GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT SERVICES | EVERYSTEP

Offers grief support opportunities provided at no cost for anyone in the community. Services include: Amanda the Panda program's grief camps (program listed separately), monthly or quarterly support groups, eight-week educational support groups, memorial gatherings, family nights, peer support and mailed resources. Events and support groups are hosted at EveryStep Hospice locations in eight Iowa communities and at the EveryStep Grief and Loss Services office (home of Amanda the Panda) in West Des Moines. Bereavement counselors are available to meet with families or visit by phone throughout the first year following a hospice patient's death. The counselor can provide families with information or simply lend a friendly ear.

Physical Address

1821 Grand Avenue, West Des Moines, IA 50265

Hours

Programs occur at varying times throughout the year, including evenings and weekends

Fax

(515) 223-4782

Application process

Call or visit website for more information and services

Fee

None

Required documents

Registration form

Eligibility

Grieving children and adults

Languages

English

Service area

Henry County, Iowa Van Buren County, Iowa Lucas County, Iowa Hamilton County, Iowa Union County, Iowa Keokuk County, Iowa Mahaska County, Iowa Lee County, Iowa Story County, Iowa Clarke County, Iowa Montgomery County, Iowa Harrison County, Iowa Pottawattamie County, Iowa Jasper County, Iowa Warren County, Iowa Wapello County, Iowa Des Moines County, Iowa Taylor County, Iowa Decatur County, Iowa Monroe County, Iowa Appanoose County, Iowa Marshall County, Iowa Washington County, Iowa Madison County, Iowa Marion County, Iowa Polk County, Iowa Adams County, Iowa Louisa County, Iowa Webster County, Iowa Jefferson County, Iowa Page County, Iowa Cass County, Iowa Davis County, Iowa Mills County, Iowa Fremont County, Iowa Ringgold County, Iowa Wayne County, Iowa Shelby County, Iowa

Agency info

EVERYSTEP

Offers a variety of programs to help both children and adults.