Ideas on How Our Community Can Help Others in Need

Community is important to us here in Winston Salem. So, when someone you know has lost a loved one, it is natural to want to support them and help them through their difficult time. But it can be hard to know how to help for the best. Some people may want to talk about it, others might want distracting from their grief, while others may want to be left alone entirely while they work through it on their own.

Everyone’s different, but here are a few practical ideas on how you might be able to help others in need within your community.

Bring them homemade food

It may sound like a cliché, but cooking for someone who is grieving can be really helpful. It’s likely that they don’t want to think about cooking for themselves right now, and you want to make sure they’re still looking after their own needs. Dropping off a casserole or something similar can give them multiple portions to keep them going while they grieve.

Run errands for them

Similarly, shopping for groceries, going to the bank, or cleaning their home are probably the last things on their mind after a death in the family. Offer to do these things for them so that they can focus on themselves and spending time with their loved ones. They may be too polite or proud to accept help. In this case, you might want to insist or do something to help anyway, just make sure you’re not overstepping your mark.

Help with funeral arrangements

Planning a funeral while you’re grieving can be another difficult process, while others use it as a way to work through their grief and honor their loved one. Helping your friend with funeral arrangements can be a big help during this time, whether that’s helping them select the details of the funeral, coordinating with the funeral home, or helping with financial arrangements.

Be there for them

Make sure they know that you’re there if you need them. They might ask you for help, call you up for a chat, or ask if you’ll go out with them to take their mind off of things, to the movies, for example. Be there to support them and what they’re going through. This might mean talking to them about their loved one, doing other things to take their mind off it, or simply sitting with them in silence. Support comes in lots of different ways.

If you need support with planning or preplanning a funeral in Lewisville, Winston Salem, Kernersville, or Advance, then we can help you at Hayworth Miller. Get in touch for support with funeral planning or pre-arrangement services in North Carolina.