When children and their families experience the death of someone close to them, every member of the family feels the loss. Adults, whose world may be rocked by the death, still attempt to handle daily responsibilities and support the rest of the grieving family members, including the children.

Children are often referred to as "the forgotten mourners". Sometimes it appears to adults as though they do not mourn the death. They do. Even preschool children sense the loss and respond to it. "Any child who is old enough to love, is old enough to grieve" (Alan Wolfelt).

Hopeful Hearts is a safe, caring, and confidential place where children, along with their adults, come beside others who also know the pain, fear, sadness, and isolation that accompanies losing a loved one to death. Hopeful Hearts' support enables family members of all ages to build coping skills, facilitate positive parent-child relationships, and develop a supportive social network.