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Today, we roll out the first video in our new informational series, Hope for the Holidays. This series will run through December and highlight different aspects of grieving during the Holidays and offer tools to help you cope and heal. New posts will go up every Wednesday afternoon. In our first video, we are offering…

Hearts of Hope Family Grief Camp, Fall 2020 Will we be having camp this fall? Yes! We are planning for a safe and impactful one-day, in-person program on November 7th, 2020. To maximize safety for everyone we are consolidating our usual three-day experience to a single day. This is to avoid the risks inherent with…

For almost 25 years, Children’s Grief Connection has provided care, connection, and community to almost one thousand families grieving the death of a loved one. Our organization recognizes grief as a universal human process and that all who mourn benefit and learn from being invited into a caring community. Our bereavement camp, Hearts of Hope Family Grief Camp, welcomes…

Children’s Grief Connection with the endorsement  of MFDA is launching the “Pandemic Roundtable”, a free  virtual meeting place for Funeral Directors. The Roundtable is an open forum for funeral directors and their employees  to address challenges faced during the COVID 19 pandemic and discuss strategies and solutions. The Roundtable meets on Zoom, Wednesdays, May 20 …

Join us today as Mary Frank talks about everyday ways to bring art into your home.

Today we’re talking with Erin, a former Hearts of Hope Family Grief Camp camper, about her involvement with Brighter Days Grief Center.

Please see this statement from our Executive Director and Board President: Given the risk of spreading COVID-19 through social contact, Children’s Grief Connection is until further notice canceling all in-person activities. Unfortunately, this means that the rescheduled May 15-17 Hearts of Hope Family Grief Camp at Big Sandy Camp in McGregor, MN has been canceled.…

In today’s video, our Executive Director Alex will be talking to Reagan about 1.) Children’s telehealth services 2.) Ways that we can help our children during this time 3.) Why using the term Crisis Learning is so appropriate 4.) How to get closure on the shortened school year and 5.)Ways to connect with your child…

Dear Friends,  A week ago, we made the difficult decision to postpone our spring Hearts of Hope Family Grief Camp. Though we know this was the right decision, we also recognize that not having camp leaves a gap in the lives of the families and volunteers who were looking forward to attending.  That’s why right now,…