Grief & Loss
Welcome to the A2A Grief & Loss Advocacy Resource Center (ARC), an outreach project of the nonprofit Adversity 2 Advocacy Alliance, aiming to help individuals impacted by grief & loss step into grief & loss advocacy.
We hope you’ll be inspired by our A2A Advocates impacted by grief & loss, and we invite you to listen to our A2A Spotlight features and A2A 1-on-1 interviews sharing powerful stories of how individuals impacted by grief & loss are turning adversity into advocacy.
While you’re here, we hope you’ll join our Grief & Loss Messages of Hope campaign. Give hope. Get hope. All in 30 seconds. And if you’re interested in sharing YOUR story with the help of one of our professional journalists, let us know!
Oh, and please be sure to add your name to our Wall of Allies, so you can show your support for our advocates. If you’d like, we’ll also send you our free monthly e-newsletter.
Meet our A2A Advocates
Brad Bulla
Brad Bulla Adversity: Son died in a drunk driving accident where he was the passenger Educates others about drunk driving and advocates for violent crime victims "By sharing my story, perhaps I can make a statistic come to life and touch someone’s heart. If...
Vic Ojakian
Vic Ojakian Adversity: Loss of son to suicide Advocacy: Suicide prevention and mental health awareness activist "I love and miss my son, Adam. I channel those emotions and feelings into a determination to help others seek solutions other than killing...
Holly Wright
Holly Wright Adversity: Lost her daughter to pediatric brain cancer Advocacy: Established a foundation to financially support families nationwide who are caring for children with brain cancer "Since my daughter's passing, I have found healing in helping...
April Rovero
April Rovero Adversity: Lost a child to prescription drug use Advocacy: Founded a nonprofit to raise awareness of recreational prescription drug use "Every parent who has lost a child worries that, as time goes on, they will be forgotten and they want...
Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg
Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg Adversity: Lost his young daughter to Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Advocacy: Founded Kids Kicking Cancer to teach cancer-stricken children the healing themes of martial arts "When people have a sense of purpose, they have control,...
Denis Asselin
Denis Asselin Adversity: Lost Son, Nathaniel, who battled severe Body Dysmorphic Disorder Advocacy: Walked more than 500 miles, raising awareness about BDD "I felt as if walking was a way of pushing out the energy in a positive way – using the power of...
A2A Spotlight Features
Spotlight – Nora McInerny Purmort
A2A Spotlight feature on Nora McInerny Purmort, as heard on KCBS and other CBS Radio News affiliates A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell spotlights author Nora McInerny Purmort and her efforts to help people battling adversity tell their stories. To learn more about...
A2A Spotlight – Brad Bulla
A2A feature on Brad Bulla as heard on KCBS Radio: A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell profiles bluegrass musician Brad Bulla and his efforts to raise awareness of the consequences of drunk and drugged driving. To learn more about Brad Bulla's advocacy, please visit...
Spotlight: Taryn Davis
A2A feature on Taryn Davis as heard on KCBS Radio: A2A Spotlight: A2A founder Jeff Bell talks with Taryn Davis, founder of the nonprofit American Widow Project about loss, resilience, and redefining what it means to be a military widow. To learn more about The...
A2A Spotlight: Lennon Flowers
A2A feature on Lennon Flowers as heard on KCBS Radio: A2A Spotlight: A2A Alliance founder Jeff Bell speaks with The Dinner Party co-founder Lennon Flowers about her unique advocacy on behalf of young men and women who have suffered loss. To learn more about The...
A2A Spotlight: The Wright Family
A2A feature on The Wright Family as heard on KCBS Radio: A2A Spotlight: A2A Founder Jeff Bell speaks with Holly Wright about the loss of her young daughter to brain cancer and the foundation that her family founded to help support other families who are caring...