1-16 of 16
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.

Categories

Bereaved Parent Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Bereaved Child Support Groups

Monthly support group meetings for bereaved family (over age 18) who have experienced the death of a child of any age and any cause.

Bi-monthly newsletter.

Grief support lending library.

Angel of Hope Children's Memorial at Boys Town Annual Brick dedication ceremony.

Worldwide candle lighting second Sunday in December.

www.facebook.com/TCFOmaha

www.facebook.com/LosAmigosCompasivosOmaha

Self-help bereavement organization that provides emotional support during the natural grieving process after the death of a child at any age from any cause.
Counseling support for families whose child has died of SIDS.

Peer support is offered; families can be put in touch with other families whose child has died of SIDS for support and information for grieving individuals and families.

Materials such as pamphlets, brochures, and other resources about SIDS and grief are available to anyone who has experienced a SIDS death.

Categories

Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Offers emotional support to families grieving the death of a precious child of any age and from any cause. Provides support to parents (and anyone in a guardianship role), grandparents, and adult siblings through local chapters in the United States.

Categories

Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Bereaved Child Support Groups

Grief support groups for youth ages 4 through high school seniors and their adult caregivers.

Grief support groups for adults who have experienced the death of someone significant in their lives.

Grief support groups for adult survivors of suicide loss.

Information and library resources (books, videos).

Grief support training workshops.

Grief counseling and consultation.

Community education presentations on death and grief provided to businesses and organizations.

Categories

Suicide Loss Survivors Support Groups
Bereaved Parent Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups

Monthly support group meetings for bereaved family (over age 18) who have experienced the death of a child of any age and any cause.

Bi-monthly newsletter.

Grief support lending library.

Worldwide candle lighting second Sunday in December.

www.facebook.com/TCF

Monthly support group for families who have suffered the loss of an infant, child, or pregnancy.

One-on-one support sessions with volunteer support staff available.

Customized care kits.

Events raise awareness and give grieving families the opportunity to become involved in the community and with other grieving families.
Offers peer-based bereavement support for anyone in Illinois who has experienced the death of an infant, birth to age 1 year, regardless of cause or manner of death. Bereavement/Memorial Events are hosted annually for individuals to share stories and remember loved ones.

Categories

Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Chastity education provides a time set aside for mothers and daughters or fathers and sons to explore human fertility and the wonder of growing up. Call for upcoming program dates and locations.

Fertility Care Center provides the Creighton Model-Ovulation Method of natural family planning. The course consists of one group introductory session and eight individual follow-up sessions during the first year of learning and application.

Healing Hearts support group to help adults who grieve a recent death in the family. Individual grief outreach extends to families who have lost an infant through miscarriage, stillbirth, or SIDS.

Marriage Encounter weekend retreat to strengthen the marriage relationship.

Retrouvaille, a weekend experience with follow-up sessions for troubled marriages.

Categories

Sexuality/Reproductive Health Education
Marriage and Relationships Counseling
Birth Control
Bereaved Parent Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Provides counseling for persons dealing with the death/loss of a loved one. Also offers a bereavement camp for children ages 7-16, a Grief Resource Library, and other Grief Support Groups. Also offers support groups for grieving parents like Adult Bereavement, Beyond Baby Blues, Empty Arms, Homicide Survivors, and Parents With Empty Arms.

Categories

Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Bereaved Child Support Groups
Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Offers emotional support to families grieving the death of a precious child of any age and from any cause. Provides support to parents (and anyone in a guardianship role), grandparents, and adult siblings through local chapters in the United States.

Categories

Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Bereaved Child Support Groups
Support group for parents who have lost a child of any age for any cause, and siblings.

Support group for parents and siblings that is facilitated by bereaved parents.

Newsletter and a lending library of topics and printed resources.

Presentations on grief for community organizations.

The Iowa Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Foundation is a statewide organization providing emotional support to SIDS and SUID families, educating professionals and the general public about SIDS and safe sleep practices, and funding medical research into the causes of SIDS. Other services include providing free safe sleep resources and education, free grief resources, and a place for community of SIDS/SUID families. Call for dates and times of support groups.

Categories

Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Disease/Disability Information

Provides education, free services, and practical support with a holistic and compassionate approach. Pregnancy testing with immediate results. Limited medical services ultrasound, STI testing, and treatment.

Offers referrals for medical services, legal assistance, adoption and/or financial aid.

Parenting classes B.E.S.T. / Blessings, Encouragement, Support and Training.

Blessing Boutique is an on-site resource center stocked with a variety of items that can only be purchased with Care Cash earned in the B.E.S.T. program.

Hope House Residency program provides care and support for mothers as they build independent lives for themselves and their newborn children during the baby's first year of life. Women are welcomed into a safe and loving family home that provides programs and supportive services. Mothers will receive practical, emotional, and spiritual support.

Threads of Hope is a group designed to support those who have experienced a pregnancy loss through miscarriage, stillbirth or any other form of infant death.

Categories

Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Pregnancy Testing
Bereaved Parent Support Groups
Maternity Homes