• Family Grief Support Program meets twice a year on Thursday evenings, 6:30-8 p.m. Programs are offered for bereaved parents, siblings ages 4 to 18, and extended family members.
• Daytime Grief Group. A daytime grief group for bereaved parents meets every other Wednesday morning from 10 - 11:30 a.m. Childcare is available for pre-school children. Participants must make a commitment to the entire series.
• For further information contact Linda Lehmann (612) 813-6622.
• SIDS Parent Support Group. This group is for newly bereaved parents. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday evening of the month from 6:30-8 p.m. at Children’s in the Family Resource Center (Minneapolis campus). Contact: Kathleen Fernbach at (612) 813-6285.
• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group. For parents who have experienced a perinatal loss. This group meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month on the St. Paul Campus. Registration is required; however, there is no fee. Contact Annette Klein at (651) 241-6206 for more information.

• Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group. For any parent who has experienced the loss of an INFANT through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early neonatal loss. Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. For more information call (612) 863-4370.

• General Grief Support Group. This is an adults-only group meeting on Monday evenings from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 200 E. Nicollet Blvd., Burnsville. No registration or fees are required. Call the church office at (952) 435-8102 for additional information.
• Pregnancy Loss Support Group. For parents who have experienced a perinatal loss. This group meets in the chapel from 7 - 8:30 p.m. the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month. No registration or fees are required. Contact Labor and Delivery at (952) 892-2055.
• Youth Grief Services. 7-week series for youth, 4 – 18 years of age. Groups are organized by age with age appropriate activities provided. A parent/caring adult group meets separately. No charge; but please register. Contact Lisa or Pat at (952) 892-2111.

• Youth Grief Services. 7 week series for youth, 4 – 18 years of age; parent/adult groups are also part of this program. Held Thursday evenings. Trained volunteers facilitate support groups for youth who have experienced the death of a loved one. Kids groups are organized by age with age-appropriate activities provided. A phone interview will be conducted prior to the series. Pre-registration is required. Call (612) 672-7272 or (952) 892-2111.

• Infant Loss Support Group. Meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Contact: Sheila Pribe, pager # (651) 864-1457.
• Adult Grief Support. Meets every Monday, 4 – 5:30 p.m. Contact Ted Hein at 651-232-7397. No pre-registration is necessary.

• Adult Grief Support Group: “Weathering Life’s Losses” meets every Thursday, 6 – 7:15 p.m. at Boutwells Landing in Oak Park Heights, no pre-registration is necessary. For information: (651) 430-4586.
• Children/Teen: groups meet three times a year at Boutwells Landing in Oak Park Heights, 6 – 7:30 p.m., three times a year, winter, spring and fall. Pre-registration is required. Contact Paul Swenson at (651) 430-4586.

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group. Meets 1st Monday each month, 6:30 – 8:30 at Faith Lutheran Church, 11115 Hanson Blvd., Coon Rapids in the library room. Contact Candy McVicar at Missing GRACE Foundation (763) 497-0709 for more information and to notify if you plan attend.

• Family Grief Support Retreat. This educational support retreat for children, teens, and their surviving parents is open to young families who have experienced the death loss of a parent. The retreat is offered annually and is co-sponsored by Park Nicollet Health Services, Allina Hospice, and Health Partners Hospice of the Lakes. Preregistration is required. Contact Ed Holland, Hospice at (952) 933-6165 for more information, location, and registration.

• Pregnancy and Infant Loss Group. Held 2nd Tuesday in each month from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Administrative Board Room. Contact: Jan Coursolle at (763) 520-5470. There is no cost.
• Loss Support Group for Children and their Parents, North Hospice. Eight-week session for children, aged six through 12, who have experienced the death of a family member. Parents’ group meets concurrently. Mondays 6-7:30 p.m. Call (763) 520-4834 (Mary Marcoux) to pre-register. There is no fee.
• Teen/Young Adult Loss Support, North Hospice. Eight-week session, twice a year (Spring and Fall) for those 13 years old through young adulthood who have experienced the death of a family member. Parents’ group meets concurrently. Mondays 6-7:30 p.m. Call (763) 520-4834 to pre-register. There is no fee.

• Allina Hospice and Palliative Care. Mother Loss Retreat held in May. Contact: Janis Dahler at 612-262-7025. Also, Grief Support Groups meet at 1055 Westgate Drive, Suite 100, St. Paul, MN 55114.
• Bittersweet (Death of a twin or multiple). Monthly group for parents. Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Contact Barb Schaack at (952) 854-1997.
• Capital City Grief Coalition. Education and support for those grieving. Group meetings held each week at a participating church. Contact Lois Knutson at (651) 227-4430.
• Center for Grief. 1133 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105. Offers grief support groups for adults and children. Groups are divided by loss type and age as closely as possible. Fees are based on an adjustable fee scale. No one is denied participation in a group due to inability to pay the fee. For information call (651) 641-0177.
• Compassionate Friends. Moravian Church, 209 - 2nd St. East, Waconia, MN. Meets the 4th Monday of each month at 7 p.m. Contacts: Michael and Cheryl Osweiler, (952) 467-3800
• Compassionate Friends. Hope Presbyterian Church, 7132 Portland Ave. S., Richfield, MN. Meets the 2nd Monday of each month from 7-9 p.m. in room C-333. Church phone: (612) 866-4055. Contacts: Chris and Bob Lewis: (612) 825-6500 (please call in the evening).
• Compassionate Friends. Calvary Lutheran Church, 7520 Golden Valley Road, Golden Valley, MN 55427. This meeting is open to bereaved parents suffering the loss of a child of any age from unborn to adult. Meets the 3rd Monday of each month. Phone: (952) 975-3627.
• Compassionate Friends. North Suburban Chapter; meets the 1st Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Glen Cary Lutheran Church, 15531 Central Ave. NE, Ham Lake MN 55304. (Day may vary due to holidays.) For further information call: (763) 434-5695 or contact Carol Beal at (763) 434-8537.
• Compassionate Friends. St. Paul Chapter. Contact Cathy Seehuetter at (651) 459-9341.
• Downtown Coalition for Grief Support. Meetings are on Saturday mornings at 9:45 - 11:30 a.m. Meetings rotate between the various downtown churches. Contact person: Tom Anderson (952) 927-7453.
• First Lutheran Church of Crystal. 7708 62nd Ave. North, Brooklyn Park. Grief support group (for many kinds of losses) meets 2nd and 4th Thursday at 7 p.m. For information call (763) 537-4576.

• South Suburban: Tuesdays 6:30 – 9:15 p.m. For more information call (952) 890-0045.
• North Suburban: 6-week program, Thursdays, 6:45 - 9:15 p.m. Sessions are held spring and fall at various locations in the north suburban area of the Twin Cities. For specific dates and further information, please call (763) 755-5335.

• Jewish Family and Children’s Service. 13100 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka, MN 55305 Living with Loss and Change: group bereavement for adults. Contact Barbara Rudnick at (952) 546-0616 for dates and times of these meetings.
• Judson Family Center. 4101 Harriet South, Minneapolis, MN 55409. Grief groups for children, teens, and adults. Adult group is on-going, Thursdays, 10-11:30 a.m. Children/Teen group is offered as the need arises. The fee is $10.00 per group. Pre-registration is required. For more information, contact Lucy Knoll at (612) 827-2631.
• Metro Women’s Center. 6418 Bass Lake Rd., Crystal 55428. Pregnancy and infant loss group. Meetings held as needed. For information call (763) 533-8642.
• National Compassionate Friends Information. (630) 990-0010
• Parents of Murdered Children. National phone number (513) 721-5683. Local contact person is Jim Lym at (651) 484-0336 for information on peer support and groups available.
• SIDS. (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) Statewide information, counseling, and support groups. South Minneapolis locations. For further information, call (612) 813-6285.

• Cambridge Medical Center. 8-week program. Thursday, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. No fee. Contact Barb Larson at (763) 789-7943
• Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center. Social Services, LaCrosse, WI (608) 785-0530 or Grief Group 1-800-362-9567 ext. 4747.
• Luther Hospital Chaplaincy. Eau Claire, WI (715) 839-3337
• Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, MN. Contact Carolyn Wall, Hospice, (507) 284-4002 or Social Services at (507) 284-2131.
• St. Joseph’s Hospital Chaplaincy. Brainerd, MN (218) 828-7531
• St. Cloud Hospital. St. Cloud, MN 56301 (320) 251-2700 ext. 4621.

Compassionate Friends. Group meets 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. every month.

SIDS Support Group. Group meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m.

• St. Mary’s Medical Center. Duluth, MN 55805, (218) 726-4402 Contact: Ben Wolfe, program director of KIDS CAN COPE. A five-session program that assists youngsters, ages 8-16, whose parents, grandparents, siblings, relatives, or friends are currently cancer patients or have a serious medical condition. Call to pre-register, (218) 726-4402.
• Young Person’s Grief Support Program. An 8-week series for young people ages 5-8, 9-13 and 14-17 who are grieving the loss of loved ones. Call Ben Wolfe, (218) 726-4402 to pre-register.
• Adult Grief Support Groups. Several groups: Parent Support Groups, Senior Citizen Grief and Loss Support Group, Suicide Survivors Support Group, Infertility Support Group, and SIDS Support Group. For more information on any of these groups, contact the Grief Support Center at (218) 726-4402. There are no fees charged for any of these sessions.
• Parents of Murdered Children (POMC). Group meets every month. It is offered through the St. Louis County Victim’s Assistance Program. For further information, please call Paul Gustad, (218) 726-2323 or Barb Gluick, (218) 729-7652 or (218) 726-2034.
• Whispering Willow. Grief and Loss Center for Children, Youth, and Families. Offers day camp for children, preschool through teens. 65064 250^th Avenue South, Kasson, MN 55944. Phone: 507-251-6768. www.whispering-willow.com