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Little Hands
Little Hands is for children ages 3 1/2 to 6 years old (Pre-school - Kindergarten) and gives children a chance to interact with others their own age that have experienced the death of someone very dear to them.
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Healing Hearts
Healing Hearts is for first through sixth-graders and gives children a chance to interact with others their own age that have experienced the death of someone very dear to them.
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Grief Support in Schools
The Academy offers support to students and staff in schools at all grade levels (pre K-12) through our School Grief Groups, Crisis Response, Professional Training, and Printable Grief and Loss Resources.
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Family Services Symposium: Coping with Grief
The Academy offers to our community Hamilton's Family Services Symposiums. During each Symposium, speakers address the topic: "Coping With Grief," offering practical suggestions to adults who have experienced a death of a loved one. Guests are given the opportunity to connect with representatives from various support groups and organizations throughout the community.
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Children's Tribute
For families Hamilton’s has served who have had a child under age 18 die, we place an individual garden ornament in our specially planted Butterfly Garden surrounding the patios at our funeral home on Westown Parkway in West Des Moines. Periodically throughout the year, we hold a special dedication called our Children’s Tribute, for the families whose children are honored in the Butterfly Garden.
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Living Tribute
In memory of those who have died, whose families we have served, Hamilton's gives semiannual donations to the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden to help perpetuate the gardens both in and outside of the dome. A dedication ceremony for family and friends of those memorialized is held each year at the Botanical Garden.
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Miscarriage Memorial Services
Memorial Services are held 3-4 times per year for families who've experienced the loss of a baby prior to 20 weeks gestation. Special memorial folders are presented to each person attending. Pastoral Care staff conducts the service assisted by our staff at Hamilton's.
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First Viewing Support
First Viewing Support is available to families who wish to have a grief support person present for their child or children at the time of the family’s first viewing at the funeral home.
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Community Resource Booklet
Hamilton's Academy of Grief and Loss composes and keeps an updated listing of current grief and support resources available in the Des Moines area, as well as across the state. This includes support groups, counseling services, and other available resources for persons of all ages.
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