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Founded in July of 2000 by Nina Sagall Gorbach, a licensed marriage and family therapist, WillMar Center for Bereaved Children is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization designed to serve children and teenagers who have experienced the death of a loved one from illness, accident, suicide or homicide. WillMar was created to meet the growing needs of unserved bereaved children.

Our mission is to:

Provide a safe, healing environment and compassionate support to children and teenagers grieving the death of loved one. Support services extend to the family, care-givers, schools, the community, and to children living with a family member who has a life-changing illness.

 

To achieve our goals, WillMar Center:

• Facilitates professional and meaningful support groups for children and their parents, grandparents, guardians, and care-givers.
  
• Conducts expressive arts programs to encourage healthy self-expression and to strengthen the bereaved child.
  
• Focuses on community education addressing the needs of grieving children through WillMar Center's Lending Library, school outreach programs, and presentations for adults in the community.

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