The organization that immediately came to my mind when receiving this prompt, was an organization that no one else in our class probably knows about.
In 1987, two years after my parents got married and moved away, my (maternal) Grandmother who had been battling Colon Cancer for 4 years had lost and only had a few months to live. In order to be closer to my Grandma in Louisville, my parents moved from New York City to Cincinnati. Since neither of my parents had jobs when they got here they were at a loss. Then my mom found Fernside. Fernside was a brand new nonprofit in Cincinnati; it was a center for grieving children. Not only did Fernside have a part time job for my mom, but also ended up being her own grieving center. Twenty four years later, my mom is the executive director of Fernside which has grown into a grieving center for children, parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, anyone.
Fernside is an organization that offers their services including private counseling, groups, camps, and a million other resources for free to anyone and everyone in a time when people rarely think anyone can help them. The seven women that work for my mom and the hundreds of volunteers they have each other amaze me with their courage and strength in facing some of life’s hardest questions.
Fernside does an excellent job of displaying their values, and holding onto the original mission of the organization. And I am very thankful for growing up watching Fernside become what it is today.
https://www.fernside.org/about/
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