Resources
The loss of a child brings challenges that can be very overwhelming.
Resources Provided By BTF
- BTF Parent Portal CLICK HERE >
This is a place where you can come to find out what is happening on the calendar for our parents including events, webinars, support meetings, gatherings and such. We hope you will find this helpful. This tab was created just for our parents and is password protected. If you need the password or if you have any questions please reach out to candi@brandontolsonfoundation.org or to pam@brandontolsonfoundation.org. - Private BTF Parent Facebook page
We extend an invitation to our families to join us on Facebook and to join this private group designed just for our families. You can join this group by invitation only by friend requesting Candi (Candice Cashmyer Tolson) as a friend on Facebook. Candi will accept your friend request and then invite you into the private group called BTF Parent Group. In this group we share our events and gatherings, and we also use this space to vent, ask questions, and to motivate and inspire one another and to share whatever other private things people need or want to share. This space is exclusive to only our BTF parents and any comments, posts, etc. will be made only by our parents. We hope you will find this space helpful. - Monthly Support Call
You are invited to join the monthly support call if it has been at least 3 months from the time you’ve lost your child. It is a zoom meeting where parents can join in and seek support in an informal fashion, where gentle advice/sharing is the basis for the therapy. The call is led by Candi Tolson, our founder and CEO of BTF and Dawn Tippett, who is a grief support therapist from Gilchrist Hospice. The subject matter is sometimes rerouted to meet our parents where they are at the time. Please when joining these calls, keep the call private as we want to ensure that our parents are able to speak freely and openly in a safe space for all. The registration for these calls is sent to all parents by email and via the parent portal. If you are registering for the call, please do so mindfully so that we can prepare for the correct number of participants. We hope you will find this helpful.
email info@brandontolsonfoundation.org - Restoring Wellness & Balance After Loss Sessions
This webinar was thoughtfully created by Candi Tolson to be of help to our parents in the area of self-care. After losing a child, our body, mind and soul require extra attention and care as we navigate all of the changes that come with that loss. This is not meant to be a therapy session, rather a webinar that is led by two very inspirational and excellent grief leaders and life coaches, Dr. Beth Creel and Caroline Ciocca, with tips and micro changes that can be infused into our grief journey. These ladies have been very beneficial to Candi in her own child loss journey and so she chose to share this helpful aspect with our parents. In this webinar, the cameras and audio will be turned off initially to provide respect to our facilitators followed by a chat/question/answer time. This webinar is held every other month with dates and times listed in our parent portal/calendar, on our private Facebook page and the registration link will come to you in an email. We look forward to seeing you there. - Monthly Mom gatherings
These gatherings are carefully and thoughtfully crafted by Crystal Yamber, one of our very own BTF moms, to bring the moms together in the community to connect with other grieving moms and to find comfort in the journey of healing after child loss. These gatherings change in theme and place each month and are meant to create a safe and comfortable space to lessen the burden of grief. You can find these gatherings in the parent portal, on the private Facebook page and in your monthly emails.
Coordinator, Crystal Yamber Email: btfmoms@brandontolsonfoundation.org - Monthly Dad gatherings
These gatherings are carefully crafted by one of our very own BTF dads, Tom Winkler, to bring our grieving dads together in a way that promotes healing and connection. They occur at different dates and times to be announced in the parent portal, on the private Facebook page and in your monthly emails.
Coordinator, Tom Winkler Email: btfdads@brandontolsonfoundation.org - Annual Parent & Board dinner in June
Once a year we like to dedicate this evening to bringing our parents and board members together so that each can meet in person and create connection amongst the two. Our board members are dedicated to and invest many hours in making sure our parents have as many resources as needed to walk the journey of child loss. Many of our parents may have already spoken to or seen the board members but have not had a chance to put a face with the name or voice. It’s kind of a behind the scenes peak. We hope you will find this to be an enjoyable experience. This event is often held in June and is announced by email and also noted in our parent portal. - Annual Un-Holiday party in December
Once a year, usually in December, we gather our parents together for an evening of fellowship where we acknowledge the difficulty of the holidays after having lost a child. We like to take this time to connect as this time of year is particularly hard. These dates are announced by email and also in our parent portal. We look forward to seeing you at these gatherings. - Like-Hearted Funding CLICK HERE >
Other Resources
Services & professionals as resources to our families: