About Us
Our staff & volunteers
Our staff & volunteers
Our staff & volunteers
M.A.R.C.S Friend’s core is made up of Parents who experienced loss, passionate community members and citizens who want to help make a difference in the life of others.
Our history
Our staff & volunteers
Our staff & volunteers
Marc’s Friends was established in 2018 after the death of my son but came to vision in 2020. After being a lifelong resident of Newburgh, I took a chance and moved to Virginia in 2017 to provide a different environment for my children. Being a single mother of 4 children you do what you think is best for them. Never in a million years wou
Marc’s Friends was established in 2018 after the death of my son but came to vision in 2020. After being a lifelong resident of Newburgh, I took a chance and moved to Virginia in 2017 to provide a different environment for my children. Being a single mother of 4 children you do what you think is best for them. Never in a million years would I have imagined that the place I wanted to be a haven ended up being my hell.
My son was murdered at the hands of children in 2018. After my son’s death, I had nowhere to turn and neither did my children. No one could fully understand my grief or that of the siblings my son had left behind. I searched through different outlets and each helped a little, but what I was really seeking I had to create. I did not want to be just another victim I wanted to share my story, my children’s story with others, because through grief comes gratitude. I was grateful to all the people that reached out, told me their stories and I shared mine, that is how my healing could begin.
Marc’s Friend’s is a support group for mother’s and care takers who have lost their child(ren) to violence or tragedy, as well as a mentorship program to at risk youth. I provide a safe space to express whatever is on their mind and also provide coping strategies to help regain control over their lives.
I am honored that I have been given this opportunity to give back to my community that I love so much. It is my life’s mission to ensure that no one who is hurting from a violent or tragic loss every feels alone or a child that is on the fence does not see a helping hand.
Our mission
Our staff & volunteers
Our mission
Our mission Is to make sure no mother(caregiver) that is suffering from violent or tragic loss is alone and that any child that is at risk doesn’t see a helping hand.
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