GERARDS HOUSE

What GERARDS HOUSE does

Gerard's House is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) grief support center founded in 1997 and headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, providing free, bilingual (English/Spanish) peer grief support to children ages 3-21, adults, and families across Northern New Mexico. The organization operates 28 weekly peer grief support groups for youth and 7 weekly groups for adults, supplemented by a mobile outreach unit, individual sessions, summer camps, teen movie nights, crisis response services, and parenting-in-grief support, all delivered free of charge. Its core service portfolio spans sub-programs including Grief Connections (the foundation after-school program), Nuestra Jornada (for children in immigrant families experiencing loss from deportation or separation), Moms Sharing and Healing (Spanish-speaking mothers), Grief Support for Homeless Youth, Stepping Stones (anticipatory grief for families with terminal illness), and a Crisis Response/Postvention team deployable to schools following sudden deaths.

The delivery model is community-led and volunteer-driven: services are facilitated by trained volunteer practitioners (teachers, counselors, therapists, social workers, doctors, and alumni) supported by a small paid staff of 5 and a 27-hour facilitator training and internship pipeline. There is no proprietary technology product; service provision is relationship-intensive, in-person, and embedded into schools, Pueblos, shelters, and the Santa Fe headquarters, with geographic reach extending into the Española Valley and Indigenous Pueblo communities (Ohkay Owingeh, Santo Domingo).

The revenue model is purely donations-based and charitable: no fees are charged to clients. Funding flows from individual donors, corporate sponsors (LANB, Del Norte Credit Union, CHRISTUS St. Vincent), foundations (Santa Fe Community Foundation, Brindle, Frost, McCune, Con Alma, HESTIA Fund, Anchorum Health, A Little Hope Foundation, CHRISTUS Fund, Dorothy and Fred Hamilton Foundation, Farris Fund, Thornburg), local government (Santa Fe County), and service clubs (Rotary Club of SF, Kiwanis Foundation, St. Bede's, Church of the Holy Faith, LCFF). All services are bilingual and free, with a market position defined by being the only organization in Northern New Mexico providing this scope of free, long-term, bilingual grief support to youth and their families.

Name

GERARDS HOUSE

Legal name

Gerard's House

Website

https://gerardshouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Gerard's House is a Santa Fe-based nonprofit founded in 1997 that delivers free, bilingual peer grief support to children, teens, adults, and families across Northern New Mexico through 35+ weekly support groups, mobile outreach, and crisis response services embedded in schools and Indigenous communities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grief Support Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

School Counseling Services (Individual & Group) (EDAKAMAB), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Grief support services
• Peer bereavement support
• Youth mental health
• Nonprofit community services
• Bilingual counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Santa Fe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Funded entirely through donations and charitable contributions. All services are provided free of charge to clients. The organization relies on individual donors, corporate sponsors, foundations, and community support.
2. Volunteer and Intern Program: Volunteers donate time and talents. The organization asks for a $50 refundable deposit for volunteer training, with a suggested $200 donation for 13 CEU hours. Deposit waived for student interns and CEU seekers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Gerard's House is a nonprofit grief support center delivering free, bilingual peer grief support services to children, teens, adults, and families in northern New Mexico. Its portfolio includes weekly peer support groups for youth ages 3-21 and adults in English and Spanish, a mobile unit, crisis response teams for schools, summer camps, teen movie nights, and specialized programs for immigrant families, homeless youth, Indigenous Pueblo communities, and families facing anticipatory grief. All services are provided free of charge, supported by donations, foundation grants, and corporate sponsorships, and delivered through trained volunteer facilitators and staff.

Product overview

Gerard's House is a nonprofit grief support center offering a comprehensive portfolio of peer-based grief support programs rather than a single unified technology product. The core offerings include Grief Connections (foundation after-school program), Adult Grief Support Groups, Moms Sharing and Healing (Spanish-speaking mothers), Nuestra Jornada (immigrant family support), Grief Support Groups for Homeless Youth, Crisis Response, Stepping Stones (anticipatory grief), and Offsite/Rural Expansion Support. These programs are delivered through trained volunteer facilitators and staff at the Santa Fe center and via off-site school/community partnerships. Supporting infrastructure includes 27-hour Facilitator Training and Internship Programs for volunteer development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nuestra Jornada (Our Journey): Peer support program for children and teenagers grieving loss within immigrant families from Mexico and Central America, addressing losses due to death, deportation, incarceration, parental abandonment, kidnapping, and border separation.
• Grief Connections
• Mamás Compartiendo Y Sanando (Moms Sharing and Healing)
• Stepping Stones
• Crisis Response/Postvention Team

Products and services

• Grief Connections

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped more than 10,000 children and youth since 1997
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles8 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• City of Santa Fe Children and Youth CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with Chris Sanchez to create Bilingual Advisory Committee for Nuestra Jornada program. Integral in program design and implementation.
• Santa Fe Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in implementing Nuestra Jornada grief support groups in schools. Ongoing commitment to bringing groups to schools.
• Communities in Schools of New MexicocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory committee member for Nuestra Jornada program.
• Solace Crisis Treatment CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory committee member for Nuestra Jornada program.
• City of Santa Fe Immigration Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory committee member for Nuestra Jornada program.
• Santa Fe Dreamers ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdvisory committee member for Nuestra Jornada program.
• Youth Emergency ShelterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide specialized grief support to teens experiencing homelessness. Structured group sessions and movie nights for emotional and physical safety.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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