Learn About Grief – Community Education Opportunities
Taller Mi Duelo a la Distancia — PRESENCIAL EN SAN JOSE
April 21, 2026
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May 6, 2026
Workshops & Grief Education Events
Each year we offer education events and workshops (online and in-person) to help our community become more grief-informed, grief-sensitive, and better equipped to support themselvesand others through loss. You can download a pdf listing of upcoming events HERE.
2026 UPCOMING EVENTS
Guiding Children Through Grief: Tools for Caregivers (Webinar)
This webinar provides an overview of the fundamentals of grief, with a special focus on identifying and supporting grief in children and teens after a death. Participants will gain practical strategies for helping young people process loss in healthy and supportive ways. This training is designed for parents, caregivers, and anyone who works with children, offering tools and guidance to recognize signs of grief, respond with empathy, and foster resilience.
Join us to learn, reflect, and build confidence in supporting children and teens on their journey through loss.
Thursday August 27, 2026
6:30 to 8:00 pm
PLEASE REGISTER HERE
Grief Chats: Roots and Resilience (online)
Roots & Resilience is a virtual space created for folx who identify as BIPOC to explore the intersections of identity, culture, and grief. While grief is often described as a universal experience, there is also a dominant narrative that shapes how society believes grief should look—and who has the privilege and space to grieve. For many BIPOC folx, grief exists outside that discourse. It can be impacted by systems of oppression, cultural expectations, and the realities of daily survival.
In this grief chat, we will come together to honor and validate the ways our communities uniquely experience grief—acknowledging that loss can extend beyond the death of a person. For many, grief may also mean the loss of culture, language, lineage, or collective history. Through conversation, reflection, and connection, this chat invites participants to explore how BIPOC grief is often layered, communal, and resilient—and to find solidarity and healing within a space designed for us, by us.
September 10, 2026
6:30 to 8:00 pm
PLEASE REGISTER HERE
Charlas Comunitarias: Duelo Sin Fronteras
Es un espacio virtual, seguro y confidencial, creado para personas que han migrado o que viven con un estatus migratorio diverso dentro de su familia. Sabemos que estas experiencias, muchas veces, hacen que no nos sintamos completamente comprendidos ni siquiera en casa.
Esta charla nace con la intención de explorar el cruce entre las identidades que dejamos atrás, las que estamos construyendo, nuestra cultura y los distintos duelos que nos atraviesan.
Solemos decir que el duelo es una experiencia única, y lo es. Pero también es importante reconocer que existe un discurso dominante que dicta cómo “debería” vivirse el duelo y quién tiene el privilegio de detenerse a llorar y sanar. Para muchas personas migrantes, el duelo ocurre fuera de ese marco: atravesado por el miedo que vive nuestra comunidad, por las expectativas culturales y por realidades cotidianas como el ritmo de vida, la responsabilidad de sostener a una familia o la necesidad de seguir adelante aun con el corazón cansado y roto.
En este espacio nos reunimos para honrar y validar las formas únicas en las que nuestras comunidades viven el duelo, reconociendo que la pérdida va mucho más allá de la muerte de una persona.
También se llora la distancia, la cultura, el idioma, la culpa por estar lejos de la familia y la ruptura con una historia colectiva.
A través de la conversación, la reflexión y la conexión, esta charla invita a mirar el duelo desde la experiencia de migrar hacia un nuevo comienzo: un proceso profundo, resiliente y comunitario, a veces solitario, pero que puede transformarse cuando encontramos solidaridad y sanación en un espacio creado por y para nuestra comunidad latina.
**Toda la información compartida en este espacio es completamente confidencial y no será compartida con ninguna institución.**
14 de septiembre del 2026
10:00am a 12:00pm pacifico
REGISTRACION
PAST EVENTS
Together in Grief: A Day of Learning and Connection
Grief touches all of us — and no one should walk through it alone. Join us for Together in Grief: A Day of Learning and Connection, a community event open to people of all ages.
The day begins with a Community Resource Fair (12:00–1:00 p.m.), where local organizations will share information, services, and support for individuals and families experiencing loss. Afterward, join us for an afternoon of community, with a children's zone featuring age- and developmentally appropriate grief activities and caregiver workshops. Our goal is to explore, through conversation, activities, and community, what grief means, how it affects us, and how we can support one another through it.
Everyone is welcome — come as you are, and leave feeling a little more connected.
SATURDAY JUNE 6th 2026
Juntos en el Duelo: Un Día para Aprender y Conectarnos
El duelo nos toca a todos — y nadie debería atravesarlo solo. Te invitamos a Juntos en el Duelo: Un Día para Aprender y Conectarnos, un evento comunitario abierto a personas de todas las edades. El día comenzará con una Feria de Recursos Comunitarios (12:00–1:00 p.m.), donde organizaciones locales compartirán información, servicios y apoyo para individuos y familias que han sufrido una pérdida.
Después, acompáñanos a una tarde de convivencia comunitaria. Tendremos un espacio especial para niños con actividades sobre el duelo, adecuadas para su edad y etapa de desarrollo, así como talleres para cuidadores. Juntos, a través de conversaciones, actividades y la fuerza de la comunidad, exploraremos qué significa el duelo, cómo nos afecta y cómo podemos apoyarnos mutuamente.
Todas las personas son bienvenidas — ven tal como eres y sal con el corazón un poco más acompañado.
Sábado, 6 de junio 2026
After the First Goodbye: Navigating Secondary Losses and Finding Connection
Grief doesn’t end with a single goodbye. Often, we face secondary losses—shifts in our routines, relationships, and sense of self—that deserve recognition and care. In this community workshop, we’ll explore the many layers of grief and discover ways to find meaning, support, and connection in the midst of loss. Through conversation, reflection, and guided activities, we’ll create a safe space to share and heal together.
This workshop is for you if:
- You’ve experienced a loss and are seeking understanding and support.
- You want to learn about grief, how to support yourself and others.
- You wish to be part of a community that listens and shares from the heart.
THURSDAY MAY 14th 2026
Después del Primer Adiós: Navegando las Pérdidas Secundarias y Buscando Conexión
El duelo no termina con una sola despedida. A veces, seguimos enfrentando pérdidas secundarias —cambios en nuestras rutinas, relaciones y sentido de identidad— que también requieren ser reconocidas y acompañadas.
En este taller comunitario, exploraremos juntos las muchas formas en que el duelo se manifiesta y cómo encontrar apoyo, significado y conexión en medio de la pérdida. A través de la conversación, la reflexión y los ejercicios guiados, crearemos un espacio seguro para compartir y sanar en comunidad.
Este taller es para ti si::
- Has experimentado una pérdida y buscas comprensión y acompañamiento.
- Deseas aprender sobre el duelo, cómo apoyarse asimismo y a otros.
- Quieres sentirte parte de una comunidad que escucha y comparte desde el corazón.
LUNES, 18 DE MAYO 2026
Yuck, I’m Crying Again: Grief and Normalizing Emotions
Grief is unique to everyone. Join us as we decorate cookies and discuss the madness, sadness, and happiness of it all as we explore the rollercoaster of emotions that grief takes us on.
2026 NACG National Webcast
Kara is excited to be a local webinar viewing host for the National Alliance for Children's Grief annual National Webcast. This event is popular with organizations across the country as it is an opportunity to convene and engage with our community. Join us IN PERSON for this complimentary educational conference. The 2026 NACG National Webcast is an educational event designed for professionals and para-professionals, featuring presenters Samantha Anthony, Sam Middleton, and Katherine Streit from Uplift Center for Grieving Children in Philadelphia. This 3.5-hour education event will highlight:
- How historic and systemic oppression shape the homicide-related grief experiences of youth and families.
- Culturally and contextually responsive strategies for understanding and addressing stigmatized grief responses such as vengefulness, guilt, and shame among co-victims of homicide.
- Trauma-related grief behaviors that may emerge across the lifespan for survivors of violence.
The webcast is live-streamed using Zoom, to many simultaneous host locations.
Grief Chats: Roots and Resilience
Roots & Resilience is a virtual space created for folx who identify as BIPOC to explore the intersections of identity, culture, and grief.
While grief is often described as a universal experience, there is also a dominant narrative that shapes how society believes grief should look—and who has the privilege and space to grieve. For many BIPOC folx, grief exists outside that discourse. It can be impacted by systems of oppression, cultural expectations, and the realities of daily survival.
In this grief chat, we will come together to honor and validate the ways our communities uniquely experience grief—acknowledging that loss can extend beyond the death of a person. For many, grief may also mean the loss of culture, language, lineage, or collective history.
Charlas Comunitarias: Duelo Sin Fronteras
Es un espacio virtual, seguro y confidencial, creado para personas que han migrado o que viven con un estatus migratorio diverso dentro de su familia. Sabemos que estas experiencias, muchas veces, hacen que no nos sintamos completamente comprendidos ni siquiera en casa.
Esta charla nace con la intención de explorar el cruce entre las identidades que dejamos atrás, las que estamos construyendo, nuestra cultura y los distintos duelos que nos atraviesan.
Supporting Others Through Grief: A Compassionate Approach
This webinar will cover the fundamentals of grief and focus on identifying and supporting others through grief from a non-pathologized perspective. Participants will explore ways to offer meaningful support without framing grief as something to “fix” or pathologize.
This training is open to anyone—professionals, non-professionals, and para-professionals—who are interested in learning how to support others after a death with empathy, understanding, and care.
Apoyando a Otros en el Duelo: Un Enfoque Centrado en la Compasión
Este webinar abordará los fundamentos del duelo y se centrará en identificar y apoyar a otros en el duelo desde una perspectiva no patologizante. Los participantes explorarán formas de brindar apoyo significativo sin considerar el duelo como algo que deba “arreglarse” o “patologizarse”.
Esta capacitación está abierta a cualquier persona—profesionales, no profesionales y para-profesionales—que desee aprender cómo apoyar a otros después de una pérdida con empatía, comprensión y cuidado.
Be Sensitive Be Brave (BSBB) Suicide Prevention Training
BSBB is a training where we focus on providing education and the language to support those who are perhaps experiencing suicidality or a mental health crisis. This is not a clinical training but meant for any level of providers and peers to have the tools to help support someone to access services or initiate them.
Supporting Children and Teens Training for Providers and Educators
In honor of Children’s Grief Awareness Day, Kara invites you to learn how to support children and teens through grief as a school provider and educator. This opportunity is open to anyone who works with kids in a provider or educator role. Our hope is to provide a fundamental understanding of grief and build confidence to support children and teens through grief in a compassionate and nonpathological way.
Building a New Tomorrow: Exploring Grief and Building Community
Offered in the spring and fall, this workshop is designed to provide a safe and understanding environment where you can explore and identify your grief. We encourage you to share your experiences and learn from others, as we all have unique tools and needs when it comes to tending to our grief. Our focus is to normalize grief and create a supportive community for the grieving process. This workshop is open to anyone experiencing grief after a death and those who support them.
Webinar: Supporting Children and Teens Training for Caregivers
This webinar will provide an overview of the fundamentals of grief and focus on identifying and supporting grief in children and teens after a death. This training is designed for parents, caregivers and folx who work with youth.
Webinario: Apoyando a Niños y Adolescentes en Duelo
Este entrenamiento le ayudara a tener conocimientos básicos del duelo así como herramientas para apoyar a sus niños y adolescentes.
BIPOC Grief Workshop: Providing Support, Building Community and Resiliency
This workshop is designed to provide a safe and understanding environment for BIPOC communities to explore and identify their grief. We encourage you to share your experiences and learn from others, as we all have unique tools and needs when it comes to tending to our grief. Our focus is to normalize grief and create a supportive community for the grieving process. This workshop is open to anyone who identifies as part of the BIPOC community and is experiencing grief after the death and those that support them.
El Impacto de Una Perdida: Explorando el Duelo y Creando Conexión
En este taller hablaremos sobre el duelo y crearemos espacio para compartir sus experiencias. Nuestro propósito es brindar un entorno seguro y comprensivo donde pueda explorar e identificar lo que es el duelo y las perdidas secundarias que lo siguen. Lo invitamos a compartir sus experiencias y aprender de los demás, ya que todos tenemos herramientas y necesidades únicas cuando se tratade abordar nuestro duelo. Nuestro enfoque es normalizar el duelo y crear una comunidad de apoyo para el proceso de duelo.
Building a New Tomorrow: Exploring Grief and Building Community
Offered in the spring and fall, this IN PERSON workshop is designed to provide a safe and understanding environment where you can explore and identify your grief. We encourage you to share your experiences and learn from others, as we all have unique tools and needs when it comes to tending to our grief. Our focus is to normalize grief and create a supportive community for the grieving process. This workshop is open to anyone experiencing grief after a death and those who support them.
El Impacto de una Perdida: Apoyando a la Comunidad en el Duelo
En este webinario vamos a explorar los fundamentos del duelo y centrarnos en la identificación y el apoyo a los demás a través del duelo desde una perspectiva no patologizada. Este taller esta diseñado para personas quieren apoyar a otros en duelo.
2025 NACG National Conference & Webcast - Family Dynamics and Grief: Strategies for Supporting Young People through Loss
Kara is excited to be a local webinar viewing host for the National Alliance for Children's Grief National Conference & Webcast. This annual event is popular with organizations across the country as it is an opportunity to convene and engage your community. Join us IN PERSON for this complimentary educational conference.
A HELPING HAND : SUPPORTING FOLX THROUGH GRIEF
Open to anyone including professionals, non-professionals, and para-professionals curious about how to support others after a death, this ZOOM Webinar will go over the fundamentals of grief and focus on identifying and supporting others through grief via a non-pathologized lens.
