LifeShare Foundation provides support to families of organ and tissue donors

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The LifeShare Foundation has launched a first-of-its-kind grief support program for organ and tissue donor families in the state of Oklahoma.

The LifeShare Foundation is a philanthropic organization that supports the activities and initiatives of the LifeShare Network to save more lives through donations.

This new grief support program, funded by Chickasaw Foundation, will partner with The Alliance of Mental Health Providers of Oklahoma (The Alliance) to offer counseling sessions to grieving families.

Prior to the launch of this program, LifeShare offered grief materials and resources to families to walk them through their loss.

The grief of losing a loved one can be overwhelming to many families, and this partnership with The Alliance will allow LifeShare to refer donor families to receive help beyond what LifeShare is able to offer. Once an individual or donor family is enrolled in the program, they will receive counseling sessions from a licensed counselor.

Along with grief support, The Alliance will facilitate help with education, finances, employment, food, housing, transportation assistance, case management, medications and more to support the families.

"The grief process is difficult for many donor families who often struggle with the unexpected, traumatic loss of a loved one," said LifeShare Network Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Orlowski. "The Foundation is looking forward to being able to support the families of heroic donors with individualized support that only a licensed professional counselor can provide. We are confident families will benefit from this program."

The Grief Support Program has the potential to reach more than 100 families this year by offering dedicated, emotional support to families' heroes who made life happen for others.
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About The LifeShare Foundation

The LifeShare Foundation is an organization established to support the activities and initiatives of LifeShare Network to help save more lives through organ, eye, and tissue donation. The Foundation extends LifeShare's philanthropic outreach in the community and gives those affected by donation an outlet in their donation journey. The focus of the Foundation is awareness of donation, support of those impacted by organ donation and research in donation.