TWIN CITIES GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS & EVENTS
WINTER 2021
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations
before attending any of the events/groups listed below.
before attending any of the events/groups listed below.
ONGOING SUPPORT GROUPS
Bittersweet
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
A support group for parents who have experienced the death of a twin or other multiple. Meets the third Tuesday of each month. For details, contact Barb Schaack at 952-854-1997 or barbschaack@yahoo.com.
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
A support group for parents who have experienced the death of a twin or other multiple. Meets the third Tuesday of each month. For details, contact Barb Schaack at 952-854-1997 or barbschaack@yahoo.com.
Capital City Grief Coalition
Contact: Lois Knutson, 651-227-4430
Contact: Lois Knutson, 651-227-4430
Caregiver Support Group
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
A support group for caregivers meets the third Thursday of every month from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 4030 Pilot Knob Road in Eagan, MN. If you are feeling the stress of care giving, please join us as we support one another. Questions? Please contact Rozann@comcast.net or call 651-334-3207.
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
A support group for caregivers meets the third Thursday of every month from 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 4030 Pilot Knob Road in Eagan, MN. If you are feeling the stress of care giving, please join us as we support one another. Questions? Please contact Rozann@comcast.net or call 651-334-3207.
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Children's Minnesota
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
Living with Grief: Parent Program
Living with Grief: Youth Program
Living with Grief: Grandparent/Aunt/Uncle Program
Groups are held the 2nd Thursday of each month • 6–7:30 p.m.
Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul campus
Please RSVP to Bereavement Services at bereavement@childrensMN.org or 612-813-7216.
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group - Co-sponsored by Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota
Groups are held 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month • 5–6:30 p.m.
United Hospital, St. Paul
The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group helps parents whose baby has died through ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death (shortly following birth or during an NICU stay). The group is made up of parents, and is led by staff members from both Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota. Registration is required to attend. Please call or email Bereavement Services at: bereavement@childrensMN.org or 612-813-7216.
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
Living with Grief: Parent Program
Living with Grief: Youth Program
Living with Grief: Grandparent/Aunt/Uncle Program
Groups are held the 2nd Thursday of each month • 6–7:30 p.m.
Children’s Minnesota, St. Paul campus
Please RSVP to Bereavement Services at bereavement@childrensMN.org or 612-813-7216.
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group - Co-sponsored by Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota
Groups are held 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month • 5–6:30 p.m.
United Hospital, St. Paul
The Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group helps parents whose baby has died through ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death (shortly following birth or during an NICU stay). The group is made up of parents, and is led by staff members from both Allina Health and Children’s Minnesota. Registration is required to attend. Please call or email Bereavement Services at: bereavement@childrensMN.org or 612-813-7216.
Downtown Coalition for Grief Support - Minneapolis
www.mplsgriefsupport.com
On-line sessions via Zoom every Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
One-on-one support available by calling 612-317-3454 or by filling out the contact form on the website.
www.mplsgriefsupport.com
On-line sessions via Zoom every Saturday at 10:00 a.m.
One-on-one support available by calling 612-317-3454 or by filling out the contact form on the website.
Edina Coalition for Grief Support
edinagriefsupport.org
Virtual meetings available. To join, please submit the request form on the website.
Videos and audio talks prepared by volunteers and speakers will be posted periodically.
edinagriefsupport.org
Virtual meetings available. To join, please submit the request form on the website.
Videos and audio talks prepared by volunteers and speakers will be posted periodically.
Gone Too Soon
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
A safe, supportive place for parents and grandparents who have experienced the loss of a child.
Contact: Donna Mathiowetz, donna@unfinishedbydesign.com
6:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month
January 6
January 20
February 3
Please contact Donna for location.
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
A safe, supportive place for parents and grandparents who have experienced the loss of a child.
Contact: Donna Mathiowetz, donna@unfinishedbydesign.com
6:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month
January 6
January 20
February 3
Please contact Donna for location.
Grief Support - Prince of Peace
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Every Monday except holidays
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - Worship Center Sanctuary
13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337
Contact: Jody Slaughter, 952-898-9312, jslaughter@popmn.org
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Every Monday except holidays
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - Worship Center Sanctuary
13901 Fairview Drive, Burnsville, MN 55337
Contact: Jody Slaughter, 952-898-9312, jslaughter@popmn.org
Hastings Area Grief Support Group
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
The group, open to those who have experienced the loss of a spouse, loved one, or friend, meets at 6:00 p.m. one Thursday of each month.
Contact: Donna Mathiowetz, donna@unfinishedbydesign.com
January 28
Please contact Donna for location.
Due to COVID-19, please check for cancellations.
The group, open to those who have experienced the loss of a spouse, loved one, or friend, meets at 6:00 p.m. one Thursday of each month.
Contact: Donna Mathiowetz, donna@unfinishedbydesign.com
January 28
Please contact Donna for location.
She Climbs Mountains/Girls Rise Up - Support for Motherless Daughters
https://www.sheclimbsmountains.org/
This non-profit organization serves adult women and girls who have experienced mother loss at any age. Workshops, informal gatherings and formal events encourage women and girls to explore the myriad of emotions and experiences that accompany the loss of a mother. Participants are encouraged to grieve openly, share their stories, ask questions, nurture themselves and each other, examine the loss of their mothers and to seek joy and gratitude in a secure, supportive environment.
Contact: 612-382-2771, email: christine@sheclimbsmountains.org
https://www.sheclimbsmountains.org/
This non-profit organization serves adult women and girls who have experienced mother loss at any age. Workshops, informal gatherings and formal events encourage women and girls to explore the myriad of emotions and experiences that accompany the loss of a mother. Participants are encouraged to grieve openly, share their stories, ask questions, nurture themselves and each other, examine the loss of their mothers and to seek joy and gratitude in a secure, supportive environment.
Contact: 612-382-2771, email: christine@sheclimbsmountains.org
South Minneapolis Coalition for Grief Support
http://trustinc.org/category/news-events/grief-support
http://trustinc.org/category/news-events/grief-support
Southwest Grief Coalition
www.swgriefcoalition.org
Winter 2021 Virtual Session begins at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11 via Zoom.
Register online. Please check website for updates.
www.swgriefcoalition.org
Winter 2021 Virtual Session begins at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11 via Zoom.
Register online. Please check website for updates.
Wings For Widows
Wings for Widows is a faith-based, non-profit organization focused on providing financial and legal counseling to widows in the first 12 months following the death of their spouse. There is never a fee for the volunteer service.
Contact Chris Bentley, 612-845-7081 www.wingsforwidows.us
Wings for Widows is a faith-based, non-profit organization focused on providing financial and legal counseling to widows in the first 12 months following the death of their spouse. There is never a fee for the volunteer service.
Contact Chris Bentley, 612-845-7081 www.wingsforwidows.us
If you have an event/program/class you would like listed
or a correction to the above information,
please contact us at
growingthroughloss@gmail.com or 651-452-8261.
or a correction to the above information,
please contact us at
growingthroughloss@gmail.com or 651-452-8261.