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Hope Lives Here hlhgrief.org Hope Lives Here, LLC (HLH) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization in Massachusetts. The word kept spreading, and we grew.

Helping people make connections with others who are also struggling with loss by providing support in the form of outreach, peer to peer(one-on-one) support, groups (meditation groups, support groups, etc.) We are here to help people struggling with loss to heal their hearts and build hope. Our mission statement at HLH is to help adults make connections to heal their hearts and build hope during times of grief. Our guiding idea is that HLH will be a place of comfort for adults in times of loss. Further, HLH will strive to help people make connections with others who are also living with loss by offering support groups, peer to peer connections, and community outreach. Our mission, vision, and services paint a picture that HLH was built upon the foundation of loss, compassion, healing, and hope, which we strive to share with you. In May of 2018, we began holding our meetings once a month at the Rutland Library. Eventually, we had a couple of meetings per month at the Rutland Library and the Dunkin Donuts conference room in Worcester. Before the COVID-19 Pandemic, we acquired our own space in Holden. We ran five meetings a month and had excellent attendance at each meeting. Over 300 people walked through our doors last year! Since April 2020, our meetings have been virtual, and we acquired our Zoom account. These meetings are well attended and mean so much to our clients. Since we have gone virtual, we can reach clients from different locations that would not usually meet in-person. We continue to grow and have dreams of expanding to a larger space. Vision
Hope Lives Here will be a place of comfort for adults in times of loss. Hope Lives Here will strive to help people make connections with others who are also struggling with loss by providing support in the form of outreach, peer to peer (one-on-one) support, groups (meditation groups, support groups, etc.)

☀️ The Warmth That Finds Us AgainIn New England, a warm afternoon can show up out of nowhere, right in the middle of fal...
10/22/2026

☀️ The Warmth That Finds Us Again

In New England, a warm afternoon can show up out of nowhere, right in the middle of fall. Some call it a second summer.

Grief can have moments like that too. A song that makes you smile instead of cry. A story that makes you laugh, really laugh. And sometimes, right behind that warmth, comes the guilt.

But maybe those moments aren’t about forgetting. Maybe they’re proof that our hearts can hold more than one feeling at a time. 🧡

What was your little moment of warmth? Share with us in the comments.

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🎃 When Kids Notice Who Is MissingPumpkins on the porch. Costumes laid out on the bed. Trick-or-treat plans. For many fam...
10/15/2026

🎃 When Kids Notice Who Is Missing

Pumpkins on the porch. Costumes laid out on the bed. Trick-or-treat plans. For many families, fall is full of excitement.

But for grieving children, this season can also bring big questions, sometimes right in the middle of something fun.
“Would they have come trick-or-treating with us?”
“Did they ever see me in a costume?”

Children may not fully understand loss, but they understand missing. And often, they don’t need a perfect answer. They just need permission to include the person they miss.

The fun can still be fun. And the missing can still be there too. 🧡

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🍂 When the Season Changes and Grief Changes With ItThe air gets cooler. The light shifts earlier. A certain smell, a fav...
10/08/2026

🍂 When the Season Changes and Grief Changes With It

The air gets cooler. The light shifts earlier. A certain smell, a favorite sweatshirt, a recipe that belongs to this time of year, and suddenly memories feel closer.

Seasonal grief can sneak up quietly. It doesn't need an anniversary or a birthday. Sometimes it's simply the feeling of entering a time of year they were part of.

If this season feels different for you, you're not going backward. Your heart just remembers. 💛

To read the full post please visit our blog. For a link to our blog, comment "blog" and we'll message the link directly to you!

Grief isn't only about missing what was. Sometimes it's about missing what will never be — the graduation they should ha...
10/01/2026

Grief isn't only about missing what was. Sometimes it's about missing what will never be — the graduation they should have seen, the wedding they should have danced at, the years you thought you had left.

When someone dies, we don't just lose their presence. We lose the future we quietly imagined with them.

If you've ever felt that quiet ache in a happy moment — proud and aching, grateful and heartbroken, all at once — this one's for you. 💛

Visit our blog to read the full post. See link in bio on IG.

Benny's Bunch is filling up! We have room for 4 more children and registration ends on 10/10. For registration link, ple...
09/28/2026

Benny's Bunch is filling up! We have room for 4 more children and registration ends on 10/10. For registration link, please visit our website, click the purple button at the top of the website to register.

Our Memorial Garden doesn't take care of itself — and we could use your hands. 🌻Join us at Hope Lives Here's Memorial Ga...
09/25/2026

Our Memorial Garden doesn't take care of itself — and we could use your hands. 🌻

Join us at Hope Lives Here's Memorial Garden (280 Main Street, Rutland, MA) to help with fall cleanup and get involved in our upcoming shed build.

See links in comments!

This garden is a place where families come to remember, reflect, and feel close to the people they love. Helping us tend it is one small way to be part of that.

Sign up using the links below — we'd love to have you! 💛

"Where are they now?" "Can I still talk to them?" "Are you going to die too?" 💛Children ask the questions adults can bar...
09/24/2026

"Where are they now?" "Can I still talk to them?" "Are you going to die too?" 💛

Children ask the questions adults can barely say out loud — often at the hardest possible moments. This week's post is for anyone who's ever frozen, not knowing what to say.

Read "Answering the Questions We Wish They Didn't Have to Ask" on our blog 🔗 https://www.hlhgrief.org/post/answering-the-questions-we-wish-they-didn-t-have-to-ask

💬 What's a question a child has asked you about grief or loss?

Some dreams feel ordinary. Others feel different — clearer, calmer, like something in us knows it wasn't just a dream. 🌙...
09/17/2026

Some dreams feel ordinary. Others feel different — clearer, calmer, like something in us knows it wasn't just a dream. 🌙💛

If someone you've lost has ever visited you in your sleep, this one's for you.

🔗 Read "When They Visit in Dreams" on our blog: https://www.hlhgrief.org/post/when-they-visit-in-dreams

💬 Have you ever had a dream that felt like more than a dream?

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1085A Main Street
Holden, MA
01520

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