Children’s Grieving Program

About children’s grieving program:

• For children and/or young adults of a deceased Illinois Master Mason father/guardian and/or their spouse

• Provides memory boxes containing grief support storybook, seed packet, and education material to each child and/or young adult

• Memory box provides a hands-on activity to facilitate the ongoing grieving process and addresses fear of forgetting the deceased

• Case manager will provide resources and check in monthly

Requirements:

• Child and/or young adult must be 21 years of age or younger

• Must be a child and/or young adult of a deceased Illinois Master Mason father/guardian and/or their spouse

• The surviving relative/parent/guardian must provide mailing address and the ages of children and/or young adults to receive memory box

Lodge’s role:

• Refer children and/or young adults of a deceased Illinois Master Mason father/guardian and/or their spouse to IMCAP

• Complete the referral form below and email it to imcap@ilmason.org

What to expect:

• IMCAP will contact surviving relative/parent/guardian to gather more information about child and/or guardian and their needs

• Grief related resources will be provided to surviving relative/parent/guardian, as needed

• IMCAP will prepare the memory box containing grief support storybook, seed packet, and educational material for each child and/or young adult

• Memory box material will be tailored to child and/or young adult’s age

• IMCAP will ship the box with contents to each child and/or young adult

• Case manager will communicate with family each month to assess needs

• If financial assistance is needed, transfer family to appropriate IMCAP program from further assistance