ASHLAND – The Hire Family Foundation, Rocky River, Ohio has approved a grant in the amount of $14,216 to fund the construction of a new exterior terrace that will enhance programs and services offered through The Jack and Phyllis Hire Community Bereavement Center at Hospice of North Central Ohio (HNCO).
"This much-needed enhancement to the Hire Bereavement Center will provide families who have lost a loved one through death a private and uplifting place to grieve and benefit from counseling and other related therapies. The new terrace will be conveniently located in close proximity to HNCO’s extensive Memorial Gardens and Walkway," Ralph Tomassi, HNCO chief development officer, said.
Established through a grant from The Hire Family Foundation in 2020, The Jack & Phyllis Hire Community Bereavement Center is located at HNCO’s corporate headquarters at 1021 Dauch Dr. in Ashland, Ohio. The center is one of only a handful of such facilities in north central Ohio. The mission of the center is to assist the bereaved as they move through their grief process by providing a multitude of special support groups, education, lectures and training, children’s bereavement camp and individual grief support to anyone in Richland-Ashland County.
HNCO has served thousands of families with compassionate end-of-life and palliative care, bereavement programs and services since 1988. HNCO serves more than 200 patients daily in Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Morrow and Richland counties, who are living with chronic and terminal illnesses.
Additionally, free continuous bereavement services are provided for hundreds of families of hospice patients and to anyone in the community experiencing grief. HNCO also operates the What Goes ‘Round Thrift Shoppe located in downtown Mansfield. Call 800-952-2207 for more information. HNCO is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with years of experience and a community partner of United Way of Ashland and Knox County.
