Grieving Is Hard

And No One Should Have To Do It Alone.

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Grief Groups
Grief Groups

Uplift offers free peer-to-peer grief support groups to youth, grades K through 12th, and their adult caregivers after the death of someone close to them. No insurance or payments are required to attend a group, and groups are available to all regardless of immigration status.

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A free and confidential helpline offering grief and emotional support, open to all youth and caregivers in the Philadelphia region.
Call 1-833-PHL-HOPE (1-833-745-4673) to speak to a Master's degree-level clinician.

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LGBTQIA+ Youth Services

Uplift’s Queer & Trans Youth Services program provides education, support, and resources for youth, young adults, organizations and families throughout the City of Philadelphia. Queer & Trans Youth Services offers space for individual and community grief, and ambiguous loss experiences.

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Recursos en Español

Están invitados a participar en los servicios de apoyo del duelo o luto que ofrece Uplift Centro Para Niños en Duelo. Estos servicios se ofrecen virtualment por Zoom a niños y jóvenes de Kinder a 12 grado, con sus cuidadores. Los servicios son gratuítos y sin importar estatus migratorio.

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Support Uplift
Support Uplift

When you make a gift to Uplift, you allow our team of experienced clinicians to help Philadelphia’s children process their grief, to train caregivers to help support their children, and to train professionals including teachers and school counselors to more effectively work with grieving children.

When you make a gift to Uplift, you allow our team of experienced clinicians to help Philadelphia’s children process their grief, to train caregivers to help support their children, and to train professionals including teachers and school counselors to more effectively work with grieving children.

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Call 1-833-PHL-HOPE
(1-833-745-4673)

Do you or your loved ones feel lonely, stressed, sad, angry, or confused? Do you miss your friends and routines?

Philly HopeLine is a free helpline run by Uplift Center for Grieving Children staffed by our Master’s degree-level clinicians. The PHL  is open to all Philadelphia caregivers and youth. Service is available in both English and Spanish.

Hours of Operation:
Mondays-Thursdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
CLOSED on weekends, holidays, and during Uplift office closures

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1 in 5 children in Philadelphia will lose a parent or sibling by the time they reach 25 years of age.

You could fill all three of Philadelphia’s major sports arenas, and still need 60,000 seats for each child to have a spot.

Our Mission:

Uplift Center for Grieving Children helps children grieving a death
to heal and grow through their grief while strengthening
families, communities and professionals’ understanding
of how best to respond to their needs.

Nuestra Misión:

Uplift Centro para Niños en Duelo ayuda a los niños que sufren por una muerte a sanar y crecer a través de su dolor, al tiempo que fortifica el conocimiento en las familias, las comunidades y en los profesionales sobre la mejor manera de responder a sus necesidades.  

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