Community grief support · Santa Cruz County

You don't have to carry grief alone.

Redwood Grief Center creates welcoming spaces where children, teens, adults, and families can grieve together, remember the people they love, and find connection after loss.

Warm sunlight filtering through a redwood grove

Rooted in connection.
Held in community.

Grief needs community.

Redwood Grief Center is a new Santa Cruz County community initiative, here to make meaningful grief support more human, accessible, and rooted in connection.

We believe grief is not something to “get over.” It is an experience we learn to live alongside—and we deserve places where that experience can be witnessed without judgment.

We are beginning small—with groups, partnerships, listening, and relationships—and growing carefully in response to what our community needs.

Our programs are peer-based and educational. They are not psychotherapy or mental health treatment. We offer connection, reflection, creativity, remembrance, and practical support for people navigating loss.

If you or someone you love is in crisis, call or text 988 any time.

Gather with us

Current & upcoming groups

Ask about a group

Coming soon

Parent Loss

A closed community group for people navigating the death of a parent, with space for remembrance, identity, connection, and continuing bonds.

Adults · Small group format

Join the interest list about Parent Loss
There is no right way to grieve. There is only your way—and you deserve not to have to do it by yourself.
— Redwood Grief Center

For schools & community organizations

Helping young people grieve together.

Schools are often where young people spend much of their lives—and where grief can show up in unexpected ways. Redwood Grief Center partners with schools and community organizations to create developmentally appropriate spaces for connection and peer support.

  • Small-group grief support
  • Creative remembrance & meaning-making
  • Education for students, families, and staff
  • Community referrals and resource connection
Talk with us about a partnership

Let's connect

Looking for support
or want to partner?

Reach out to learn about current groups, upcoming programs, school partnerships, or ways to support accessible grief care in Santa Cruz County.

Prefer email? hello@redwoodgriefcenter.org

Email us at hello@redwoodgriefcenter.org