Give time.
Volunteer, mentor, serve at an event or contribute a professional skill.
Explore volunteering →Every kind of support matters
There is more than one way to help someone through grief.
First Hour exists because people give time, provide financial support and open doors to relationships and resources. Each form of generosity makes the others more effective.
Give financially.
Support FHGR as an individual, company or foundation—or through a gift of stock.
Explore giving →Open a door.
Introduce a school, employer, church, funder or community partner to the mission.
Explore partnership →Leadership, stewardship & transparency
Trust matters when you invest in a mission.
Before giving, partnering or recommending FHGR, meet the staff and Board responsible for the work, confirm our nonprofit standing and see how First Hour approaches accountability.
The first way to help
Volunteer your presence and your strengths.
Not every volunteer needs to be a grief mentor. FHGR needs dependable people who can welcome guests, help with events, support office and outreach work, connect community partners and bring professional skills when they are needed.
You can begin by telling us what you enjoy, what you know how to do and how much time feels realistic. We will look for a useful fit together.
Tell us how you would like to helpGenerosity sustains every hour
Give in the way that fits you.
FHGR is funded through individual and corporate donations, foundation grants and proceeds from events hosted by First Hour. Every source helps keep support available and creates room to serve more people.
Individual giving
Make a one-time or recurring gift through an experience designed with the same care as the rest of FHGR.
Make a gift →Corporate giving
Sponsor a program or event, match employee gifts or invest directly in community grief support.
Discuss corporate support →Foundation grants
Connect your foundation's priorities with mentoring, youth support, education or access.
Connect with FHGR leadership →Gifts of stock
A gift of appreciated securities may offer tax advantages while advancing FHGR's mission. Please contact FHGR before initiating a transfer so the gift can be received and acknowledged correctly.
Start a stock-gift conversation →First Hour Grief Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donors should consult their tax or financial advisor about their individual circumstances.
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