Resources

SUPPORT GROUPS

The Compassionate Friends

The Tears Foundation

HELPFUL SITES

Buzzy's Bees: Supporting families through the unexpected loss of a child.
Modern Loss: Articles of candid conversation about grief. "Beginners welcome."
My Second Half Self: A space born from the ache of grief and the quiet strength of survival.
Reflections Grief & Wellness Care: Illuminating the path of hope & healing after child loss.
National Alliance for Children's Grief: A group committed to raising awareness about the needs of grieving children, teens, and their families.
Mesothelioma of Hope: A cancer diagnosis affects the whole family, especially children. To help during these difficult times, we’ve created a resource to guide adults in talking with children about a loved one’s cancer and in supporting them after a loss.
Michelle Dubarry: Modern Loss articles of candid conversation and community on the long arc of loss and resilience. "Beginners welcome."
Walk In Sunshine: "Walk In Sunshine’s mission is to provide assistance to families who have lost a young child in the New Jersey area in addition to providing online resources for families all around the world."
MISSFoundation: "The MISS Foundation, established in 1996 by Dr. Joanne Cacciatore, is an international 501(c)3, volunteer based organization providing C.A.R.E. [counseling, advocacy, research, and education] services to families experiencing the death of a child."
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: "To introduce remembrance photography to parents experiencing the loss of a baby with a free gift of professional portraiture."
First Candle: "First Candle is committed to the elimination of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths through education, while providing support for grieving families who have suffered a loss."
Audrey and Mckenna: "The Audrey and McKenna foundation will build, personalize, and ship, hand-crafted, hardwood cremation boxes completely free of charge to a family in need who has lost a child from gestation to the age of 5, in the last six months."
No Footprint too Small: No Footprint Too Small is a 501c3 nonprofit organization located in Lincoln, Nebraska. Our mission is to provide comprehensive perinatal support to mothers, fathers, and families who are affected by pregnancy or infant loss.
The Sunny Side Foundation: "At the Sunny Side Foundation, we are dedicated to fostering a culture of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). We believe that every individual and family affected by pregnancy or infant loss deserves support, regardless of their background, ethnicity, race, gender, ability or any other characteristic"

GRIEF COUNSELING

FOR KIDS

Wild Grief Olympia

Wild Grief believes in the healing power of both nature and of peer support. At Wild Grief, they combine the two. They provide guided hikes at all levels, hour-long, day-long, and multi-day all focused on supporting each other while on our grief journeys. Grief is what they feel after the death of someone close in our lives and then the grief journey begins – we have to go through it and it is disorienting and often deeply painful.
That is why their motto is Go Outside. Go Together. Go Through it.
Wherever you are on your grief journey, we hope you can join them on the trail.

Sound Care Kids

Sound Care Kids is a support program for families with children who have experienced the death of a significant person in their lives. Groups meet in four six-week sessions each year.

BRIDGES

BRIDGES is a grief support center serving families with children ages 4 through 18 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, relative or friend or have someone in their life living with a serious diagnosis. We offer peer support groups facilitated by trained volunteers.

Camp Erin

Camp Erin, created and funded by The Moyer Foundation, is the largest nationwide network of free bereavement camps for children and teens ages 6-17 who have experienced the death of someone close to them.