Service Name: EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING

Organization Name: JACOB'S HEART CHILDREN'S CANCER SUPPORT SERVICES

• Description: Expressive Therapies
  Support Groups
  Teen Group
  
  Grief Support for Loss of Child
  • Financial assistance to help with funeral or memorial expenses and practical support to help with daily challenges
  • Help and support with planning remembrances, memorial services, legacy traditions and celebrations of life
  • Compassionate connections during the holidays - candle lighting, celebrations, sharing during the holidays.
  • Eight-week thematic support groups in both Spanish and English in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties
  • Monthly drop-in groups (you don't need to sign up, just show up)
  • Bereaved teen support - outings, groups, and connections
  • Art and play therapy for grieving children
  • Peer mentorship - matching parents, grandparents and siblings with others who have been there, those who understand...the only ones who really understand
  • Referrals to additional resources
  Emotional Support
  • Hospital and home visits to offer support and comfort
  • Life-skills training for adolescents
• Email: adriana@jacobsheart.org
• Phone(s): (831) 724-9100
• Hours: Mon 9am - 5pm; Tue 9am - 5pm; Wed 9am - 5pm; Thu 9am - 5pm; Fri 9am - 5pm;
• Eligibility: Family with a child (age 18 or under) diagnosed with cancer
• Requirements: Referral
• Areas Served:
  • San Benito United States
  • Santa Cruz United States
  • Monterey United States
• Categories:
  • Youth/Student Support Groups
  • Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
  • Bereaved Parent Support Groups
  • Parent Support Groups
  • Families of Inmates Support Groups
  • Therapy Referrals
  • Art Therapy
• Contacts:
  • Adriana Jerez Moody, M.A., Director of Family Services, adriana@jacobsheart.org