Foreverly

Help for the people who are grieving, one small task at a time.

Build a list of real needs below, then copy it as text for friends and family. Also offered to employers as a bereavement benefit.

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Ink line illustration of friends placing a meal and groceries on a kitchen table, with a single line rising into a candle flame

1. Choose the help needed

  • Dinner deliveredThis week · Drop at the door, no need to visit
  • Breakfast basketWeekend · Easy things: fruit, bread, yogurt
  • Freezer mealsWithin 2 weeks · Labelled, with reheating notes

Or start from a set:

2. Order and share

0 items

Drag items to put the most urgent first, or, on a phone, use the ↑/↓ buttons on each item.

  • Pick a help type to start. Your list is empty.

Want templates, sets and a text preview? Open the full Registry Builder.

How Foreverly works: three calm steps

  1. Build the Registry

    Meals, groceries, cleaning, school runs, paperwork and company. Specific tasks are easier to say yes to than “anything”.

  2. Fill the Care Rota

    Copy or download the list as text and send it, then write each helper’s name in the item’s “Claimed by” box, so nothing is missed and nothing arrives twice. Plan the first four weeks in the Care Rota.

  3. Find the words at the Words Desk

    The Words Desk helps you write a condolence note, a clear request or a kind “not right now”.

Why Foreverly

Grief is heavy. Asking for help shouldn’t be.

When someone loses a loved one, friends offer help, but the grieving person is too overwhelmed to answer. Help arrives late, twice, or not at all. Employers usually offer a few days of leave and no practical way to support a colleague afterwards.

Foreverly turns vague offers into a clear, shareable list of real needs. The same service is offered to companies as an employee benefit, so support becomes a normal part of how workplaces and families respond to a death.

Business model: families use the registry free, which spreads by word of mouth. Employers pay a per-employee annual subscription to offer Foreverly as a bereavement benefit. Partners such as funeral homes and employee-assistance programs come later.

Vision: nobody should go through loss alone or have to ask for help. Foreverly makes practical, community-based support a normal part of how workplaces and families respond to death.

What to Say guide

Small words that help

Friends

Helping a grieving friend

  • Offer one specific thing: “I’m bringing dinner Thursday. Want me to leave it on the porch?”
  • Keep showing up after the first week, when the cards stop.
  • Say the person’s name. People usually like hearing it.

Need a starting point? Try the Request Writer.

Words

What to say, and what to skip

Try

“I’m so sorry. I’m thinking of you.”

“You don’t have to reply.”

Skip

“They’re in a better place.”

“At least…”

Work

Supporting a grieving colleague

  • Send a short, private note rather than a public post.
  • Ask what to tell the team, and take over their urgent tasks.
  • Check in again in a few weeks. Return to work can be the hardest part.

Managers: see For Teams.

Try the Words Desk

Write a condolence note in a minute

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Offering support at work?

Estimate how many team members a year may need bereavement support, and compare options for your people team. Team plans are coming; see Plans below.

Join early access Open the Team Benefit Estimator

Plans

Free while in early access

Every tool on this site is free to use today, with no account. Paid plans for employers are coming.

Available now

Families & friends

Free

  • Registry Builder, Care Rota and First Weeks checklist
  • Words Desk AI helpers
  • Your data stays in your browser
Coming

Teams

Per-employee annual subscription

  • Foreverly offered as a bereavement benefit
  • Admin access for the people team
  • Pricing announced to the early-access list first
Coming

Partners

To be announced

  • For funeral homes and employee-assistance programs
  • Offer the registry to the families you serve

Roadmap

What comes next

  1. NowRegistry Builder, Care Rota, First Weeks checklist, Words Desk and Team Benefit Estimator, free in early access.
  2. NextShareable registry links, so helpers can take items without a reply thread.
  3. ThenTeam plans with admin access for people teams.
  4. LaterPartner programs for funeral homes and employee-assistance programs.