We partner with local organizations to bring grief support groups to different locations across the community. Each season—Spring, Summer, and Fall—we offer three to four different groups. If you are interested in a group that is not currently scheduled, please reach out and let us know; we note your interest and will open a group when there is a community ready to participate. To ensure accessibility for all, scholarships are always available for those with financial need.

💙 Understanding Your Grief: This eight-week closed support and education group is the cornerstone of our model, using the #1 recommended grief book as named by the NY Times, “Understanding your Grief” by Dr. Alan Wolfelt. Participants consistently express their gratitude for the depth and breadth of this book and acknowledge how transformative the group experience has been in their understanding and acceptance of the grief journey. 

💙 Facing the Mourning: This six-week closed group uses the workbook developed by the Heartlight Center in Denver. The group is invited to engage with weekly practices to facilitate mourning – the outward expression of our grief. Topics include goal setting, creating a memorial, journaling, and letter writing. 

💙 Infant Loss Group: This six-week closed group is offered in partnership with local art therapist, Susan Jacobsen (Henry’s Heart Art Therapy). Individuals or couples are invited to a safe, supportive educational support group which includes art therapy directives to help process the trauma and unique heartache of infant loss. 

💙 Gone Too Soon: This 8-week group is for those who have lost someone due to drugs or alcohol, including addiction or accidental overdoses. The curriculum was designed using two short books by Dr. Alan Wolfelt: “Understanding your Grief after a Drug-Overdose Death” and “The Guilt of Grief.” The content affirms many principles from the 12-step program and was developed in partnership with a licensed addiction specialist. 

💙 Navigating Early Grief: Designed to offer practical support and gentle care for those in their earliest months of grief, this 4-week closed group was developed by VOGC facilitator Pam Engelbert.  The group is offered to those in their first 4-6 months following a loss. Foundational resources which shape the group content include “Discovering Significance” by Doug Manning and “The Paradoxes of Mourning” by Dr. Alan Wolfelt.

💙 Honoring Our Grief – A Call to Those Who Grieve. This 8-week, closed grief support and education group, offered in partnership with Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, is designed for the particular needs of our veteran community. Using “The Paradoxes of Mourning” by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, the group offers supportive space for honoring cherished memories of loved ones and exploring the complexities of our varied losses.