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Page 5 — Program / Project Description <br />(b) Programs: <br />Duke Hospice Bereavement Services has a vibrant and active children's bereavement program <br />which emphasizes the importance of recognizing the developmental consequences of death and <br />grief during the early years. We have developed a workshop which targeted all school personnel <br />who may have contact with children. The goal of this workshop was to provide education and <br />resources to assist school personnel to better understand the impact of grief and loss on the <br />cognitive, physical and emotional well -being of children. The Bereavement Center is located in <br />Hillsborough and serves as a primary resource for grief support and education for both the <br />Chapel Hill /Carrboro and Orange County School system. We receive regular calls from school <br />personnel in both districts requesting support, resources, education and intervention for the <br />children in their districts. <br />(c) Town/county priority: Protect and Provide for a safe community <br />(d) Population to be served. <br />Duke Hospice Bereavement Services has been a leader in providing grief support and education <br />in the Triangle Area and has partnered with local school systems to address the needs of grieving <br />students in the school setting. For over 15 years we have consulted with and responded to <br />requests for support in the local school systems and in the communities we serve. <br />(e) Who specifically will carry out? <br />The Bereavement Center staff consisting of 2.6 full time staff will provide the services indicated. <br />The staff provides training to student interns who will also be available on a limited basis to <br />provide these services. The primary location will be the Unicorn Bereavement Center located in <br />Hillsborough. Additional sites will include any school in the districts serving student in Orange <br />County as well as administrative offices of those districts and other gathering places which will <br />accommodate the provision of services requested. <br />(f) Describe period: <br />Camp ReLEAF is an annual event and is next scheduled for April 29, 30 & May 1, 2016. It will <br />be held at Camp New Hope. This schedule is followed as closely as possible each year after <br />adjusting for holidays or religious events which may interfere with those periods of time. <br />School based grief support groups are located at the requesting school site and will run for a total <br />of 6 weeks. The frequency will be determined by the number of requests received. <br />