Adults
Loss of Child
Allina Support Groups
Allina Health provides or offers access to several types of support groups for parents whom have experienced the death of a child.
Bereaved Parents of the USA
Bereaved Parents of the USA (BPUSA) is a national non-profit self-help group that offers support, understanding, compassion and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents or siblings.
Children's Minnesota Bereavement Services
Children's Minnesota Bereavement Services offers free support, education and referrals for families after they experience the death of their child. Free childcare is provided during support sessions.
Faith's Lodge
Faith’s Lodge supports parents and families coping with the death or medically complex condition of a child in a peaceful environment to reflect on the past, renew strength for the present, and build hope for the future.
Hope for the Mourning
Hope for the Mourning provides Biblical support and encouragement to parents grieving the death of an infant or young child, regardless of the religious background of the parents.
M.E.N.D.
M.E.N.D. (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death) is a Christian, non-profit organization that reaches out to families who have suffered the loss of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death.
MISS Foundation
The MISS Foundation provides Family Support Packets, which are sent by email, with books, brochures, and other support information for bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. Online support is also available.
Missing Grace
Missing GRACE Foundation’s mission is to provide support, resources and education for families and professional care providers when there is loss of a baby, infertility or adoption challenges.
Pregnancy & Postpartum Support Minnesota
A group of mental health & perinatal practitioners, service organizations, and mother volunteers who provide services to those struggling with a pregnancy, loss, or postpartum mood disorder through the Helpline, professional training, resource list and website.
Recovering u
Designed for family members and loved ones who know a person who has died from addiction-related causes, this grief support differs from general grief support because the focus is specific to the traumatic loss and the stigma that often surrounds an addiction-related death.
Smile Again Ministries
A Minnesota faith-based retreat center for parents and families who have experienced the death of a child; home-made meals, counseling, and time to re-gain strength.
Star Legacy Foundation
The mission of Star Legacy Foundation is to increase awareness, support research, promote education, and encourage advocacy and family support regarding stillbirth, pregnancy loss, and neonatal death.
The Compassionate Friends organization offers emotional support to parents (and anyone in a guardianship role), grandparents, and adult siblings grieving the death of a precious child of any age, and from any cause. The Compassionate Friends has several Minnesota Chapters including the Minneapolis Chapter that meets in New Hope.
Offers a compassionate grief support series for bereaved parents in the Hastings and surrounding areas while also providing events and workshops for all bereaved individuals.
Loss of Spouse or Other Family Member
Allina Support Groups
Allina Health provides or offers access to several types of support groups for anyone whom has experienced the death of a loved one.
Center for Grief and Loss
The Center for Grief and Loss is a nonprofit FamilyMeans program that offers specialized therapy for complicated grief, trauma and life transition. The Center staff provides caring support to individuals, couples and families who are experiencing loss or trauma.
Grief Share
Provides a peer-led facilitated video/discussion series as well as online resources for anyone who has lost a spouse, child, family member, or friend.
Modern Widows Club
Meets monthly in Waconia providing support and encouragement to other widows no matter where they are at in their journey.
Recovering u
Designed for family members and loved ones who know a person who has died from addiction-related causes, this grief support differs from general grief support because the focus is specific to the traumatic loss and the stigma that often surrounds an addiction-related death.
The Compassionate Friends- (Sibling, Grandchild Loss)
The Compassionate Friends organization offers emotional support to parents (and anyone in a guardianship role), grandparents, and adult siblings grieving the death of a precious child of any age, and from any cause. The Compassionate Friends has several Minnesota Chapters including the Minneapolis Chapter that meets in New Hope.
The National Widowers’ Organization
The National Widowers' Organization educates the public about the special needs of men who have lost their spouse or life partner.
She Climbs Mountains
Providing opportunities for adult motherless daughters to connect with each other and to grieve in a safe and loving environment with the ultimate goal of (re)discovering joy and gratitude through the exploration of mother loss. She Climbs Mountains also offers a youth program, for motherless daughters ages 8-18, through the Girls Rise Up program.
Soaring Spirits International offers innovative peer-based grief support programs for widowed men and women both online and in-person. Additionally, Camp Widow® is a weekend program which provides both practical tools and relevant resources for widowed persons rebuilding their lives in the aftermath of the death of a spouse or partner. Click HERE to go the Minnesota chapter Facebook page for events and local contact information.
Widow Might® is a Christian non-profit in Minnesota providing support to widows so they may live, heal, grow and in time, thrive. Widow Might hosts three beautiful events per year as well as monthly gatherings in several areas of the Twin Cities.