The mission of Tides is to provide safe and nurturing peer support programming for children, adolescents, and their families who have experienced the death of a loved one. In addition to peer support groups, Tides provides referral services, adult telephone support, educational resources for grieving children and families, and resources for schools and other professionals in the community who work with children. To assure that they will be able to provide this service for many years to come, Tides opened this endowment fund to support ongoing operations.