Debra Albo-Steiger is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and currently serves as the CEO of Children’s Bereavement Center and Lift From Loss for adults. With over twenty years of experience in education, mental health, policy, and social services, Debra has dedicated her career to advocating and supporting children, youth, and their families. She began her career in Chicago Public Schools as a School Social Worker supporting students largely impacted by gang violence in Spanish-speaking communities.
Since returning to South Florida in 2005, Debra has given a voice to the most vulnerable in our community, namely children, youth, and families experiencing trauma such as the death of a loved one and/or homelessness. Within the Miami-Dade County Public School system, Debra broadened the scope of services through Project UP-START, the Homeless Education Program. In August 2021, Debra began the role of CEO at the Children’s Bereavement Center servicing Miami-Dade, Broward, & Palm Beach Counties in an effort to ensure that no one in the community grieves alone after the death of a loved one. Through her leadership, CBC and the Lift From Loss Adult programming has expanded its reach throughout South Florida and nationally through programming and training. As a longtime advocate for mental health services, her longstanding belief is that through collaboration with partners near and far, together we are able to provide resources and services to all in need and make a positive and lasting impact in our communities both large and small.
