BIG BEND HOSPICE FOUNDATION (FOUNDATION) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1996 IN ORDER TO RAISE THE FUNDS NECESSARY TO BUILD THE HOSPICE HOUSE FOR BIG BEND HOSPICE (BBH), A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. THE FOUNDATION CONTINUES AS THE FUNDRAISING ARM OF BBH, RAISING FUNDS FOR PATIENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS. PROGRAMS SUPPORTED INCLUDE THE Bereavement Services PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS CARE FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS LISTEN, TEACH, AND PROVIDE STRATEGIES FOR THESE CHILDREN TO SUCCESSFULLY NAVIGATE THE GRIEVING PROCESS. MUSIC THERAPY OFFERS PRESCRIBED USE OF MUSIC BY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO ATTAIN SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC GOALS AND ENHANCE PATIENT CARE. FUNDS ARE ALSO RAISED TO SUPPORT A VARIETY OF OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING SPECIAL PATIENT NEEDS, CHAPLAINS & SPIRITUAL SUPPORT, AND OTHER PATIENT & FAMILY CARE NEEDS.
