A message from our Executive Director, Board of Directors, and staff team about our commitment to you during COVID-19

You are our top priority! It is for this reason that we are currently suspending our group programs as well as onsite and community counselling sessions. Please stay tuned and check out our website for details as we move forward. Our team is working hard to determine the best way to support all of our client families while keeping everyone safe and healthy.

We’re here for you! We know that the state of the world right now is a little overwhelming for everyone and that it can be hard to feel grounded and safe as things change so rapidly.

Figuring out a new normal for yourself and your family may take a lot of space and energy, but we know that your grief has not gone away: it’s there, quieter or louder, in the midst of all these other stressors.

We’re here for you! We may not be able to connect face-to-face, but we are available on the phone, by email, and soon will be available to do sessions on video.  We’re working on this and it’s a top priority for us to provide you with options that feel good to you to connect and get the support you need.

Many of you reached out to us because you felt isolated in your grief and, today, you may feel more isolated than ever.

We’re here for you! We have launched our new Text & Chat Service.  Of course, we had no idea of what the world would feel like on March 19, 2020 when we launched, but we are so glad that grieving children, teens and parents/caregivers will have another way to reach for support.  At this point, the Text & Chat service will be available Tuesdays & Thursdays 3pm-8pm and Fridays 1pm-5pm.  We will extend these hours if we get more demand for this service.  You can access the Chat on our website  and Text at 587.355.2210.

Hospice Calgary & the Children’s Grief Centre have always been nimble and responsive to grieving families’ needs and we will continue to do so.  Please tell us how we can best support you.  We’re in this together!  Reach out. We will keep our website updated as well as our social media channels ( Facebook @HospiceCalgary, Twitter @childrensgrief, Instgram @childrensgriefca ).

Nadine

Nadine Gariepy-Fisk, MA PGDipPT CPT CCC ACTA

Director

Children’s Grief Centre

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Welcome to the Children's Grief Centre. We recognize this can be a difficult time for you and those close to you. We will do everything we can to offer you both support and helpful resources. 

We offer the only professional services for grieving children in Southern Alberta. Our counsellors specialize in helping families with children and teens adjust to the changes in their lives when someone close to them is living with a life-threatening illness or has died. 

As the leading agency in child & family grief we are the primary referral site for the following: schools, Alberta Health Services, health and mental health care professionals, victims assistance services, and past & current clients.

Counselling fees are on a sliding scale based on family income. No one is refused service because of an inability to pay.