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Join us to learn, share and remember together

At every stage and in every season, Griffin Cares is here to support you on your grief journey. Our peer groups and programs are developed and run by loss parents, for loss parents, to help you connect with others who can truly understand. 

Support Groups: Open Groups, held on the second Monday of each month, are forums to talk about the topics and questions on your mind with peers who can relate. Special Topics Groups, on the fourth Monday of each month, invite you to explore a shared experience or specific issue with a smaller group of peers. To receive meeting links for upcoming groups, please submit your information at Join a Group.  

Special Events: Griffin Cares Foundation hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including our annual Remembrance Day Event in October, which is the awareness month for Pregnancy and Infant Loss. Registration links for all special events will be posted below as the event date approaches. 

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Upcoming Groups and Events

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December Open Group

Monday, December 9, 2024

8:00-9:30pm EST

Life after baby loss can feel like a lonely journey but you don’t have to go through it alone. Join us at our monthly Open Group to connect with peers who get it, share your story, and talk about the issues that are on your mind. Meeting links and discussion prompts will be sent via email prior to each session.

Remembrance rituals are one way to include your baby during holiday observances or at family gatherings. They can also provide time and space for you to honor your feelings and channel your grief and love. As we navigate this emotional time of year, let’s share our ideas for simple traditions that can add meaning to the holiday season.

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Special Topic: Parenting After Loss

Monday, December 16, 2024*

8:00-9:30pm EST

Whether you are helping your living children cope with difficult emotions while managing your own grief or establishing your family story with your rainbow babies, Parenting After Loss can be very complex.

Let’s talk about balancing the dual roles of being a loss parent and a parent of living children, creating a new normal for holidays, developing family rituals and traditions, and sharing your family history in a way that feels authentic and meaningful.

*Regular session date has been changed to accommodate the upcoming holiday week.

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Past Events

Special Event: Getting Through The Holidays

Sunday, November 17, 2024 

7:30-9:00pm ET

Designed to help families prepare for the upcoming holiday season, this virtual event will feature a panel of loss moms and dads from Griffin Cares and Pockets of Light who will share their thoughts and experiences on topics including family gatherings, creating holiday traditions, and how family and friends can help. The evening will be moderated by Kristi Capriglione, Director of Daylight Grief, and will feature Latira Laguer and Josh Miller as panelists on behalf of Griffin Cares. It will also include time for attendees to ask questions. 

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Remembrance Day 2024

Sunday, October 6, 2024

4:00-5:30pm EST

Griffin Cares Foundation’s annual community gathering provided a special opportunity for the entire Griffin Cares Community to join together virtually with family, friends, GCF partners, and volunteers to honor our babies during Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. Parent reflections were shared by Ashley Fylstra in honor of her daughter, Riley, and Annalie Mathai in honor of her son, Thor. Keynote speaker Melo Garcia of @afterchloe discussed the intersection of grief, love, and remembrance. As part of Griffin Cares’ new Sibling Support initiative, loss siblings were invited to create and light their own special candles along with their parents and other supporters during our Candle Lighting Ceremony. Griffin Cares Foundation’s Remembrance Day Virtual Gathering is a free community program made possible through the generosity of our donors.

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Remembrance Day 2023

Sunday, October 15, 2023

4:00-5:30pm ET

This special virtual gathering brought the Griffin Cares Community together with family, friends, and caring allies and providers. The event featured parent speakers Rafi Stern and Penny King who shared their thoughts in honor of their son, Sam, as well as Bibi and Josh Miller, who spoke in honor of their son, Louis Winston. A special video presentation depicted the many beautiful, creative, and heartfelt ways our community remembers their precious babies with love. Special guest Maya Vander, star of Selling Sunset and loss mom to Mason, shared her personal journey through stillbirth, healing, and being a source of inspiration. Families lit candles to honor their babies and then joined together for a moment of reflection to view the names of all of children while Griffin’s Song gently played in the background.

 

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The Griffin Cares Peer Mentor Program is open to bereaved parents who have lived with loss for at least one year and feel that they are in a place in their grief journey where they can support someone else. Birthing parents and non-birthing partners are welcome to participate. All mentors must complete a training program and meet with our Peer Mentor Team prior to taking on a mentee. Ongoing support for mentors is provided.
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We are so sorry for the loss that has led you here. Our mission is to connect you with free peer support and resources to help you cope and heal after losing your precious baby. This one-time registration signs you up to receive ongoing information and meeting links for all Griffin Cares programs by email. Please fill out the form as completely as you are able. After you register, a member of our Peer Support Team will reach out to personally welcome you and answer any questions you may have.

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