“I didn’t smile for a long time. I felt so guilty like how can I smile when my child’s not here? What is there to smile about? Why should I be happy? I just felt like I didn’t deserve to even smile, really even to live. Because as a parent you’re supposed to protect your child.”
— Nardyne
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Brattleboro Area Hospice
www.brattleborohospice.org
Addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of dying neighbors and their families.
Caledonia Home Health Care and Hospice
www.nchcvt.org
Provides high-quality, accessible, patient-centered health care.
Central Vermont Home Health & Hospice Inc.
www.cvhhh.org
Provides high-quality, medically-necessary home health and hospice care to all Central Vermonters, regardless of their ability to pay. Promote the general welfare of the citizens of central Vermont with health promotion and long-term care services.
Lamoille Home Health and Hospice
www.lhha.org
Supports health, independence, and dignity through quality care in the home.
Amada the Panda
https://www.amandathepanda.org
Provides peer-support weekend Grief Retreats, a summer Day Camp, seasonal Support Groups, monthly Family Nights, and Fun Days sprinkled throughout the year. Our full year of grief support is free of charge.
Cedar Valley Hospice- Grief Support Services
https://cvhospice.org/our-services/grief-support
Offers a wide range of grief support services free of charge to anyone in our service area, no matter the affiliation with Cedar Valley Hospice, including counseling, community education, and a children’s program.
C.O.O.L. (Children Overcoming the Obstacles of Life)
https://dmpcc.org/cool-children-overcoming-the-obstacles-of-life/
Offers an experiential approach to counseling that integrates art, play, and physical movement to help young people communicate their inner life and deal with life’s obstacles.
Rick’s House of Hope for Grieving Children
https://www.verafrenchmhc.org/services-for-children/ricks/
Is a regional center for grieving and traumatized youth.
Brooke’s Place
https://www.brookesplace.org/
Offers grief support for children who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
Erin’s House for Grieving Children
https://www.erinshouse.org/
Provides support for children, teens, and their families who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Barr-Harris Children and Family Grief & Loss Center
https://barrharriscenter.org/
Provides services to recently bereaved children and parents.
Buddy’s Place
https://pillarscommunityhealth.org/services/behavioral-health-and-support-services/buddys-place-grief-support/
Offers family-based support groups for children and teens ages 4-18 and their families who are grieving the death of someone significant in their lives.
Cancer Wellness of Northbrook
https://www.cancerwellness.org/
Offers bereavement counseling and support groups for those who have lost a loved one to cancer.
Center for Grief Recovery
https://griefcounselor.org/
Provides an ongoing support group for bereaved families and individuals.
Department of Behavioral Sciences at Rush University
https://www.rush.edu/services/conditions/bereavement
Offers specialized bereavement counseling services and also offers a perinatal bereavement support group for women who have experienced a miscarriage.
Edward-Elmhurst Health
https://www.eehealth.org/services/pregnancy-baby/resources/
Offers a SHARE program for parents who have experienced ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. SHARE meetings are on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month from 7:15 p.m. to 9:15 p.m.
Fox Valley Hands of Hope
https://www.fvhh.net/
Offers short-term, individual counseling (two to three sessions) as well as two family support groups.
Gilda’s Club Chicago
https://www.gildasclubchicago.org/
Offers support for those who have lost a loved one to cancer.
Greater Illinois Pediatric Palliative Care Coalition
https://www.gippcc.org/
Increases access to compassionate, quality pediatric palliative care programming and bereavement support throughout the state of Illinois.
Heartlight Program at the Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
https://www.luriechildrens.org/en/patients-visitors/resources-support-services-for-families/bereavement-support/
Offers support groups for families who have lost a child and offer support groups for both Spanish and English speakers.
Kids Above All – Camp Sheilah
https://www.kidsaboveall.org/
Builds better lives for children and families impacted by poverty, violence, and injustice.
Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care
https://www.lightways.org
Provides a sense of guidance, a moment of comfort, and the powerful positivity of light to anyone grieving the death of a loved one.
LOSS (Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide)
https://www.catholiccharities.net/GetHelp/OurServices/Counseling/Loss.aspx
Provides a safe, non-judgmental environment where survivors of suicide can openly talk about feelings and experiences, and also help you to find community, direction, and resources for healing.
Loyola Medicine Hospice
https://www.loyolamedicine.org/hospice
Offers general grief support groups that meet and allow individuals to share their stories.
Lydia Home Association
https://www.lydiahome.org/
Offers individual and family counseling.
Missing Pieces
https://www.missingpiecesgrief.org/
Helps those who have experienced the loss of a child find needed resources to navigate their grief journey.
My Heartlinks Grief Center
https://www.myheartlinks.com
Connects with others who understand and counselors who can help you find ways to cope and ways to grow your hope.
Northern Illinois Hospice and Grief Center
https://northernillinoishospice.org/grief-healing/
Believes that no single way of grieving applies to everyone, you may find comfort in knowing that help is available in a variety of ways, including personal visits, support groups, newsletters, phone contacts, and various mailings and letters.
Northwestern Hospital, Palliative Care & Home Hospice Program
https://www.nm.org/conditions-and-care-areas/palliative-medicine-and-supportive-care
Northwestern Hospital, Palliative Care & Home Hospice Program provides education-based groups for adults who have lost another adult that meet for three-hour sessions during the day or evening.
Orland Park Church
https://www.orlandchurch.com/
Offers a support group for mothers to help them through the grief process of losing a child. The group meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 1:00 p.m.
SIDS Alliance of Illinois
https://www.sidsillinois.org/
Offers a support group in Chicago that meets the third Monday of each month from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for parents who have lost a child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
The Haven Network
https://www.thehavennetwork.org/
Is an independent Christian ministry offering life-affirming services, providing emotional, spiritual, and practical support for families who have experienced the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, SIDS, and early infant death, and families who are facing a terminal diagnosis of their pre-born or newborn baby.
University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/comer
Provides support groups for children, teens, and their adult caregivers.
Willow House
https://willowhouse.org
Develops and provides supportive services for children, teens, families, schools, and communities who are coping with grief and the death of a loved one.
Because Kids Grieve, Inc.
www.becausekidsgrieve.org
Assists in creating a safe culture in southern Idaho, where children and teenagers, ages 6 through 17, who have experienced the death of someone they care about, can share their feelings of grief and loss, including grief experienced in preparation for these losses, with their peers and supportive adult volunteer advocates as they progress toward eventual healing on their journey through grief.
Hospice of North Idaho
https://www.hospiceofnorthidaho.org/grief-and-loss/
Provides a number of bereavement support services, including for parents with the loss of a child.
Willow Center for Grieving Children
https://www.willow-center.org
Provides support to children, teens, and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one.
Grief and Happiness Alliance
https://griefandhappiness.com/
Serves people dealing with grief and loss by providing online gatherings, building community, and offering workshops and retreats that teach skills for reclaiming happiness.
Kids Hurt Too Hawaii
https://www.kidshurttoo.org
Strengthens connections to the community by bringing together grieving and traumatized children, teens, and their parents in safe and healing ways that reflect Hawaiian values.
Let Grace In
www.letgracein.org
Restores hope to families grieving the death of a child.
Na Keiki o Emalia
https://discoverimua.com/na-keiki-services/
Walks alongside children, teens, and their families as they navigate life after loss.
Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
https://www.wendtcenter.org/
Restores hope and healthy functioning to adults, teens, and children who are coping with grief, loss, and trauma in the Greater Washington region.
Washington Home and Community Hospices
https://www.thewashingtonhome.org/bereavement-support
Offers individual and family counseling at no cost to you.
Central Wyoming Hospice & Transitions
https://cwhp.org/help-for-your-family/
Offers grief support groups and counseling for families.
Agrace Support Center
agrace.org
Partners with patients and families to improve quality of life throughout serious illness
Camp Hope
www.camphopeforkids.org
Hosts two camps a year for children and teenagers who have experienced a loss.
Camp Lloyd
https://www.uwgb.edu/camp-lloyd/
Offers a week-long day camp from 8:30 am – 4:00 pm for grieving children, ages 7 – 14.
Faith’s Lodge
https://faithslodge.org/
Supports parents coping with the death of a child in a peaceful environment to reflect on the past, build strength for the present, and renew hope for the future.
Mountain Hospice
https://www.mountainhospice.com/bereavement/
Offers bereavement services and Camp Good Grief for grieving children and teens.
A Sacred Passing
https://asacredpassing.org/
Offers death and dying education to individuals, community associations, and medical organizations.
Journey Grief Support Program
https://www.seattlechildrens.org/clinics/journey-grief-support-program/
Provides quality bereavement services to families seeking support following the death of a child and any child needing support following the death of a significant family member through compassionate companioning.
Loves From Luke
https://lovesfromluke.org/
Offers immediate assistance after a family or guardian has suddenly lost a child.
Parent Support of Puget Sound (P.S.)
https://psofpugetsound.org/
Reaches out and provides help and understanding to bereaved parents.
Safe Crossings Foundation
https://safecrossingsfoundation.org/
The vision is that all grieving children receive the emotional support they need to thrive after the loss of a loved one.
Comfort Zone
https://www.comfortzonecamp.org/locations/virginia
Transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. The free camps include confidence building programs and age-based support groups that break the emotional isolation grief often brings.
Full Circle Grief Center
https://fullcirclegc.org/
Provides counseling services, activities, social events, and other ways for grieving children and families to rebuild their lives after loss.
Hospice of the Piedmont
www.hopva.orgg
Transforms the way people view and experience serious illness, dying, and grief, and to achieve a day when no one has to die alone or in pain.
Kids’ Haven
www.kidshavenlynchburg.org
Serves the unique needs of grieving children (ages 3-18) and their families through programs of support and education for no cost.
Loss of Loved Ones to Sudden Tragedy (LLOST)
https://www.llost.org/
Provides support to those who are living with the loss of a loved one.
Noah’s Children
www.noahschildren.com
Support for families with terminally ill children. Bereavement support is available.
P23 Retreat
www.p23retreat.org
Sends couples on a private retreat in the early stages of grief following the death of a child. There is no cost to the participants.
A Center for Grieving Children
https://www.familysummit.org/
A Center for Grieving Children is a support center for children who are grieving the loss of someone they love because of divorce or separation in the family or because of the death of a loved one.
Bradley Center for Grieving Children & Families
www.bradleycentergrief.org
The Bradley Center provides peer-group, interfaith grief support for children and families, offering a safe and supportive place for hope and healing.
The Sharing Place
www.thesharingplace.org
The Sharing Place hosts support groups for children, teens, and their families. Therapeutic rooms (art, play, music, etc.) are available as well.
Bo’s Place
www.bosplace.org
Offers grief support services to children, ages 3 to 18, and their families who have experienced the death of a child or an adult in their immediate family, as well as programs for grieving adults.
Children’s Grief Center
www.cgcelpaso.org
Offers support, therapy, and educational programs are available for children, teens, and families.
El Tesoro de la Vida Grief Camp
https://www.campfirefw.org/camps/grief-camp/
Offers a week-long resident camp for boys and girls, ages 6-17, who have lost a loved one through death.
GriefWorks
https://www.christian-works.org/grief/griefworks/
Offers support program for children and teens (ages 5-18) and their adult family members struggling after the death of a significant person in their lives.
Hope and Healing Center
https://www.hopeandhealingplace.org/
Helps heal the broken hearts of children, families, and individuals.
Hope Hospice Children’s Grief Program
www.hopehospice.net
Offers individual counseling, support groups, and grief camps for grieving children and their families.
The Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas
www.cbcst.org
Offers free grief support groups for children ages 6-18. Individual and family counseling is also offered for individuals ages 3 and up (fee involved, sliding scale).
The Christi Center
https://christicenter.org/
Help for those grieving.
Friends of Hospice
https://www.hospicefriends.org/camp-h-u-g-s
Holds a special weekend grief camp each year in April for children ages 6-17 who have experienced the death of a loved one.
The Grief Center
www.alivehospice.org
Serves everyone in the community who can benefit from grief support.
Heart of the Cumberland
https://www.heartofthecumberland.org/
Provides grief peer support groups for children, teens, and adults. Peer support groups are conducted by trained volunteers.
Lach’s Legacy
https://www.lachslegacy.org/
We are dedicated to the fight against SIDS (and other sleep-related infant deaths) in South Dakota.
Volunteers of America, Dakotas
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/treatment-rehab/grief/south-dakota/220296?sid=5cfaab4f2263b&ref=2&tr=ResultsName
Provides a wide variety of services to assist children, youth and adults.
Bridges of Hope
https://www.bridgessc.org/
Provides a safe group environment to support and empower children, teens, and their families grieving a death.
Hospice and Palliative Care of the Piedmont
https://hospicepiedmont.org/resources/bereavement-and-support-services/
Provides a variety of bereavement and support services.
Friends Way
www.friendsway.org
Friends Way offers open-ended groups for children ages 3-19 and their families after the death of a loved one. The groups meet every other week, and there is no fee charged for participation in programs.
Center for Loss and Bereavement
www.bereavementcenter.org
Offers a place of comfort and professional support services such as grief counseling, support groups, and resources for individuals and families, helping them find strength, connection, and solace through the tragic circumstances of loss and death.
Craig D. Butler Scholarship Foundation
https://www.craigdbutlerscholarship.com/
Provides financial assistance to minority students in pursuit of higher education in the aftermath of gun violence.
Drew Michael Taylor Foundation
https://drewmichaeltaylor.org/resources/
Provides a free 7-session support program each fall and spring for children, teens, and their families who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Groups are facilitated by graduate-level counseling students from Shippensburg University of PA and volunteer counselors from the community. Bereaved Parents Support Group is also available.
Hands Holding Hearts
https://handsholdinghearts.org/
Provides local bereavement support and resources for children and families as they grieve the loss of someone they love.
Healing Patch Children’s Grief Program
https://www.homenursingagency.com/services/childrens-services/healing-patch
Provides peer support programs designed specifically for children and their families who have suffered the death of a loved one.
Highmark Caring Place
https://www.highmarkcaringplace.com/cp2/index.shtml
Provides grief support programs and resources to children, families, and young adults who have lost a loved one.
Hospice & Community Care’s Pathways Center for Grief & Loss
www.pathwaysthroughgrief.org
Provides compassionate grief support surrounding serious illness and death through education and connection with others.
Olivia’s House
www.oliviashouse.org
Offers various eight-week educational coping programs for grieving children, teens, and parents. Each program is tailored based on loss type.
Peter’s Place
https://petersplaceonline.org/
Provides safe and supportive environments for grieving children and families, and fosters understanding of the effects of death and grief.
Safe Harbor
https://www.jeffersonhealth.org/safeharbor
Provides free-of-charge ongoing grief support groups for children, teens, and their parents or caregivers.
Uplift Center for Grieving Children
https://grievingchildren.org/
Provides support for grieving children and teens with online resources as well as community and center-based groups.
Dougy Center
https://www.dougy.org/
Provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences.
Grief Watch
https://griefwatch.com/
Provides group support and counseling for those dealing with grief.
Trauma Intervention Program NW
https://www.tipnw.org/
Provides emotional first aid to survivors of tragedy in order to ease their immediate suffering and facilitate their healing and long-term recovery.
Calm Waters Center for Children and Families
www.calmwaters.org
A support center for grieving children and families.
Kaleidoscope
https://www.kaleidoscopegriefsupport.com/
Divided into appropriate age groups, Kaleidoscope offers grief support to children and families who are mourning the loss of a loved one.
The Kids’ Place
https://kidsplaceok.org/
The Kids’ Place is a faith-based support group for children and teens who are experiencing mourning after the loss of a loved one.
The Tristesse Grief Center
https://www.thegriefcenter.org
Offering grief support services to both children and adults, including individual counseling, loss-specific support services, and grief education.
Adult Hope and Healing Grief Support Group
https://cornerstoneofhope.org/
A general, weekly grief group for those who are coping with the loss of a loved one. Teenagers and adults meet at the same times but in different rooms.
Cleveland Clinic Bereavement Support Groups
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/patients/information/bereavement/support-groups
Provided year-round and facilitated by doctoral and master’s level professionals.
Companions on a Journey Grief Support
https://companionsonajourney.org/
Companions on a Journey Grief Support provides ongoing grief support for bereaved children, teens, adults and families.
Fernside
https://www.fernside.org/
Supporting children and families through grief.
Good Grief of Northwest Ohio
https://goodgriefnwo.org/
Good Grief of Northwest Ohio, Inc. provides support for grieving children, teens, young adults, and their families, who have experienced the death of someone significant in their lives.
Grief 2 Hope
https://www.grief2hopesupport.com/
To create a community for anyone grieving that offers a safe space to receive hope, support, and inspiration to move forward with their grief.
Joel’s Place for Children
https://www.joelsplaceforchildren.org/
Grief support groups for children and families.
Loss Support Group
https://www.syntero.org/
A free support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child. They also offer private counseling that can be billed to Medicaid, private insurance, or paid for on a sliding scale.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Support Groups
https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/support-groups
Offers a support group that is open to all parents who have experienced the death of a child.
Kids and Teens Grieve Too!
https://www.hrrv.org/patients-caregivers/grief-support/grief-support-for-children-teens/
Offers grief support for children and teens.
Kidspath – Greensboro
https://www.authoracare.org/kids-path
Offers counseling, support groups, and educational workshops for children, teens, and adults.
KinderMourn
https://www.kindermourn.org/
Provides hope for bereaved parents, grieving children, and teens by offering support and counseling programs, creating awareness of bereavement issues, and empowering the community to effectively assist those who have suffered an unthinkable loss.
Novant Health Buddy Kemp Cancer Support Center
https://www.novanthealth.org/home/services/cancer/cancer-patients–family/buddy-kemp-cancer-support-center.aspx
Offers a support group for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one due to cancer-related causes.
The Shore Grief Center
https://www.theshoregriefcenter.org/
Offers peer-based grief support services for children aged six and above.
VIA Health Partners
https://www.chameleonsjourney.org/
Delivers end-of-life care and bereavement support.
ALEX CARES for Grieving Youth
https://www.youthresilience.org/
Supports the lives of grieving youth, families, and communities.
Calvary Hospital
https://www.calvaryhospital.org/patients-families/bereavement-department-welcome/adult-bereavement-support/
Cares for the medical, emotional, spiritual, and psychosocial needs of our adult patients with life-limiting illnesses in collaboration with their families.
Camp Good Mourning!
www.campgoodmourning.org
Provides free bereavement camp programs for Long Island children, ages 7 – 17, who are coping with the death of a parent and/or sibling.
Center for Prolonged Grief
https://prolongedgrief.columbia.edu
Improves the lives of prolonged grief sufferers through fostering continued innovative research and through public outreach that includes raising awareness of complicated grief, reducing stigma and other misconceptions, and training professionals.
Child HELP Partnership
https://www.childhelppartnership.org/
Better protects and heals children and caregivers from trauma and its emotional impact.
COPE Foundation
https://www.copefoundation.org/
Helps parents and families living with the loss of a child.
Emma’s Place-Staten Island Grief and Loss Center for Children and Families
https://emmasplacesi.org/
Offers non-denominational mental health/bereavement counseling and educational programs committed to supporting grieving children and families.
JAMES Bereaved Parents Support Group
https://www.meetup.com/Bereaved-Parents-Meetup/
For parents, by parents, who have experienced the death of a child.
Love From Heaven – Christian Martinisi Memorial Fund Inc
https://www.lovefromheaven.org/
Provides resources, support, and hope to families devastated by child loss locally and nationwide.
NYZEN Center
https://zencare.org/care/grief-bereavement-support/
Focuses on caring for the most vulnerable among us and places its primary focus on our founding vision: to transform the culture of care through contemplative practice by meeting illness, aging, and death with compassion and wisdom.
Pregnancy Loss Support Group
https://www.pregnancyloss.org/
Focuses on supporting mothers and fathers who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death.
Red Door Community
https://reddoorcommunity.org/
Offers support and education for everyone impacted by cancer, including bereavement support for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one due to cancer.
SIBSPlace
https://www.sibsplace.org/
Offers a six-week support group session for children who have lost a sibling or a parent to a devastating illness.
The Bereavement Center of Westchester
https://www.bcwtreehouse.org/
Provides a safe space for grieving children, families, and individuals.
Tuesday’s Children
https://www.tuesdayschildren.org/
Provides personalized support and a safe “landing place” to traumatized, grief-stricken children, families, and communities left reeling from terrorism or traumatic loss.
Gerard’s House
https://gerardshouse.org/
When a child or teenager experiences the death of a parent or other loved one, Gerard’s House is there with free grief support services since 1997.
Golden Willow Retreat
https://goldenwillowretreat.com/
Promotes healthy grieving by empowering people impacted by all forms of loss through therapeutic programming and professional development.
The Alcove
https://thealcove.org/
Offers activity-based support groups for children, teens, and adult caregivers who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
Good Grief
https://good-grief.org/
Provides unlimited and free support to children, teens, young adults, and families after the death of a mother, father, sister, or brother through peer support programs, education, and advocacy.
Hudson Hospice
https://www.hudsonhospice.org/bereavement_support0.aspx
Provides bereavement services.
Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss
https://www.imaginenj.org
Focuses on helping children navigate life’s painful losses and creating loving, supportive communities in which children can mourn their losses in healthy ways.
Inspira Health
https://www.inspirahealthnetwork.org/spiritual-emotional-care
Provides spiritual and emotional support for patients and family.
Lighthouse Hospice
https://www.lighthousehospice.net/bereavement.php
Provides bereavement services.
My Sisters’ Kids
https://mysisterskids.org/
Offers peer support for grieving kids, teens, and their families in South Jersey.
Start Healing Together
https://www.starthealingtogether.com/home
Supports educators experiencing pregnancy loss and infertility.
SUDC Foundation
https://www.sudc.org/
Promotes and advocates for research and supports those affected by sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC).
E-Motion
https://www.emotion-mc.org/
Transforms the way the world shows up for each other through grief and loss, so no one grieves alone.
Friends of Aine Center for Grieving Children and Families
www.friendsofaine.com
Helps children and families grieving a death navigate their path to a hopeful future.
Victims, Inc.
www.victimsinc.org
Offers support groups for people needing to share their grief with others who have suffered similar losses.
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
https://www.wdhospital.org/wdh/support-and-guidance/support-groups
Offers resources to support children, teens, and families who are coping with cancer or life-threatening illnesses or grieving the death of a loved one.
Adam’s Place for Grief
https://adamsplacelv.org/
Assists children, teens, and adults coping with grief due to death.
Solace Tree
www.solacetree.org
Offers free, ongoing peer support groups for children and teens ages 2-18, young adults, and their family members. Groups are open to children and teens who have experienced the death of a parent, primary caregiver, sibling, or, in the case of teens, a close friend.
Healing Embrace
https://www.healingembrace.org/
Supports families who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss by focusing on funeral expenses, medical expenses, grief counseling, and postpartum care. This is not a registered nonprofit.
Mourning Hope Grief Center
https://www.mourninghope.org/
Companions grieving children, teens, young adults, and their families when someone significant in their lives has a serious illness or has died.
Camp Mak-A-Dream
https://www.campdream.org/
Empowers survivors and their families to live with and beyond cancer through life-changing Montana experiences where they strengthen life skills, gain resilience, and develop lasting relationships.
Headwaters Hospice and Palliative Care
https://hwhospice.com/
Improves the lives of our patients and their families by providing solace, guidance, and respect.
St. Peter’s Health Hospice
https://www.stpetes.org/specialties-treatments/community-health/end-life-care/hospice
Offers bereavement services.
Tamarack Grief Resource Center
https://www.tamarackgriefresourcecenter.org/
Montana’s most comprehensive grief center.
Annie’s Hope
https://annieshope.org
Provides comprehensive support services for children, teens, and their families who are grieving the death of someone significant.
Glida’s Club Kansas City
https://www.gildasclubkc.org/
Uplifts and strengthens people impacted by cancer by providing support, fostering compassionate communities, and breaking down barriers to care.
Infant Loss Resources
https://infantlossresources.org/
Connects people to programs, services, and information relating to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Missouri and surrounding counties.
Kansas City Hospice
www.kansascityhospice.org
Provides grief counseling and education, memorial services, and support groups for children and adults. Kansas City Hospice also provides Camp Carousel, a free weekend camp for grieving families with school-aged children.
Lost & Found Grief Center
https://www.lostandfoundozarks.com/
Provides grief support services, at no charge, in a safe and supportive environment for children, young adults, and their families grieving the death of a loved one.
The McClean Fletcher Center
https://www.mccleanfletcher.org
The first and only grief support program in Mississippi, offering a supportive, nurturing environment to grieving children and teens, ages 4-18, after the loss of a loved one or special person in their lives.
Brighter Days Grief Center
https://www.brighterdaysgriefcenter.org/
Provides free grief support resources to adults, young adults, teenagers, and children who are anticipating or enduring the death of a beloved family member.
Child Loss Foundation
https://www.childlossfoundation.org/
Supports parents grieving the death of a child with resources, connection and guidance as they navigate their individual grief journey.
Infants Remembered in Silence
https://www.irisremembers.com/
Offers support, education, and resources to parents, families, friends, and professionals on the death of a child in early pregnancy (miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, etc.) or from stillbirth, premature birth, neo-natal death, birth defects, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), illness, accidents, and all other types of infant & early childhood death.
Hearts of Hope Family Grief Camp
https://www.childrensgriefconnection.com
Provides a comfort package to bereaved children or children facing the death-related loss of a loved one.
Missing GRACE Foundation
https://missinggrace.org/
Serves grieving, infertile, and adoptive families nationwide.
The Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region
https://www.childrensgriefglbr.org
Offers peer support for children, teens, and their families following a death.
Ele’s Place
www.elesplace.org
Weekly peer support group programs for children, teens, young adults, and their parents or guardians who are coping with the death of someone close to them in Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, and Lansing.
Hospice Angels Foundation
https://hospiceangels.org/
Seeks to develop communities that embrace terminally ill individuals, ease their crisis, and offer hope to families.
Centrica Care Navigators
https://centricacare.org/
Youth grief and loss counseling program for children and teens from the Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan.
Lory’s Place
www.lorysplace.org
Grief groups for children and teens of all ages. ‘
Michael’s Place
https://www.mymichaelsplace.net/
Serves the bereavement needs of the greater community through support, advocacy, and education for those grieving a death.
New Hope for KIDZ and TEENS
www.newhopecenter.net
A Christian-based bereavement center that provides support groups, seminars, and individual counseling for children, teens, and adults.
SandCastles Grief Support Program
www.HenryFord.com/SandCastles
Provides a grief support program for children from ages 3-18 and their families, meeting twice a month in Clinton Township, Detroit, Downriver, Livonia, Rochester, St. Clair Shores, Southfield, and West Bloomfield. Camp Erin Detroit is a bereavement camp for children and teens who have experienced the death of someone close to them.
Wings of Hope Hospice
https://wingsofhopehospice.com
Provides bereavement services to program participants and community members grieving the death of a loved one.
Care Dimensions
https://www.caredimensions.org/grief-support/
Offers numerous grief support groups (free of charge) for adults, teens, and children living in Eastern Massachusetts.
Hope Floats Healing and Wellness Center
https://www.hopefloatswellness.org/
Is a bereavement and educational center for adults, children, teens, and their families.
Jeff’s Place
https://jeffsplace.org/
Offers hope and healing in a supportive community for grieving children, teens, families, and individuals.
Rick’s Place
https://ricksplacema.org/
Supports grieving children, teens, and their families through facilitated peer activities, school-based programs, and community outreach.
The Children’s Room
https://childrensroom.org/
Creates safe, supportive communities so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone.
The Garden: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens
https://www.cooleydickinson.org/programs-services/vna-hospice/the-garden/
Exists to provide support groups and grief education to grieving children, teens, and their families whose lives have been disrupted by death; and to offer professional, community education and training in a grief support model.
The Sun Will Rise Foundation
https://www.thesunwillrise.org/
Provides peer grief support groups for adults coping with grief related to overdose, addiction, or substance use.
Trauma Center
https://www.traumacenter.org/
Provides comprehensive services to traumatized children and adults and their families at the main office in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Wildflower, Inc.
https://www.wildflowerforkids.org/
Provides the gifts of camp, enriching experiences, and consistent, long-term support to help families strengthen their resilience and create positive opportunities for the future.
We Do Care, Grief and Loss Inc.
https://wedocare.org/
Empowers young widows and children who have lost a parent by supporting their mental and emotional health.
Zach’s Bridge
https://zachsbridge.org
Provides connection and compassion when it’s needed most by giving families facing advanced pediatric cancer and bereavement a lifeline of trained, 1:1 peer support from those who have walked the same path, so they never feel alone in their darkest times.
Caring Matters
https.//www.caringmatters.org
Supports people of all ages experiencing serious illness, caregiving, loss, or grief through compassionate services – so no one faces their journey alone.
Center for Infant and Child Loss
https://www.infantandchildloss.org/
Committed to assuring Maryland families facing the sudden, unexpected loss of their infant or child have access to bereavement interventions, counseling, and information based on best practices and current research.
Chesapeake Life Center
https://www.hospicechesapeake.org/family-support/about-chesapeake-life-center/
Provides grief counseling and educational resources for individuals, children, and families.
Love In The Trenches
https://www.loveinthetrenches.org/
Lifts the shame, stigma, and pain of substance use disorder through community outreach, education, and compassionate peer support for families whether they’ve lost a loved one or are struggling with a loved one’s addiction.
Roberta’s House
https://robertashouse.org/
Is a family grief support center.
The Jason Los Foundation
https://www.jasonlosfoundation.org
Empowers youth through service and provides a community for those who’ve experienced the sudden loss of loved ones.
Washington Home and Community Hospices
https://www.thewashingtonhome.org/bereavement-support
Offers individual and family counseling at no cost to you.
The Center for Grieving Children
https://www.cgcmaine.org/the-center/
Offers bereavement programs for children and families who have lost someone close to them.
The Pine Tree Hospice Center for Grieving Children and Adults
https://www.pinetreehospice.org
Prepares volunteers to facilitate bereaved adult, family, and children’s groups.
Grief Recovery Center
https://www.grcbr.org/#!support-groups/c8k2
Professional counseling by licensed therapists, counselors, social workers, and pastoral care associates. Adult support groups are offered throughout the year on a rotating basis.
The Healing House
www.healing-house.org
Support groups for children ages 4-18.
Louisville Police Homicide Support Group
https://www.louisville-police.org/319/Homicide-Support-Group
Offers homicide support group.
Marshall County Health Department
https://www.marshallcohealthdepartment.com/2020/support-groups/
Offers a directory of support groups.
The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families
www.KCGCF.org
The Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families (KCGCF) supports grieving children ages 4-18 and their caregivers through grief support groups, education, and family events.
Kidzcope
https://www.kidzcope.org
Provides the opportunity for children, teens, and their families to learn lifelong coping skills after the death of a loved one.
Full Circle Grief and Loss Center
https://www.hospicesavannah.org/fullcircle/
Offers individual and family counseling, support groups for children 4-19, and other support available.
Georgia Commission on Family Violence
https://gcfv.georgia.gov/
Provides support, resources, and referrals to survivors of domestic violence and murder-suicide in Georgia.
Kate’s Club
www.katesclub.org
Provides services and activities for children, teens, and adults, including monthly outings into the Atlanta community, ongoing age-based support groups, activities with art and music, and Camp Good Mourning, an annual bereavement camp.
The Link Counseling Center
https://www.thelink.org
Provides weekly support groups for children and teens who have experienced the loss of a loved one.
Blue Butterfly Family Grief Center at Tidewell Hospice
https://tidewellhospice.org/BlueButterfly/
Group support and individual grief counseling are available for children ages 5-18 and their caregivers after the death of a significant person.
Children’s Bereavement Center
https://childbereavement.org
Helps children, young adults, and their families adjust to life after the loss of a loved one within a supportive community of their peers, and to promote healthful grief, healing, and growth.
Families of Slain Children
https://fosci.org/
Provides an adaptive support system that encourages and enables the emotional and physical well-being of families of slain children.
Hope Healthcare
hopehcs.org
Our mission is to improve the quality of life for every person experiencing serious illness by providing exceptional, comforting care and choices that give hope and meaning to every moment.
New Hope for Kids
https://newhopeforkids.org/
Provides a safe and supportive environment where children ages 3-18 grieving the death of a loved one can share their experience with others facing the same feelings of loss. All services are provided at no cost to families.
Pandora’s Kids
https://www.pandoraskids.org/
Pandora’s Kids offers ongoing programs for kids in grief to make new friends and support each other after loss.
Suncoast Kids Place
https://www.suncoastkidsplace.org/
Provides support for children/teens from 3-18 years of age and their families, who have experienced the death of a significant person…as an expression of the ongoing ministry of Jesus Christ.
Tomorrow’s Rainbow, Inc.
https://www.tomorrowsrainbow.org/
The mission of Tomorrow’s Rainbow is to nurture emotional wellness and resiliency for children, teens, and families experiencing grief, loss, or trauma.
Valerie’s House
https://www.valerieshouseswfl.org/
Helps children and families work through the loss of a loved one together and go on to live fulfilling lives.
Wolfson’s Childrens Hospital
https://www.wolfsonchildrens.com/patients/spiritual-care
Helps support the grieving process for families.
Support After Addiction Death
To provide support for parents who have lost a child to addiction.
Supporting Kidds: Center for Grieving Children and Families
https://www.supportingkidds.org/
Various support groups are available for children and families. Other programs include: Family Fun Nights, educational programs, and school programs.
Adam’s House
https://www.adamshousect.org/
Adam’s House is dedicated to providing free grief education and peer support in a comforting environment, empowering families and children to navigate their grief journey with strength and resilience as they rebuild their lives.
The Brian Dagle Foundation
https://brianshealinghearts.org/
The Brian Dagle Foundation is dedicated to the healing of grieving adults as well as community education on suicide prevention and awareness.
Angel Eyes
https://angeleyes.org/
Provides bereavement support to families whose lives have been impacted by the sudden, unexpected death of an infant or toddler, including SIDS, SUID, SUDC, miscarriage, and stillbirth loss.
Colorado Grief Center
https://www.communitygriefcenter.org/
Helps people of all ages grieving a death find connection and healing, and educates the community on grief’s impact on the individual and society.
Colorado Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Services
https://www.coloradopregnancyloss.org/
Provides support services for those who have suffered a pregnancy loss.
Judi’s House
https://www.judishouse.org/
Provides research-based care to grieving children and their families.
The Grief Center of Southwest Colorado, Durango
https://www.griefcenterswco.org/
Offers bereavement services for adults, teens, children, and families.
Actively Moving Forward
https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/
A young adult and college grief support network.
Circle of Care
https://www.ebac.org/services/circle.asp
Serves the San Francisco Bay area for 30 years, and provides individual counseling and peer support groups for families with grieving kids aged 3-18.
Friends For Survival
https://friendsforsurvival.org/
Friends for Survival is not just a support group, but a “suicide bereavement support program.”
Grief Haven
www.griefhaven.org
Offers various support groups and resources for parents who have lost a child.
Hope Connection
www.hopegroups.org
Provides a safe place, with the guidance of licensed therapists, for individuals to grieve, heal, and continue a redefined life after loss.
Jessica’s House
https://jessicashouse.org/
Offers peer support groups where children and teens (kindergarten through high school age), along with their parents or caregivers, meet with others who have experienced the death of someone significant.
Kara
https://kara-grief.org/
Provides grief support for children, teens, and families through grief counseling, retreats, educational resources, and peer support. Kara wants to see people of all ages compassionately supported on their journey through grief so they can move toward renewed hope and meaning.
New Hope
www.newhopegrief.org
Helps bereaved children and families find hope and healing through connection and support.
Okizu
https://okizu.org/
Helps all members of families affected by childhood cancer to heal through peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs.
Open to Hope Foundation
https://www.opentohope.com/
Helps people find hope after loss.
Our House—A Grief Support Center
www.ourhouse-grief.org
Provides support groups for children ages 4-18 by loss type, as well as education and support for parents, schools, and the community, including Grief Expression, El Centro de la Esperanza (grief support groups for Spanish-speaking adults).
Center for Good Mourning
https://www.archildrens.org/center-for-good-mourning
Provides, improves, and increases support and assistance to bereaved children and families through education, program development, and grief support programs.
The Amelia Center
https://www.childrensal.org/amelia-center
The Vision for The Amelia Center is that all grieving children, parents, and families in the greater Birmingham region have access to a caring and compassionate environment that fosters hope and healing.
The Caring House
www.hospicefamilycare.org
A hospice program that provides coping and bereavement resources for families of the terminally ill.
Healing House Community Bereavement Center
www.hospiceofthevalley.net
Free support and activity groups for adults, teens, and children. Bereavement professionals are also available for schools and other organizations.
The Healing Place: A Center for Loss and Change
www.thehealingplaceinfo.org
Grief support for children (ages 3+), teens, and parents
Billy’s Place
https://billysplace.me/
Supports children and families through their grief journey.
EricsHouse
https://www.ericshouse.org/
Serves adults bereaved of suicide and substance use losses through small, peer-led support groups, one-on-one sessions with a trained grief companion, and a variety of workshops and spiritual retreats.
Hospice of the Valley
https://www.hov.org/our-care/grief-support/grief-support-groups/
Provides grief support groups.
Sibs Forever
https://www.sibsforever.org/
Supports the grieving community through lived experience and technology.
The Godspeed Project
https://www.thegodspeedproject.org/
Provides a safe and compassionate outdoor space for children and families to grieve.
Tu Nidito Children and Family Services
https://www.tunidito.org/
A community of acceptance and understanding regarding children in grief by providing individual and group support to children and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one, or a serious medical condition of a child or an adult in the family, all at no cost.
Camp Mend-A-Heart
www.hospiceofcentralpeninsula.com
Offers bereavement services to our clients, their families, and the community.
Forget Me Not Grief Program
www.hospiceofanchorage.org
Support groups and programs for children, teens, and parents. Military support is available.
Catholic Community Service (Hospice Home Care Juneau)
www.ccsjuneau.org
Catholic Community Service (CCS) is a comprehensive, mission-driven social service agency dedicated to reaching out to persons and families in need throughout Southeast Alaska.
