Grief is hard.

Healing together can help.

Our free, four-week program is designed to support school-age children (K-12) and their caregivers in Sioux Falls and the surrounding area as they process grief in a safe, welcoming, and compassionate environment.

What to Expect

Each session begins with a shared meal—giving families a chance to connect and feel at ease. After eating, participants break into age-based groups led by experienced counselors and social workers:

  • Children’s group

  • Teen/adolescent group

  • Adult/caregiver group

  • Childcare for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers

Our program is non-religious and open to all backgrounds and belief systems.

Register Here

Meet the Team

Jonathan Hallenbeck Ask
Executive Director

Advisory Board

  • Lynne Hunter, LCSW

    PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT THE VA HEALTH CENTER

  • Rev. Katherine Olson

    CHAPLAIN AT DOW RUMMEL VILLAGE

  • Barbara Dorrel-Christen

    MEAT & POTATOES MARKETING

  • Kyla Peterson, LCSW

    SANFORD HEALTH

  • Mary Standaert

    RETIRED SOCIAL WORKER AND THERAPIST

  • Kathy Tofflemire

    AVERA HEALTH COUNSELOR

  • Andrew Vos

    RETIRED SOCIAL WORKER

  • Elizabeth Hill

    SANFORD HEALTH

  • John Hegg LPC, NCC

    RETIRED SCHOOL COUNSELOR

  • Chris Jacobs

    APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST, POET

  • Sarah Muller

    DEAN OF STUDENTS, GEORGE MCGOVERN MIDDLE SCHOOL