Resources

 We are an open and welcoming community created by and for widows, particularly those who experienced premature partner loss, to support and understand your grief of your person. As an online support community, we are respectful of one another.  Not just a club for "young" widows, it is support for people of all ages/genders/orientations who lost their romantic/life partner. Provides peer support in a safe, "walled" space.   

 For people of all ages/genders/orientations who lost their romantic/life partner. Advocates for and delivers specific programming and support to individuals and kids affected. Financial assistance available for fee based programs. Based in the USA, this site has links to all their worldwide programs (primarily Canada and Australia ATM). The founder, Michelle Neff Hernandez, has also written an excellent book, "Different After You." 

 Experience Camps, founded in 2009, is a national, no-cost program for grieving children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. Our one-week, overnight summer grief camps, year-round programs, and content help to reframe the experience of grief, and empower kids with the necessary coping skills to move forward with their lives. Through compassion, connection, and play, Experience Camps allows grieving children to embody a life full of hope and possibility.  They also run an annual immersive weekend for adults only at least annually, sometimes twice annually, in the summer/early fall. Financial assistance available for the Adults-only program. 

 Online presence of therapist, author and grief advocate Megan Devine. Her book "It's OK Not to Be OK" is a bible/beacon/classic. She also is on all the socials answering questions, doing podcasts and interviews. 

  Online hub/presence of Nora Mcinerny, content creator and grief advocate. Original founder of Club Wid. Her take on all things grief and the state of the world is equal parts humorous, compassionate and fierce...Welcome to a place where you’re not too much and you’re always enough. Where your big feelings are welcome. Feelings & Co. specializes in storytelling that explores the nooks and crannies of the human experience with emotional honesty, empathy and levity. 

 Unplugged is a local 501(c)(3) nonprofit rebuilding real community, one unplugged moment at a time. Neighbors gathering. Stories shared. Skills exchanged. Meals enjoyed. We are a movement for a kinder, slower, more connected way of living.   Early stage local to the south San Francisco Bay area. Overarching mission is to inspire the creation of screen-free local community/ies to enhance people's well-being and mental health.