized emotional and practical support for families after a child dies, including grief resources and family outreach. Public pages do not state duration, clinical credentials, session format, or whether prior program enrollment is required.
Amount not published
Peer And Emotional Support
Bereavement Support — peer and emotional support
Friends of Karen continues individualized emotional and practical support for families after a child dies, including grief resources and family outreach. Public pages do not state duration, clinical credentials, session format, or whether prior program enrollment is required.
Amount not published
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. The official program scope includes U.S. children with cancer, which includes pediatric B-ALL when the stated eligibility rules are met.
Age
The program does not publish an age limit.
Treatment status
No specific treatment status is published.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
You must live in: Published Connecticut counties; Published New Jersey counties; Published New York counties and New York City.
- Eligible localities are New York City; Nassau and Suffolk; Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union; and Fairfield, Middlesex and New Haven, with 12 months' residence before diagnosis.
Where your child is treated
Treatment-location rules are not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- Eligible localities are New York City; Nassau and Suffolk; Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester; Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic and Union; and Fairfield, Middlesex and New Haven, with 12 months' residence before diagnosis.
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
- Contact the organization for current access details.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · 914-617-4057 — Use the Family Support intake number; no separate bereavement application is published.
Documents to prepare
The program does not publish a document checklist. Ask before gathering paperwork.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Call To Confirm |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Aug 24, 2026 |
Limitations and things to confirm
No additional limitations are published.
- Confirm duration, access for newly bereaved families, clinical scope, and languages.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Aug 24, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Bereavement Support · checked Aug 24, 2026
- Bereavement Support · checked Aug 24, 2026