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Youth Support: Provides a free quarterly grief support series and two free annual bereavement camps, Camp Erin-Twin Cities and Camp Journey for youth and their families who have experienced the death of a loved one. Offers virtual and in-person grief support groups, access to free short-term grief counseling, and family-friendly events that provide a connection to others who have experienced a similar loss. Also provides free support and services for children who are anticipating the death of a parent, sibling, or close family member. Young Adult Support: Provides opportunities to connect with others in the 18 - 26 year old age group through weekend retreats, social events, monthly support groups, grief counseling, and young adult grief support groups.

Weekly program for those suffering a loss from death. Program includes 30 minutes of an educational presentation followed by 60 minutes of small-group support led by a specially trained facilitator.

• Eight-week series on the grieving process

• Individuals can join group at any time. This grief support group moves between eight churches in Bloomington and Richfield. Location changes every three months.

Provides violence prevention, intervention, support, outreach services, and leadership opportunities for youth in residential and community settings. Provides a variety of services to youth of all genders who have experienced relationship violence, sexual assault or exploitation, stalking, or homelessness. Programs include: Movement for Violence Prevention (MVP): Leadership development activities to assist youth-led community engagement, skill enhancement, peer connections, and tools for change to prevent youth violence. Inspiring Youth: A year-long, intensive, community-based program for youth ages 10 - 17 and their families who have been impacted by violence. Youth workers provide comprehensive and culturally responsive mentorship, support, and access to services, activities, and leadership opportunities. Youth Site-Based and Community-Based Housing: Transitional housing for youth and young adults who are victims of violence and exploitation, including sex trafficking. Safety planning and support are provided. Voices in Prevention (VIP): A 6-week violence prevention curriculum serving middle and high school students. Curriculum might also include support groups, one-on-one sessions, peer mediation, and service learning. Youth Safety Plans: Specialized safety plans for youth NorthStar Youth Outreach Center: A drop-in center for homeless youth offering advocacy, safety planning, and connections to additional community resources. The center also offers:

• Assistance with housing

• Assistance with career and education planning

• Computer lab

• Counseling

• Creative art spaces

• Food and snacks

• Laundry access

• Supplies and clothing

Peer support group for people who have experienced the death of a child

Offers total health resources for women, including:

• Breast Health

• Gynecology

• GYN/oncology

• Heart health

• Mental health services

• Mid-life care

• Genetic counseling

• Reproductive medicine

The Mother Baby Center; locations in Coon Rapids, Minneapolis, and Saint Paul. Offers:

• Breastfeeding support consultations

• Large private rooms

• Midwives

• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

• Postpartum depression and pregnancy and infant loss support groups

Grief support for friends and relatives of children who have died

Hospital veterinary care and emergency care for both small and large animals. Do not refer for routine veterinary care. Services provided:

• Anesthesia

• Emergency and critical care

• Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

• Oncology and radiation therapy

• Veterinary labs and more

Companion Animal Love, Loss and Memories - CALLM: Biweekly bereavement group for those grieving the loss of a pet. Meets 6:30 pm - 8 pm on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month (some adjustments to accommodate holidays). Call to confirm the schedule before attending. Pomeroy Student-Alumni Learning Center, 1964 Fitch Avenue, Room 115, St. Paul, 55108. Space is limited. To reserve a seat and for more information, call Veterinary Social Services at (612)624-9372.

A support group for people who have lost someone to suicide, open to the public and facilitated by peers.

Services include:

• Companioning: Grief companions provide a space for individuals to share their feelings in response to their profound loss. Companioning is anchored in respecting and exploring the uniqueness of loss while allowing individuals to share their grief and how it impacts them.

• Events: Angel of Hope Candlelit Vigils, Annual Garage Sale, Evening of Hope, Horses Healing Hearts, and Kruzin for Bri's Lodge.

• General Loss Support Groups: Offers a safe place for people to share their journey after the loss of their loved one. All groups will provide an experience where feelings, worries, problems, and joys can be expressed and received freely without judgment. This group is open to anyone with a loss of someone.

?- Grief retreats: Provides a place where individuals and families can come together to find peace and solace, a place where they can connect with others who are grieving a similar loss. For different types of loss such as:

• Loss by Suicide
• Older Child Loss
• Perinatal Loss - Miscarriage and stillbirth
• Sibling Loss - Adult
• Spousal Loss - For older and younger
• Younger Child Loss

Horses Healing Hearts: In collaboration with Angel Reins Stable, this program happens once a month. Provides a grief equine assisted activities program where grieving individuals can go for hope and healing. Individuals will be able to go to the stables at Angels Reins to connect with the horses. Whether that is through petting them, brushing them or just being in their presence. People of all ages are eligible to register.

• Avian and exotic medicine

• Cardiology at Oakdale site only

• Dentistry and oral surgery

• Dermatology

• Emergency services for animals including surgery

• Imaging including CT scan, high field MRI, ultrasound, and x-ray

• Internal medicine

• Neurology

• Oncology

• Pet loss support group

• Physical rehabilitation

? Educational Activities: Partners with experts in the field of pediatric cancer, support, education and outreach as well as other support groups to offer virtual educational, and question and answer sessions on living with a childhood cancer diagnosis Family Activities: Offers a variety of activities to families to provide a distraction from the daily life with cancer Family Care Kits: Provides newly diagnosed families with a soft-side cooler designed to transport medications that need to be kept cool as well as a gas gift card, Mayo parking pass, postage stamps, printer paper, snacks, a few toiletries and VISA gift card Monthly Family Gatherings: Families gather to share a meal together. After the meal, parents have time to talk and share with one another, while the patient and their siblings get to spend time together. Tomorrow's Chapter: In an effort to serve the needs of families grieving the loss of their child to childhood cancer, bereavement support is offered

Support group for parents and grandparents whose child has died. Provides an opportunity to meet parents who are working through their own grief and can empathize with a bereaved family. A bereaved sibling group meeting for siblings ages 16 and older to meet with siblings who have lost a brother or sister. Meetings are held in person or virtually the third Monday of each month.

Provides support groups for community members related to managing and coping with stress, grief, and trauma associated with violence and crime. Promotes fitness and nutrition by providing education, access to fitness facilities, and a proprietary line of herbs and supplements for community members.

Provides the following grief support services:

• Weekly support groups for those who have experienced loss due to a death. Led by trained, caring facilitators.

• Special groups for those dealing with the loss of a spouse, the loss of a child, the loss of a parent, sibling, or other significant person.

• Weekly speakers such as grief counselors, clergy, and those who have suffered a loss and wish to share their story of recovery

• Host church located in Edina changes periodically.

Visit website: https://edinagriefsupport.org/locations-speaker-schedule/ to find current meeting schedule.

Provides practical tools and resources that help parents feel better equipped to talk to their kids about tough issues, set and enforce boundaries, and help their kids work out conflicts with peers or other adults.

Supportive services including:

• Literature on suicide prevention and depressive illness

• Support group information for survivors of suicide

Offers 12 in-person and virtual support groups that are loss-specific to connect with fellow survivors. Trained and experienced facilitators lead meetings. Types of support groups include:

• Adult survivors of suicide

• Adult survivors of homicide

• Adult survivors of accidental death

• Adult survivors of overdose

• Spanish speaking group

• Young adult/teen group

Offers a support group for those impacted by suicide, offering a space to share experiences, gain strength, and heal together after loss. In-person and Zoom options available.

Provides supportive services for individuals and families who have experienced or have been affected by all types of perinatal loss including miscarriage, stillbirth, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, neonatal death, prematurity, and others, including:

• Virtual Support Groups: Bereaved Parents, Pregnancy After Loss, Dad's Grief Discussion, Grandparents and Extended Family, Parenting After Loss, and Coping with SIDS/SUID and Infant Death

• Peer Companions: Free trained peer companions with similar experience are matched with newly bereaved individuals to provide support and resources. Peers are available for the entire family.

• A free national telephone and text grief support helpline staffed by professionals who have personal experience with pregnancy and infant loss.

• Prenatal Patient Education: Parenting in Pregnancy is an informational booklet for expectant parents about how to optimize the health of mom and baby during pregnancy. Educational materials are also available for stillbirth, miscarriage, pregnancy after a loss, fathers grief, caring for yourself after perinatal loss, grieving grandparents, assisting siblings with perinatal loss, how friends and family can help, and understanding perinatal autopsy and testing options.

• Hosts a monthly podcast that offers information, support, and education.

• Minnesota Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death: A statewide program that provides a starting point for families who have experienced the death of a baby through stillbirth, neonatal death, SUID/SIDS, or any other infant death. Provides resources for information on strategies to reduce the risk for stillbirth and infant death, grief resources, funeral assistance, and support for bereaved families. The Center will contact each family and offer the services of a Family Support Coordinator who are health professionals with expertise in caring for families after the death of a baby. Visit website for more information and online Support Referral Form.

Various support groups. Call for current list and times. Groups include:

• Brain tumor support group

• Caregivers support group

• Lung cancer group

• New Parent Connection

• Parkinson's Disease support group

• Pregnancy and infant loss support

• Reach to Recovery for women recovering from breast surgery

• Stroke support group

• Way to Wellness for depression and anxiety

Support for those dealing with grief or transition; semi-annual series providing support and information about grief; each session includes a speaker and small group discussion

Program offers practical support, resources, and connection for widows navigating life after loss, including:

• Memorial Gifts: Provides memorial gift boxes to newly widowed individuals. Each box includes a $50 gift card, a floating lantern with a Sharpie marker for writing a message, a handwritten card, lotion, a notebook, protein bars, and warm socks. A QR code is included for private access to online resources.

• Resource Network: Offers a vetted directory of trusted service providers, including financial advisors and home service professionals. Many offer free or discounted support. Widows can register using their zip code to filter and access relevant local resources. Website content is tailored based on registration responses, offering targeted resources such as parenting support or solo living advice.

?- The Widow's Compass: Provides an interactive checklist to help manage post-loss tasks. The tool includes links, reminders, and tips designed to prevent costly errors and support informed decision-making.

• TWC Connect: Offers opportunities for personal connection through one-on-one matches, small groups, and quarterly gatherings. Events may feature guest speakers and are designed to encourage community and peer support.

• TWC Work Days: Provides seasonal volunteer assistance with yardwork three times per year. Spring and fall focus on cleanup; summer is dedicated to weeding. Volunteers may include students, widows, or community members offering practical help and support.

Provides support and bereavement materials in a support group setting to family members and friends who have suffered the death of a child.

Support group for people experiencing grief to cope with everyday grieving and the difficulties of birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays

Services include:

• Individual counseling on grief and healing

• Family counseling on the death of a family member or a close loved one

• Peer grief support groups in a community-based model to find hope and connection. Uses a philosophy of whole-family care to equip individuals and families with coping strategies and communication skills to heal together.

• Trauma and crisis response to assist individuals and groups in crisis. Counselors provide leadership, debriefing sessions, and coordination of meaningful response to those impacted by the crisis and traumatic event.