"Childs has teamed up with her longtime collaborator, Sue Cronin, who formerly worked as a program director for the center, to launch Footsteps Forward, a nonprofit organization. The goal is to fill the considerable gap left behind by the closure of the Centre for Living with Dying, which helped roughly 1.5 million people navigate grief and trauma over its 50-year run, according to Childs."
"Cronin, who will lead Footsteps Forward, said they plan to launch in three to four months. Once the nonprofit is up and running, it will offer grief counseling, crisis response services and various training programs intended for first responders and the general public, Cronin said. "Whether someone just experienced horrific loss and they're in survival mode, or if they're on their healing journey and they're ready to thrive and take classes, we will stand beside them," Cronin told San José Spotlight."
A longstanding South Bay grief counseling program closed in December after losing funding. Janet Childs and Sue Cronin founded Footsteps Forward to replace services formerly provided by the Centre for Living with Dying. The Centre served roughly 1.5 million people over 50 years and operated under the Bill Wilson Center for the past 20 years. The closure followed loss of a major grant covering grief services operations, and the Bill Wilson Center confirmed the program closed but declined further comment. Footsteps Forward plans to launch in three to four months and will offer grief counseling, crisis response, and training for first responders and the public.
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