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Grief Support
Seperated Divorced Widowed
This is a grief and loss support ministry that meets at St. Timothy's Catholic Church (707 - 89th AVe. NE, Blaine). Our group gathers weekly on Mondays from 7:00-8:30 p.m. in Room 224 of St. Timothy Parish Center.(except for holidays) to provide information and support for those that are traveling through the grief of separation, divorce, or the death of a significant loved one. Feel free to contact Shawn Phillips at 763- 792-1329 of visit http://churchofsttimothy.com/index.cfm/pageid/45
Growing Through Loss
This is a grief and loss support ministry which addresses both the educational as well as support aspects of a variety of issues. Anyone wishing to learn more about the grieving process will benefit.
North Suburban Support Coalition
Held at: Church of St. William
6120 5th St NE
Fridley, MN 55432
763-755-5335
http://growingthroughloss.org/
CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA
Minneapolis campus: 2525 Chicago Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
St. Paul campus: 345 North Smith
St. Paul, MN 55102
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 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. Childcare is available for pre-school children. Participants must make a commitment to the entire series.
- For further information contact (612) 813-6622.
- SID Parent Support Group. This group is for newly bereaved parents. Meetings are held on the 1st Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at Children's in the Family Resource Center (Minneapolis campus). Contact: 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 (651) 241-6206 for more information.
ABBOTT-NORTHWESTERN HOSPITAL
800 East 28th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407
- 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.
FAIRVIEW RIDGES HOSPITAL
201 Nicollet Blvd
Burnsville, MN 55337
- General Grief Support Group. This is an adults-only group meeting on Monday evenings from 6:00 - 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 7:00 - 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 (952) 892-2111.
HEALTH EAST
St. John's Hospital
1575 Beam Ave
Maplewood, MN 55109
(651-232-7060)
- Infant Loss Support Group. Meets the first Tuesday of each month, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Contact: 651-864-1457.
- Adult Grief Support. Meets every Monday, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Contact 651-232-7397. No pre-registration is necessary.
- LAKEVIEW HOSPITAL
927 W Churchill St
Stillwater, MN 55082
651-439-5330
- Adult Grief Support Group: "Weathering Life's Losses" meets every Thursday, 6:00 - 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, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., three times a year, winter, spring and fall. Pre-registration is required. Contact 651-430-4586.
MERCY HOSPITAL
4050 Coon Rapids Blvd.
Coon Rapids, MN 55433
763-236-6000 (ask for Chaplaincy)
- Miscarriage and Infant Loss Group. Meets 1st Monday each month, 6:30 - 8:30 at Faith Lutheran Church, 11115 Hanson Blvd., Coon Rapids. Also offers general grief group every Monday, 7 - 9 p.m. No fees and no registration required. Contact: (763) 236-3427.
METHODIST-PARK NICOLLET Grief Support Programs
(952) 993-6165
6500 Excelsior Blvd.
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-993-5000
- 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 Hospice at (952) 933-6165 for more information, location, and registration.
NORTH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
3300 Oakdale North
Robbinsdale, MN 55422 NORTH HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE
3500 France Ave N, Ste 101
Robbinsdale, MN 55422-2900
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Group. Held 2nd Tuesday in each month from 6-7:30 p.m. in the Administrative Board Room. Contact: (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 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.
ADDITIONAL LISTINGS
- Allina Hospice and Palliative Care. Mother Loss Retreat held in May. Contact: 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 except for July. Contact (612) 854-1997.
- Capital City Grief Coalition. Education and support for those grieving. Group meetings held each week at a participating church. Contact (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: (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. Contact: (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. www.thecompassionatefriendsmpls.org
- 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 (763) 434-8537.
- Compassionate Friends. St. Paul Chapter. Contact: (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: (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.
Jewish Grief Support Services.
Bi-monthly groups open to any Jewish adult, regardless of affiliation. Loss of a Loved One - 1st and 3rd Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Temple of Aaron, 616 Mississippi River Blvd. S., St Paul. Contact: Facilitator, (651) 698-8874. Loss of a Spouse or Life Partner - 2nd and 4th Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Temple Israel, 2324 Emerson Ave. S., Minneapolis. Contact: (952) 542-4826. Donation - $1 to $5.
- Jewish Family and Children's Service. 13100 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka, MN 55305 Living with Loss and Change: group bereavement for adults. Contact (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 (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: (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 or 1-800-732-3812.
OUTSIDE THE TWIN CITIES METRO AREA
If you are outside the metropolitan area, the social work or chaplain's departments of your local hospital can assist you in locating support groups and counseling resources. Some of them are listed below:
- 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: 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.
- St. Mary's Medical Center. Duluth, MN 55805, (218) 726-4402 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 (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 (218) 726-2323 or (218) 729-7652 or (218) 726-2034.
Southern Minnesota/Wisconsin:
District One Hospital, 631 SE 1st Street, Faribault, MN 55021
Contact: (507) 332-4835
Compassionate Friends
New Ulm (507) 359-2737
Rochester (515) 329-5692
Austin (507) 437-1952
Lutheran Social Services. Mankato, (507) 332-2932.
Infants Remembered in Silence, Inc. (IRIS)
101 Third St. NW
Faribault, MN 55021
Contact: (507) 334-4748
Fax: (507) 333-5039
iris@ll.net
www.irisremembers.com
Support group meetings are held twice a month. From 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month and from 7 - 8:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month.
IRIS offers parents, families, friends, and professionals support, education and resources on the death of a child in early pregnancy (ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, miscarriage, etc) or from premature birth, stillbirth, neo-natal death, birth defects, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), illness, accidents and all other types of infant and early childhood death.
Immanuel St. Joseph Mayo Health System
(507) 625-4031
PO Box 8673, Mankato, MN 56002.
Support groups for bereaved parents and sibling grief. Call (507) 345-2618 for further information on specific locations and times.
Owatonna Hospital
903 Oak Avenue S, Owatonna, MN 55060
Contact: (507) 455-7628.
Several grief support groups offered.
The Healing Place, Sacred Heart Hospital, Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
(715) 833-6028
A grief and loss support center for those who have lost a loved one to death. Offers groups for spouse loss, loss of a child, loss of a parent, children's programming, miscarriage and stillbirth, and suicide survivors. One on one counseling with licensed professional counselors available. All services are free.
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