What is WinterSpring?

WinterSpring is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1989 with a mission to provide bereavement support and education for children, youth and adults throughout Jackson County.  The only organization in the Rogue Valley specializing in these issues, WinterSpring sets the area standard of excellence in education and compassionate support.

How is WinterSpring funded?

WinterSpring is funded largely by community donations and local granting foundations.  We request donations from people attending our groups, but we never turn anyone away due to lack of funds.

What makes WinterSpring unique?

The staff and board of WinterSpring believe that with compassionate support, people in bereavement can move from the darkest times to light again, to living fully.

What we provide…

  • Connecting people to people in a healthy grieving process
  • Facilitating bereavement support groups and education for adults
  • Supporting children and families in grief through our Children’s Program
  • Supporting teens in on-site grief groups at several middle and high schools in the Rogue Valley
  • Responding to school requests for our volunteers to offer grief support to students and staff after a death has occurred
  • Training volunteers and community members in the grief and mourning process
  • Referrals to other resources in the community, including counselors who have been through our grief and loss training and have a specialty in bereavement

What we can’t provide…

  • Counseling – we’re not counselors, but we can give you a referral list
  • Crisis intervention – we do have a referral list of agencies equipped to deal with crisis situations
  • Immediate group support for someone whose loss occurred within the past six weeks