Kate's Club Supports Kids Dealing with Loss
After losing her mother to cancer at a young age, Kate Atwood knew she had to reach out to kids in similar situations.
Kate Atwood was determined to go on with being a kid after her mother passed away from cancer when Atwood was 12, so she decided to throw herself into sports.
While Atwood said she was always active as a child, she surrounded herself with as many clubs and friends as possible to fill the void that had emotionally rocked her.
After volunteering with a camp for children going through a similar loss she had, Atwood decided to create her own organization, Kate's Club, a non-profit group which uses buddy volunteers to offer a positive attitude and emotional support to children who had lost a parent.
"Kids need social support, as well as emotional support," Atwood explained. "Grief isn't always visible, a lot of people are surprised by the number of children who have lost a parent."
Atwood also recently released a book dedicated to helping parents empower their children after they've been struck with the loss of a loved one.
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