Multicultural Support Services
for Grief and Loss

HISPANIC

CLUES: (612) 871-0200
651-292-0117, Norma Cardenas
Psychologists – family, couples, individual
Financial Resources:
Hennepin County = no cost
Ramsey County = no cost, St. Paul Office

La Familia: (651) 221-0913
Individual, family and couples counseling
Financial Resources:
Accept insurance and sliding fee

Our Lady of Guadalupe Church: (651) 228-0506, ext.14
Offers bereavement consultation directly with priest at no cost.
Will provide funeral and ask for $300 donation to church, but will waive if family is very needy.

ASIAN

Association for the Advancement of Hmong Women in Minnesota:
(612) 724-3066
Bring families together to solve problems, particularly for widows or single parents.
Financial Resources:
Transportation available
No funds available

Wilder Social Adjustment for Southeast Asians Program: (651) 647-9676
Counseling offered
Financial Resources:
Families can request a financial donation from the program for whatever they may need (does not necessarily mean it will be approved).

AFRICAN AMERICAN

Wilder General Information: (651) 642-4000
Individual and family therapy available
Financial Resources:
Accepts insurance; has sliding fee scale for Ramsey, Dakota and Washington counties

African American Family Service: (612) 813-0782, Josef Hunter
Grief and loss support groups (run by clinical social worker)
Individual and family therapy (run by clinical social worker)
Support offered. Not specific to African Americans, will see anyone
Financial Resources:
Support groups are free
No funds available for funeral or burial expenses

AMERICAN INDIAN

Office of Indian Ministry: (612) 824-7606
Will assist with: pastoral care for support, building space for all night ceremony/wake/funeral, memorial cards, funeral food shelf, and hearse and volunteer drivers that will transport the deceased and family members up to 400 miles. They also provide a list of mortuaries, traditional prayer leaders, churches that serve Indian families, drum groups, numbers for various tribal headquarters in Minnesota and surrounding states, and questions/information that will be needed by the family. This organization provides all this information in a booklet they distribute free of charge.

Indian Health Board: (612) 721-9873, Margaret Monroe
Individual & family therapy specific to grief and loss run by psychologists. Also have a social worker with students who run groups.
Other services: testing for ADHD, ADD, etc. use EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Re-processing) for nightmares due to trauma
Financial Resources:
Programs funded through third party billing, Medical Assistance, sliding fee, or insurance. They will also provide transportation if needed to attend therapy or groups. There are no financial resources for burial costs, but this agency makes many referrals to services that do have funds.

Indian Family Services: (612) 348-5788, Maggie Spears
No support offered for grieving families (therapy, groups, etc.)
Financial Resources:
Elders donate supplies for meal as traditionally individuals come together for a death. The community will also come together to provide the meal, but not provide actual cash. There are also resources available for funeral expenses.

JEWISH

Jewish Funeral Services of Minnesota: (952) 922-2610
Program generally makes referrals outside their organization for support.
Financial Resources:
Referrals made to the county or other appropriate resources that offer financially supportive services at the church/cemetery/chapel. This agency will also go out to the grieving family.

Jewish Family and Children Services: (multi-social service agency)
(952) 546-0616
Offer individual counseling and some family, but not specific to grief and loss. (Their counseling is targeted to people grieving the loss of a spouse).
Financial Resources:
They offer counseling on a sliding fee, “no one is turned away.”
They don’t have financial resources for funeral or burial expenses.
They have what they call the “Jewish healing resource library.” This gives a Jewish and general perspective. They also have trained volunteers to visit with families who aren’t connected to support within the Jewish community (or any community) who will provide services such as transportation, visits, meals, etc. The volunteer program, resource library and clergy can all be reached at (952) 542-4840.

Hodroff & Sons: (612) 871-1234 (on list as Jewish Funeral Chapels)
While they don’t offer support services, they make referrals to Jewish Family & Children Services. They offer help in applying for county assistance for funeral/burial expenses.

GENERAL RESOURCES

Center for Grief: (651) 641-0177, Gail
Offer quarterly groups for parents and a sibling survivor group on Monday evenings, 6:30-8 p.m. in 10 week sessions.
Also offer therapy for bereaved families.
Financial Resources:
Sliding fee scale available, no funds available for burial costs.

Family Service, Inc., St. Paul: (651) 222-0311 (no services available at Minneapolis office)
Mental health counseling available, not specific to grief and loss (by licensed therapists)
Financial Resources:
Covered by insurance and sliding fee available for those who don’t have coverage.
No resources available for burial costs.