The New Song Center - Center for Grieving Children and Those Who Love Them

New Song Center is the premiere resource in the Phoenix Metropolitan area for ongoing grief support for children and youth, ages 4 to 17, and their caregivers, who have experienced the death of someone they love. New Song Center also offers grief support programs specializing in the needs of grieving young adults ages 18 to 26 and ages 3 to 5. Children attend our program with their parents or custodial caregiver. The adult groups run concurrently with the children's groups.

Because a child's response to death is different from an adult's, New Song Center focuses on the unique needs of children, youth, young adults and families in grief. While we are assisting the children, who we consider our primary client, we also provide grief support for their adult caregiver.

Children are grouped by age to work through their grief using art, play, music, puppetry, journaling and discussion, while adults in concurrent groups learn how to support and parent their grieving children, as well as help themselves. By talking together and sharing concerns and fears, the adults begin to deal with their own issues of grief and loss. Whenever possible, families are placed into groups with others who have had similar experiences. Groups meet twice a month and are facilitated by trained and dedicated volunteers under staff supervision.

New Song Center is supported through the dedication of over 100 volunteers, the charitable donations of individuals, companies, foundations and special events.

• Confidential support groups for grieving children:
  • Evening Family Support Programs: Families with children ages 4 to 17
  • Young Adult Program: Young adults ages 18 - 26
  • School Based Program
• Referrals to other community agencies and support services
• Multiple Valley Locations (this connects to a page with our locations and address/phone, email etc)
• Child-specific grief training
• Education for caregivers, mental health professionals, clergy, and the community at large

New Song is a volunteer based organization where your desire to serve is matched by our willingness to train you appropriately for your task.

• Become a support group Facilitator
• Join our speakers bureau
• Help raise funds
• Offer administrative assistance
• Provide training support
• Plan special events
• Become a patron
• Become a member of our Board of Directors

Community support makes New Song possible. Individual donations, as well as gifts from foundations, organizations, businesses, churches, synagogues, and special fund-raising events enable New Song to provide quality services to a significant, yet unrecognized population.

If you already contribute to United Way, you can designate New Song. Ask your employer to support your interest with matching funds. Sponsorship of specific activities and trusts/estate planning can also be arranged.