Heartlight
The mission of Heartlight is to offer support and a safe place to find hope, strength, and healing. Heartlight serves grieving families affiliated with us, as well as those in the larger community.
In a family's time of loss, Heartlight can offer:
- Support groups, specifically for families who have had a child die. A Parents Group and Sibling Group meet concurrently. A group is also available for Spanish-speaking families.
- Hope of Heartlight educational/supportive contact and mailing program, which extends grief support through phone calls and mailings.
- Speakers Bureau, which provides educational/supportive presentations and crisis intervention to community groups, schools and other organizations coping with loss.
- Memorial Services, and other events, held annually for families who have experienced the death of a child.
- All services are:
- Offered at no cost
- Available in English and Spanish
- Provided by professionals and extensively trained volunteers
- Learn more about children and grief
- Access more resources outside of the hospital
Contact us
- Email: Heartlight@childrensmemorial.org
- Call: 773.975.8829
- Write: Heartlight, Children's Memorial Hospital, 2300 Children's Plaza, Box 130 Chicago, IL 60614-3363