Our House Grief Support Center

To provide grief support services, education, resources and hope to children, teens, and adults, ages 4 and older, within Los Angeles County who are grieving the death of someone close.

Grief is a natural reaction after the death of someone close. Yet in our society few people are prepared for the intensity and duration of the grief process. OUR HOUSE grief support center was founded on the premise that grievers need understanding, support, and connection. If you or someone you care about is grieving, we are here to help.

The OUR HOUSE mission is to provide the community with grief support services, education, resources, and hope. For fifteen years, OUR HOUSE has helped thousands of grieving children, teens, and adults as they embark upon their journeys to hope and healing.

OUR HOUSE grief support groups create a warm environment of safety and comfort in which children, teens, and adults find the support they need from others who have also experienced the death of someone close. Led by highly trained volunteers, groups are age- and relationship- specific. OUR HOUSE also offers grief support groups in our local schools helping grieving children in low-income, underserved areas of Los Angeles County.

Run for Hope at the LA Marathon
Camp Erin- LA is a grief camp designed for children ages 6-17 who have experienced the loss of a family member or friend. It is a traditional, fun, high-energy camp combined with grief education and emotional support.

At OUR HOUSE, children ages 4-18 are placed in groups which are specific to age and their relationship to the person who died.

Groups are specific to age and relationship. We have groups for:

• Adults who have experienced the death of a partner or spouse. The groups are divided into Young, Mid-Life, and Later Life Widows & Widowers.
• Parents who have experienced the death of a son or daughter
• Adults who have experienced the death of a mother or father
• Siblings who have experienced the death of a brother or sister
• General Grief - Adults who have experienced the death of a close friend or relative

Since 1998, OUR HOUSE has been part of the curriculum providing grief education for students at the Keck School of Medicine at USC and the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. We also provide grief education to rabbinic students from the American Jewish University and other seminaries within Los Angeles.

OUR HOUSE staff and volunteers can provide intensive educational programs or brief presentations on the topic of grief to civic groups, nonprofit agencies, schools, universities, businesses, corporations, and other community members.

El Centro de la Esperanza is a program that assists and supports Spanish speaking adults who have experienced the death of someone close.

OUR HOUSE recognizes that many of our community's most vulnerable youth who have experienced the death of a family member or friend are not able to attend support groups at our West Los Angeles or Woodland Hills locations. Through our School Based Program we are able to bring our services to them.

OUR HOUSE offers on-site grief support groups for elementary, middle, and high school students. Students are identified by school personnel and are invited to participate. The School Program is offered at no cost to the schools or student participants.