A registered charity that offers a community of open-ended, continuous peer support groups for children and teens and their parents/caregivers who have experienced a death in their immediate family.

Lighthouse offers free peer support groups for children and youth ages 3-19, and young adults ages 19-24, who are grieving the death of a parent or sibling.
 
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• Intake meetings are available in-person and online

Peer Support Groups

• Available in-person and online
• Peer support groups for parents and caregivers run concurrently to the children and youth groups

Education and Training

• Provide educational presentations and training to schools, educational organizations, employers, community agencies, faith communities, and other groups
• Topics include: understanding the grieving process, understanding child and youth grief, talking to children about death and dying, supporting grieving students at school and supporting grieving employees in the workplace

Weekdays, late afternoon, early evening

• Office is open and staffed year round except on statutory holidays
• Groups run from Sep to Jun, closed on school holidays

• Tiny Tots Group, 3-6 yrs
• Children's Group, 7-11 yrs
• Tween Group, 12-14 yrs
• Youth Group, 14-18 yrs
• Young Adult Group, 19-24 yrs

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