Grief's Journey
About Grief's Journey
Grief’s Journey gives children, teens, adults, and families a place to land when grief, serious illness, or injury changes everything. Through free, unlimited peer-based support, it offers groups, family days, holiday day camps, Camp Hope, training, and workshops that help people feel less alone. For donors, the appeal is simple: this is practical, human support for people navigating hard things, with no price tag attached.
What sets Grief’s Journey apart is how wide the support reaches without losing its personal feel. The free, unlimited peer-based help is available in person and online, and the collaborative campus adds a place for providers serving people through loss, serious illness, and injury to work side by side.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Free, unlimited peer-based grief support and resources
Support and resources for children, teens, and adults, available in person and online, and tailored to individual, family, and loss-specific needs.
Monthly bereavement support groups
Bereavement support groups offered on a monthly basis.
Eight-session weekly bereavement support groups
Weekly grief support groups delivered in an eight-session format.
Family days
Family-focused grief support gatherings.
Holiday day camps
Day camp programming offered during the holidays for grieving participants and families.
Camp Hope
An overnight retreat for grieving teens.
AHA, Adult Helping Adults bereavement support group
A bereavement support group for adults helping adults.
Serious illness and injury support group
Support for people and families grieving a life-changing illness or injury.
Training and workshops
In-depth training and workshops that equip individuals and groups to support others in grief and offer compassionate grief companionship.
Collaborative campus and backbone support services
Campus and support services for collaborating and co-locating providers serving people navigating loss, serious illness, and injury.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Collective for Hope provides free, peer-based grief support and resources for children, teens, and adults, and cultivates a grief-affirming community through companionship, understanding, training, and co-located services.
Who they serve
Children, teens, adults, families, caregivers, and individuals navigating loss, serious illness, and/or injury.
Their impact
- Over 2,000 program participants.
How your donation helps
- Keeping grief support services free and accessible
- Funding educational programs, training, and workshops
- Supporting remembrance events and the annual fundraiser
Our story
Founded as ted e. Bear hollow in 2001, the organization later reorganized as Collective for Hope. That shift brought its program brands and co-located services together in response to the needs of people facing loss and survivorship.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Grief's Journey’s services.
Children, teens, and adults can access free, unlimited peer-based grief support and resources in person or online. The services are tailored to individual, family, and loss-specific needs.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
Love the openness of our conversations. Love that we somehow find laughter in the midst of all the sadness. I feel so seen and so supported.
Events
Remembrance events
recurringOpportunities for volunteering, contributing, attending, or sponsoring.
Annual fundraiser
annualA fundraiser that supports grief support services and educational programs.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Grief's Journey has shared.
Current needs
- Monetary gifts
- In-kind donations
- Sponsorships
- Volunteering time and talents
Volunteer opportunities
- Assisting with remembrance events
- Helping with the annual fundraiser
Recognition & press
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
What kinds of grief support does Collective for Hope offer?
It offers free, unlimited peer-based grief support and resources for children, teens, and adults, available in person and online. The support can be tailored to individual, family, and loss-specific needs.
Does Collective for Hope offer education or training?
Yes. It offers in-depth training and workshops that help individuals and groups support others in grief and offer compassionate grief companionship.
What support groups are available?
The organization offers monthly bereavement support groups, eight-session weekly bereavement support groups, family days, holiday day camps, Camp Hope for grieving teens, AHA adult bereavement support groups, and a serious illness and injury support group.