On November 19, 2020 (National Children’s Grief Awareness Day), Supporting Kidds and Children & Families First (CFF) announced their intention to re-establish Supporting Kidds as an independent non-profit organization. This effort is being undertaken to strengthen Supporting Kidds in its mission to provide a compassionate pathway to hope for grieving children and their families, and to empower the community to support them in the grieving process.  

UPDATE: We are proud to announce that on February 2, 2021 the new Supporting Kidds is now a fully independent organization. We offer our gratitude to all of the volunteers and donors who helped make this happen, as well as to CFF for working cooperatively with us to achieve this goal.

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IN THE NEWS

Delaware Community Foundation – 7/19/2021:
31 Grants Awarded in Latest Round of Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Grants

Delaware Community Foundation – 7/15/2021:
Arsht-Cannon Fund Awards $554,050 to Latino-Serving Partners Statewide

CARES ACT Funding Announcement: Supporting Kidds is pleased to announce that we have received a grant for $30,000 through the Delaware Nonprofit Support CARES ACT. This funding will allow us to expand our ability to address the needs of grieving children and families during the Covid-19 pandemic.

WDEL News – 11/23/2020:
Delaware’s Supporting Kidds gets 2nd chance at independence thanks to work from Cummings, widow of Cpl. Ballard

Delaware State News – 11/20/2020:
Nonprofit Aims to Help Grieving Families

Delaware Business Times – October 2019:
DBT40 Honoree: Louise Cummings-Lewis

Delaware Public Media June 2019:
Save Supporting Kidds & Light the Pathway to Healing event set for Constitution Yards

Delaware Online – June 2019:
Nonprofit’s grief counseling for kids will resume after state police widow rallies donors

The Philadelphia Tribune – July 2019:
Police widow rallies donors to revive grief counseling for kids