Supporting Grieving Youth, Together

Grief doesn’t end. It transforms; and when it begins early in life, it shapes everything that follows.

At Learning Through Loss, we walk alongside youth as they navigate the often invisible terrain of grief and loss. Adolescence is already a complex time of identity-building, vulnerability, and transition. When a young person experiences a deep loss, the impact is profound, often misunderstood, and too frequently unsupported.

The truth is: Grief isn’t something youth “get over.” It’s something they carry forward. It folds into how they see the world and themselves, informing their relationships, goals, fears, and hopes.

That’s where we come in.

What We Do

Since 1994, Learning Through Loss has been a trusted leader in youth grief support. We help young people between the ages of 13–24 move through grief in healthy, realistic, and life-affirming ways.

Our programs include:

• One-on-one grief counselling for youth who need personalized support at different intervals in their grief journey.

• Peer group programs, where small circles of youth come together in shared understanding and connection, often realizing for the first time that they are not alone.

• “Good Grief” classroom workshops across British Columbia, which provide grief education to thousands of students annually and help reduce stigma.

• Professional training for educators, counsellors, and youth-serving professionals who want to better support grieving young people in their care.

Each year, we reach over 5,000 youth and community members. And with your support, we can reach even more.

Why It Matters

When grief is ignored, minimized, or mismanaged, it can lead to isolation, academic struggles, mental health challenges, or long-term emotional harm.

But with the right support, youth learn to carry loss with strength, connection, and dignity. They heal, not by forgetting, but by integrating their experience in ways that allow them to live full and meaningful lives.

Why We Need You

As a registered Canadian charity, we rely on the generosity of donors like you. Your gift directly funds life-changing grief support for youth, making it possible for us to be there, one conversation, one workshop, one healing space at a time.

When you donate to Learning Through Loss, you’re investing in a more grief-literate, compassionate, and resilient future.

Thank you for supporting grieving youth. Thank you for making healing possible.