When a longstanding program offering grief counseling and mental health support services in the South Bay lost funding and had to shut down in December, two women who served the organization for years began making their own plans. \u201cWe wanted to figure out a way to continue doing the work,\u201d Janet Childs, who co-founded the program known as the Centre for Living with Dying\u00a0in 1976, told San Jos\u00e9 Spotlight. Childs has teamed up with her longtime collaborator, Sue Cronin, who formerly worked as a program director for the center, to launch Footsteps Forward, a nonprofit organization. The goal is to…<\/p>\n