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Provides classes and events for anyone interested. Classes offered are:- Breastfeeding, baby nutrition, and parenting classes- Cancer support group- Childbirth classes- Fitness and weight management classes- Grief support groups for women- Youth and family programs about various issues around chemical dependency, and youth living with ADHD

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.

Provides compassionate grief support services for children, teens, and adults who are grieving the death of a loved one. Services are designed to ensure that no one has to grieve alone and include:- Adult Support Groups: Peer-based grief support groups for adults experiencing the loss of a spouse or partner, child, parent, sibling, family member, or friend. Specialized groups, including suicide loss support, are offered as available. Hybrid options are available.- Children's and Family Grief Support: Age-appropriate grief support programming, activities, and resources to help children and families navigate grief together.- Community Education: Grief education and presentations for schools, healthcare organizations, businesses, faith communities, and other community groups.- Grief 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 its impact on them.- Grief Resource Library: Lending library with books and resources for children, teens, and adults experiencing many types of loss.- Horses Healing Hearts: Provides a grief equine-assisted grief support that allows participants to process grief through guided activities with horses. No riding is involved.- Workshops and Healing Events: Educational and wellness programs can include journaling, art, yoga, sound bowls, mindfulness, Healing Touch, healthcare directive education, and other grief-related topics.