The population of South Miami-Dade largely comprises new immigrants from multiracial and multicultural backgrounds, who have been culturally and socially uprooted. Consequently, the experience of death and grief can be very complicated, especially if an individual is isolated from the traditional cultural and social support systems of the homeland. The Congregational Health Alliance Ministry Program (CHAMP), a faith-health partnership between Baptist Health Systems of South Florida and area congregations of all faiths, will establish a network of bereavement support groups, led by volunteer facilitators and located in faith-based communities. The volunteer facilitators of the bereavement support groups will be trained in an interactive, culturally sensitive program, led by professional grief counselors and educators.

Dale Young, project coordinator

Miami, FL  |  $74,870