Kates Club Inc

EMPOWERS CHILDREN AND TEENS FACING LIFE AFTER DEATH OF PARENT, SIBLING OR CAREGIVER.

SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAMS PROVIDE THERAPEUTIC AND RECREATIONAL SUPPORT TO GRIEVING CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN METRO ATLANTA. THE CHILDREN WE SERVE ARE CALLED MEMBERS AND THEY PARTICIPATE IN DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE ACTIVITIES LED BY LICENSED THERAPISTS, ARTISTS, AND TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. THESE PROGRAMS TAKE PLACE AT OUR CLUBHOUSE LOCATION AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE CLUBHOUSE SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, FAMILY NIGHTS, HOLIDAY H.U.G.S, NEW MEMBER ORIENTATIONS, AND PARK BENCH. ON MARCH 13, 2021 KATE'S CLUB REOPENED ITS DOORS WITH IN-PERSON OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING WHILE MAINTAINING VIRTURAL PROGRAMMING AS WELL. THIS HYBRID PROGRAMMING MODEL CONTINUED THROUGH THE YEAR.CLUBHOUSE SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS ARE TYPICALLY 6-HOUR PROGRAM DAYS THAT OFFER SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES FACILITATED BY BUDDY VOLUNTEERS AND PROFESSIONALS WITH EXPERTISE IN ART, MUSIC AND RECREATION THERAPY. IN MARCH 2021, THE CLUBHOUSE REOPENED WITH SMALL STATIC GROUP IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING WHILE MAINTAINGING ONLINE PROGRAMMING AS WELL. THIS HYBRID MODEL CONTINUED THROUGH 2021 WITH IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING RETURNING TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS BY YEAR END. TOTAL PROGRAM ATTENDANCE WAS 475 UNIQUE CLUBHOUSE MEMBERS. THE HOLIDAY H.U.G.S. (HEALING, UNDERSTANDING, GIVING AND SUPPORT) PROGRAM GIVES FAMILIES SOME EXTRA SUPPORT AROUND SIBLING'S, MOTHER'S, FATHER'S DAY AND THE WINTER HOLIDAYS. KATE'S CLUB UNDERSTANDS THAT THE HOLIDAYS CAN BE A DIFFICULT TIME FOR THEIR FAMILIES AND THESE FOUR PROGRAMS WERE HELD IN-PERSON AND OUTDOORS IN APRIL, MAY, JUNE, AND DECEMBER OF 2021 WITH FULL ATTENDANCE.296 NEW MEMBERS JOINED KATE'S CLUB IN 2021. EACH MEMBER AND SURVIVING PARENT OR CAREGIVER COMPLETED THE NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION, AND NEW MEMBERS 8 YEARS OLD AND UP COMPLETED A BEREAVEMENT NEEDS ASSESSMENT. PARK BENCH IS A SUPPORT AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS OF KATE'S CLUB MEMBERS. THESE PROGRAMS WERE HELD BOTH VIRTURALLY AND IN-PERSON IN 2021, AND A TOTAL OF 272 PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN EITHER PARK BENCH OR ANOTHER PROGRAM. MEMORY WALK WAS HELD AT FOUR PARKS THROUGHOUT METRO ATLANTA IN 2021.OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES ARE INCURRED IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS AND THE OPERATION OF PROGRAM ACTIVITIES. IN 2021, KATE'S CLUB HAD 250 UNIQUE VOLUNTEERS AND 10 CORPORATE VOLUNTEER GROUPS.

KC CONNECTS IS OUR OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY INITIATIVE THAT TAKES BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT OUTSIDE OF OUR CLUBHOUSE WALLS AND INTO OUR COMMUNITY. KC CONNECTS PROGRAMMING IS STRUCTURED SO THAT GRIEVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE GRIEF SUPPORT REGARDLESS OF ANY BARRIERS THAT WOULD PROHIBIT THEM FROM GETTING TO OUR CLUBHOUSE. WE PROVIDE GRIEF TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS, ONE-TIME GRIEF EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR STUDENTS, CRISIS RESPONSE FOR SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS, AND IN-SCHOOL GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS. IN SPRING OF 2021, KC CONNECTS OFFERED VIRTURAL PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS AND RESTARTED IN-PERSON GROUPS. IN TOTAL, KATE'S CLUB TRAINED 1,214 PROFESSIONALS IN 2021 AND SUPPORTED 186 STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED GRIEF GROUPS.

CAMP GOOD MOURNING TAKES PLACE TWICE A YEAR AND BRINGS KATE'S CLUB MEMBERS TOGETHER FOR TRADITIONAL CAMP ACTIVITIES LIKE SWIMMING, ROCK CLIMBING, PADDLE BOATING, AND ARCHERY IN CONJUNCTION WITH GRIEF SUPPORT ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE CAMPERS TO SHARE THEIR LOSS AND LEARN COPING STRATEGIES. CAMP GOOD MOURNING IS OPEN TO ALL MEMBERS, NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THEY HAVE COME TO CAMP, BY DESIGN, TO CREATE A MIX OF MEMBER'S TYPE OF LOSS AND TIME SINCE THEIR LOVED ONE DIED. DUE TO COVID-19, APRIL'S CAMP GOOD MOURNING WAS HELD VIRTURALLY. WITH SAFETY PROTOCOLS IN PLACE, CAMP GOOD MOURNING WAS HELD IN-PERSON AT CAMP TWIN LAKES IN AUGUST.