Ele’s Place archive summary
Original source: WEMU · December 23, 2024 · Ann Arbor
Two days before Christmas and Hanukkah in 2024, WEMU’s David Fair asked Kate Powers what the season can feel like for a child after someone dies. Powers, then the Ann Arbor branch director, spoke about the attention families often receive right after a death and how that attention can fade well before the next holiday arrives.
The conversation went beyond a family’s first holiday. A familiar gathering can bring memories back in later years, too. Powers traced the beginnings of Ele’s Place to a family trying to find support for their surviving children and described the role peers can play when a child feels alone.
A month earlier, a Lansing interview approached the holidays through the image of an empty chair. Read Children’s Grief Awareness Day in Lansing.