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

Van Buren County, Iowa Henry County, Iowa Lucas County, Iowa Hamilton County, Iowa Union County, Iowa Mahaska County, Iowa Keokuk County, Iowa Lee County, Iowa Clarke County, Iowa Story 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 Monroe County, Iowa Decatur County, Iowa Appanoose County, Iowa Marshall County, Iowa Washington County, Iowa Madison County, Iowa Marion County, Iowa Polk County, Iowa Adams County, Iowa Cass County, Iowa Fremont County, Iowa Page County, Iowa Jefferson County, Iowa Davis County, Iowa Mills County, Iowa Louisa County, Iowa Webster County, Iowa Ringgold County, Iowa Shelby County, Iowa Wayne County, Iowa

Agency info

EVERYSTEP

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