Heartlinks is offering no-cost grief support services to the community, including additional grief support groups, development of a new Blooming Hearts children’s grief program, community education workshops, advanced care planning seminars and a free monthly grief-support e-newsletter.

The agency received $60,000 from the Board of Yakima County commissioners through the Yakima County American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This funding is part of an allocation to aid in the Covid-19 pandemic response and economic recovery, including grief support.

Heartlinks’ application was one of 61 fully or partially funded projects in the county. Though the funds come from Yakima County, they will be used for grief services in both Yakima and Benton counties.

Heartlinks currently hosts five free, monthly grief support groups throughout Benton and Yakima counties, and free individual grief counseling and family support services are also available to the community.

If you are struggling to cope with grief from the loss of a loved one, contact Heartlinks at 509-837-1676.

For more information about upcoming grief support events, go to: HeartlinksHospice.org/Grief-Support.