
Blog
We share staff, volunteer, and participant stories, as well as some grief support tips. Our hope is that you’ll find something that resonates and sparks a little bit of hope to carry you through the darkest times.

Collective for Hope: Our New Brand
Our new brand is the result of extended research and strategic sessions that reflect the perspectives of our many stakeholders, including our own team, clients, partners and board members.

Radio Talking Book Service: Interview with Megan Friel
On Radio Talking Book Service, Megan talks with Cami Rawlings about Collective for Hope’s mission to provide free, inclusive grief support. They discuss how youth grieve, the strength of honest conversation, and the simple yet powerful ways to support someone you care about through loss.

Groundbreaking: Collective for Hope Begins Work on New Grief Support Center
Omaha city leaders are supporting the Collective for Hope as it breaks ground on a new facility. Once completed, it will be Omaha's first and only center dedicated to handling grief. The goal is to help the community and local organizations better understand the impact of grief on both an individual and the community. Collective for Hope offers free support for teens, adults, and children.

Omaha Organization Holds Annual Remembrance Day and Walk for Those Navigating Grief (WOWT)
Today was Collective for Hope’s annual Remembrance Day and Walk to honor the lives of loved ones who passed and help people navigating grief. Downtown at Miller’s Landing, people carried tokens of their loved ones and participated in activities.

Spotlight Omaha: Megan Friel
Megan sits down with Jimmy from Spotlight Omaha to talk about grief and why connection matters. They share personal reflections on loss, how community members can get involved at CFH, and what to expect at annual events like Hope for the Holidays and Remembrance Day & Walk.

Marquisha Frost’s Journey Through Grief
After her partner was murdered in August of 2023, her view on grief changed. As a mental health counselor and life coach, she’s spent her life and career only experiencing grief indirectly. Her thoughts on what life after loss looks like shifted.

Collective for Hope’s Cliff McEvoy Wants You to Know: Grief is heavy. You don't have to carry it alone.
Cliff talked with Mike Hogan on KIOS-FM’s “Live & Local” about each of the different approaches to grief support that are tailored to each person’s specific needs, whether based on age or relationship of the loss. The message is simple but comforting and powerful: Grief is heavy. You don't have to carry it alone.

Deathiversary
Death anniversaries is a topic that comes up very often in groups. The day(s) surrounding the anniversary of our loss can be extremely difficult, especially the first few. For me, the feelings and rituals have evolved over the 3.5 years since my hardest loss.

Experiences of Hope
Everyone had a shared experience, yet they were all unique. That is what I liked most.
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