3 A Bereavement Foundation (3ABF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1997 with a mission to enable low-income bereaved families to secure services to comprehensively address their bereavement needs.
3ABF occupies a unique position in the Houston Metropolitan Area as the only nonprofit organization with a sole purpose to provide comprehensive bereavement services to economically disadvantaged families. All services are rendered without regard to ethnic, social, religious or cultural background.
Impact In The Community:
Since
inception in 1997 to 2024, 3ABF has:
· Assisted
15,951 families with comprehensive bereavement services.
· 4477
bereaved families received consultations and referrals assistance.
· 12,826
bereaved families received bereavement services (consultations, counseling,
referrals and/or care-team support).
· 1476
bereaved families received a total over $557,175 in emergency financial
donations for funeral, burial and/or cremation expenses.
· Assisted
bereaved families in receiving over $2.97 Million from other supporters
(approximately 98% from Crime Victims Compensation Funds and 2% from FEMA for
2005 Hurricane Victims).
· Provided
over 1605 hours of group and/or individual counseling services.
· Families
are comforted in knowing 3ABF’s counseling services are available to them up to
12 months following the death of their loved one.
· Families
of crime victims are spared the additional motional anguish of attempting to
access crime victims funding within a bureaucratic system without guidance.
We want bereaved families to thrive and not just
survive the death of their loved ones.
