Breathing Again: from surviving systems to transforming them.
Grieve Gracefully is our signature conference, dedicated to culturally grounded grief education, mental health awareness, and healing practices. Through panels, workshops, and lived-experience storytelling, we examine grief, trauma, stigma, and the systemic barriers that shape how Black families are cared for.
Participants leave with practical strategies for compassionate grief support, and with relationships that outlast the two days.
We examine Black grief through historical context, research, and community voice, exploring how bereaved Black families navigate systems and inequities across critical areas of life. Participants move from understanding these barriers to identifying measurable changes in practice, policy, or partnership.
An invitation to witness the power of healing and collective action in Black communities. Through storytelling, creative expression, cultural wisdom, and lived experience, we explore what becomes possible when communities lead, voices are amplified, and healing becomes a catalyst for lasting change.
Come both days, Friday only, or Saturday only. Friday rates are the same whether or not you stay for Saturday, and Saturday is free. If an organization is covering your registration, choose Professional. If you are coming on your own time, the community rate is yours.
For those attending as part of their work, including anyone whose organization is covering registration.
Choose this rateFor students attending on their own behalf, at any stage of training.
Choose this rateFor community members attending on their own time, including bereaved parents and families and anyone connected to Adam’s Purpose through lived experience. Same sessions, same meals, same materials.
Choose this rateOpen to everyone. Choose Professional, Student or Community & Lived Experience under Saturday only. Registration is still required so we know how many to prepare for. Registered for both days? You are already set.
If you would like to help fund the day:
Click here to donateSupervised programming runs alongside Saturday’s sessions, free of charge and limited to 15 children based on staffing. Add your child’s ticket when you register.
Choose the Volunteer ticket so you are counted as part of the team, not as an attendee.
Every donation helps cover meals, materials, childcare and the space itself, so that no grieving family is turned away over cost. Give whatever is right for you.
Judi’s House
10125 E. 25th Ave
Aurora, CO 80010
The Black Grief Collaborative,
an initiative of Adam’s Purpose
Saturday is free. If you would like to help fund the day’s programming, donations are welcome at Colorado Gives.
Early bird rates end September 30. Saturday is free and open to everyone, and children ages 4 to 17 are welcome, with only fifteen youth places available.
Register nowAaron Clark is the case manager at Adam’s Purpose. He holds a Bachelor’s in Psychology from Truman State University and a Master’s In Social Work at University of Denver. He has supported Adam’s Purpose as a volunteer since 2023 and been part of the staff team since April 2025. Before coming to Adam’s Purpose, he served professionally in various support roles for mental health, substance use, housing, and food bank support. He believes in the power of community to create healing spaces and is always glad to use his skills to connect and empower people.
Aaron has several years of experience as an in-home case manager and has a diverse skill set that allows him to connect with people no matter where they come from. His training in mental health, substance use, securing basic needs, and navigating agencies allows him to support others with confidence and care. Offering more than just help, he believes in check-ins, storytelling, and understanding the full spectrum of what someone needs to heal through trauma.
In addition to his case management work, Aaron helps coordinate AP volunteers and builds curriculum for children’s programming at the monthly healing circles. He brings play, crafts, and conversation into the space to create a dynamic healing environment for children to process and express themselves. Aaron brings joy, humor, sincerity, and fun everywhere he goes, and believes everyone has something valuable to share.
Brandee Williams serves as the Program Manager for Adam’s Purpose, supporting the organization’s mission to provide culturally responsive grief and mental health care. With a background in community engagement, program administration, and visual storytelling, she oversees program implementation, peer support coordination, and logistical operations to ensure healing programs run smoothly. As a bereaved mother and widow, Brandee’s lived experience with grief fuels her passion for advocacy, allowing her to connect deeply with the families Adam’s Purpose serves. She is committed to uplifting the organization’s core values of compassion, collaboration, and community healing.
Beyond program management, Brandee plays a vital role in branding, marketing, and visual design for Adam’s Purpose. She develops creative content, strengthens digital presence, and crafts compelling messaging that amplifies the organization’s mission, ensuring accessibility and engagement for those seeking support.
In addition to her nonprofit work, Brandee is also known as Bree DuVal—an independent artist whose music serves as a bridge between healing and self-expression. Through her artistry, she transforms pain into power, using her voice to uplift and inspire. Her music blends soul, faith, and personal growth, offering listeners a form of music therapy that aligns deeply with her mission at Adam’s Purpose.
Brandee’s ability to merge creative storytelling with community work makes her an integral force in both spaces. Whether through storytelling, strategic branding or soulful music, her mission remains the same—to cultivate healing, resilience, and meaningful connection.
