The Christi Center Inc.
The Christi Center Inc.
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More about this organization
Mission
We offer hope after the death of a loved one by providing support networks, community education and therapeutic activities that are free, peer-based, and ongoing.
About
The Christi Center is named after Christi Lanahan, a UT Junior and Westlake High alumna who was tragically killed by a drunk driver in 1985. For her mom and stepdad, Susan and Don Cox, life was permanently altered in an instant. In a state of shock and consumed with grief, they found few community resources to support grieving families. Drowning in grief and facing great personal and marital challenges, the Coxes and Christi’s brother, Sean Lanahan decided to reach out to others instead of retreating. On the two-year anniversary of Christi’s death, they founded the nonprofit “For the Love of Christi”, with a mission to provide free, ongoing grief support to Central Texans who have experienced a loss of a loved one.
At the heart of the organization is the Center’s peer-based grief support group model, which “normalizes” the grief experience by connecting the bereaved with others who have experienced losses of a similar nature, showing them that hope is possible after loss. The Center serves children, teens, and adults. Now called the Christi Center, the organization provides support groups throughout the life cycle to build well-being and help our community members reach their full potential. Other services include:
- Community education so that we are all better equipped to help the grieving people in our lives
- Activities designed to build lasting memories and increase the toolkit for coping with life without a loved one
- An innovative schools-based program that connects our community’s youngest grievers with trained volunteers for individual counseling
We have over 30 years of experience providing love, hope, comfort and support to people of all ages in a warm and welcoming environment. All of us need a sturdy foundation to weather life’s storms and layers of support in our lives to truly thrive.
