Ele’s Place
Ele’s Place Peer Grief Support Groups · About this organization
What you get
Free evening grief groups where your grieving children and teens meet others who have lost someone, while you join a parent group led by licensed clinicians.
How to start
Call the nearest Ele’s Place branch: Ann Arbor 734-929-6640, Lansing 517-482-1315 or Grand Rapids 616-301-1605. Staff will send you enrollment forms.
Good to know
- This is support after a death.
- Only a parent or legal guardian can receive the enrollment forms.
The details, as published
Free evening peer grief support groups for children and teens who have had someone close die, run by trained volunteers and overseen by licensed clinical staff at branches in Ann Arbor, Lansing and Grand Rapids. Parents and guardians meet at the same time in adult groups led by licensed clinicians.
What help you may get
Bereavement And Memorial Support
Peer grief groups for children, teens and parents
Evening peer grief groups for children and teens led by trained volunteers and overseen by licensed clinical staff, with parent and guardian groups led by licensed clinicians at the same time.
Noncash help · Recurring
Can cover
- children and teen peer grief groups
- parent and guardian groups
- resources and referrals
- Free.
- Groups meet in the evening at each branch.
Check the main eligibility rules
Diagnosis
B-ALL is in scope. Eligibility is based on grieving a death, not the diagnosis; a family bereaved after childhood B-ALL fits.
Age
Age 3 to age 18, measured at application.
- The age rule applies to the grieving children and teens in the groups; parent groups are for their adults.
Treatment status
Bereavement
- The family is grieving a death.
- Services are free to all children and families.
Where you live and where your child is treated
Where your family lives
Residence coverage is not published clearly; confirm with the program.
- Site publishes no residence rule. Groups meet in person at the Ann Arbor, Lansing and Grand Rapids branches, and the stated vision is that no child or teen grieves alone in Michigan.
Where your child is treated
No treatment-location restriction is published.
Where the service, camp, stay, or experience happens
- Ele’s Place branches (Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids) — Where the evening groups meet; not a residence rule. — Ann Arbor, Lansing and Grand Rapids
How to get started
Does a social worker or care team need to start it? No. A required care-team start is not published; the family can use the available route below.
Who can start: Parent Or Guardian
- Phone the nearest branch and talk with a grief specialist on the clinical program staff about your family.
- Return the enrollment forms the staff send you.
- Staff welcome your family to an intake visit before groups begin.
Ways to apply or ask
- Phone · 734-929-6640 — Ann Arbor branch.
- Phone · 517-482-1315 — Capital Region branch (Lansing).
- Phone · 616-301-1605 — West Michigan branch (Grand Rapids).
Documents to prepare
No documents are listed.
Availability and timing
| Program | Active |
|---|---|
| Applications | Open |
| Funding or space | Not Published |
| Application window | Rolling |
| Last checked | Sep 29, 2026 |
- Branch phone lines are published for families ready to start.
- Calls are returned the same or next business day.
Limitations and things to confirm
- Groups meet in person at the three branches.
- This is support after a death.
Official sources
Program details were last verified Sep 29, 2026. Availability can change, so check the official program before applying.
- Begin Grief Support – Ele’s Place · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Contact Us – Ele’s Place · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Ele’s Place – A healing center for grieving children, teens, young adults, and their families · checked Sep 29, 2026
- Services – Ele’s Place · checked Sep 29, 2026