Lost & Found Grief Center

11/29/2025

In 2022, Brandon Potter’s junior year of high school was turned upside down when his father died from complications after a medical procedure. Just five weeks later, Brandon walked through the doors of Lost & Found and joined our grief groups.

“It gave me the hopeful feeling that I’m going to be okay. It’s dark right now, but you’re going to be in the light soon.” ✨

As the season fills with holiday music and joyful sounds, we’re reminded that this time of year can feel very different for kids and teens grieving the loss of a parent or sibling. During Children’s Grief Awareness Month, we honor young people like Brandon whose courage, honesty, and resilience inspire us every day.

Here is his story. 💙🧡

11/28/2025

There are a couple of bonus ways to support Lost & Found Grief Center on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.

Today, Wire Road Brewing is hosting their rescheduled Small Business Saturday, and with it, they have a raffle for a Wire Road quilt. Proceeds from the raffle will support Lost & Found!

Tomorrow, on Small Business Saturday, Show-Me Brewing will host a special event along with photographer and artist Jo Long - Moment by Jo. She will have a collection of prints for $40 and donate 50% to Lost & Found!

These are just a couple of ways you can shop local and support Lost & Found this weekend and as part of Children's Grief Awareness Month.

Thank you all for your creativity in showing support! 🧡🩵

Link to the quilt raffle is in the comments. 😁

11/27/2025

“We are gravy-full for you!l”

We couldn’t say it better!🧡💙

Happy Thanksgiving from Lost & Found Grief Center.

We are so thankful for this community, for our volunteers, facilitators, coordinators, Board and Junior Board, staff, and a community of supporters that allow us to provide help, hope, and healing to grieving kids and adults.

🧡💙This card was created by a kid who attends our no-cost therapeutic grief support group.

11/26/2025

As you are prepping for holiday gatherings, or realizing how different things are this year, you might feel a little overwhelmed with emotions. Grief is tricky like that. No matter how you are feeling, remember you are doing the best you can.

Know someone who is grieving this season? Send them this reminder. 🧡

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11/26/2025

When Adi’s beloved MeMaw died, she lost her best friend—the person who made every day brighter. Grief left her anxious and afraid… until she came to Lost & Found.💙🧡

Here, Adi learned she wasn’t alone. She found comfort, tools to cope, and even started teaching her baby brother not to “feed the worry monster.” Slowly, her smile returned. 😀

Giving Tuesday is in one week, on December 2, but you don’t have to wait to make an impact. An early gift today helps more kids like Adi find hope and healing after loss. Every donation truly makes a difference. 💙🧡

Follow this link to give: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/lost-and-found-grief-center/givingtuesday

💙Thanks to our matching sponsors, your gift goes even further this season.
Auxan Capital Advisors, Cox Roofing, ESC, Inc. Consulting Engineers, One More Benefit, SRC Holdings Corporation

11/24/2025

The holiday season brings families and friends together, which means you may spend more time around children who are grieving. 💙🎄🧡

This Children's Grief Awareness Month, we're sharing tips to help you support them in meaningful ways during the holidays.

Find more resources on our website: https://lostandfoundozarks.com/cga/

11/24/2025

This week is Thanksgiving, and we know this can be especially hard — particularly if it’s your first holiday season without a friend or family member. You’re not alone. 💙🧡

As Executive Director Mark Miller shared in this interview, “Just because you’re missing a loved one right now and you’re in a dark place, it doesn’t mean it’s always going to be dark. You can create new traditions that incorporate your loved one’s memory, and the holidays can be fun again — but just know that the first holiday season is going to be very intense.”

Here are a few simple ways to gently incorporate your loved one’s memory into your holiday gathering:

🙏 Include them in a prayer of thanksgiving or moment of reflection
🕯️ Light a candle in their honor
💬 Invite family or friends to share a story about them
🪑 Leave an empty chair to represent this person

There’s no single right way to navigate grief during the holidays. Be kind to yourself, take things moment by moment, and allow space for both grief and gratitude.

Thanksgiving centers on family and traditions, but the holiday doesn’t feel the same for everyone.

11/21/2025

What an incredible Week 3 of Children’s Grief Awareness Month.💙

Lost & Found Grief Center remains a place of help, hope, and healing for grieving children, families, and adults. This work is possible because of the unwavering support of our community — incredible partners, generous donors, volunteers, and friends.🧡

This week brought so many moments of encouragement: 😀
• 💙 Monday: Supporters shared early gifts after receiving year-end giving cards.
• 💚 Tuesday: We joined AFPOzarksRegion, Ozarks Health Advocacy Foundation, and Community Foundation of the Ozarks, for National Philanthropy Day — a celebration of generosity and leadership in our region.
• 🧡 Wednesday: The Stanley & Elaine Ball Foundation awarded Lost & Found a $2,500 grant to support holiday grief projects for kids and families. 🎄🎄
• 💙 Thursday: On Children’s Grief Awareness Day, friends wore blue, enjoyed the food truck, and helped remind people that "No One Should Grieve Alone."

💙💚⛳ Thursday held even more good news — Lost & Found received a $25,000 grant from the 2025 O’Reilly Charity Golf Classic with support from Community Foundation of the Ozarks. We were honored to stand alongside many organizations caring for our community as part of $5,000,000 in grants shared across the region over the lifetime of this event. O'Reilly Auto Parts

• 💍 Friday: The Kendra Scott Give Back sale kicked off, offering another way to support grieving families. (Good for Friday & Saturday shopping!)

Thank you for being part of our mission and helping create ripples of hope throughout Children’s Grief Awareness Month. 💙🧡

11/21/2025

Today and tomorrow, you can support Lost & Found Grief Center while doing some holiday shopping with the Kendra Scott Gives Back program.🧡💙💍

Shop online November 21 beginning at 12 a.m. through November 22 at 11:59 p.m. using the code: GIVEBACK-KHGUT at checkout.

When you use this code, 20% of proceeds will be given back to Lost & Found Grief Center to support our no-cost therapeutic grief support groups.

And...if you are out and about on Saturday, stop by and say hi! Lost & Found will be at Battlefield Mall on Saturday from 2-4 p.m.

Share this special news with your shopping buddies!🛍

11/20/2025

As one of the 1 in 10 children in Missouri who will experience the death of a parent, Lily found Lost & Found Grief Center to be a place of help, hope, and healing.

During our therapeutic grief groups, we invite participants to engage in a mindfulness exercise. Lily shared that in those quiet moments, she imagines what her dad would say to encourage her as she continues to navigate her grief. 💙

Today is National Children’s Grief Awareness Day. As we honor the many children and teens carrying grief, we invite you to consider making an early Giving Tuesday gift. Your generosity supports kids like Lily in a truly beautiful and meaningful way.

Thank you for helping create a ripple of hope. 💙🧡

Thank you, Lily, for sharing your story.🧡 💙

11/20/2025

🧡💙 Today is Children’s Grief Awareness Day, a reminder that thousands of children in our community are grieving the death of someone they love—and many are doing it quietly, without the support they need.

At Lost & Found Grief Center, we walk alongside these children and their families so they do not have to grieve alone. Our grief groups are offered at no cost, because healing shouldn’t depend on a family’s ability to pay.

As we honor grieving children today, we’re also launching our Giving Tuesday campaign early. We are asking for your Giving Tuesday donation beginning today so we can continue providing consistent, compassionate care to every child who needs us.

Thank you for helping our kids and families find help, hope, and healing. 🧡💙

We are fortunate to have some incredible matching supporters who are making your gift go further this giving season.

• Auxan Capital Advisors
• Cox Roofing
• ESC, Inc. Consulting Engineers
• SRC Holdings Corporation
• One More Benefit Performance Coaching: in loving memory of Landon Potts

11/19/2025

📸💙 GameDay photos are here! 💙 📸

We kicked off this month with a fantastic GameDay event, and we can't wait another day to share the photos.

With Children’s Grief Awareness Day tomorrow, it’s the perfect moment to remember why events like GameDay matter. So many kids and teens in our community are navigating grief. When you support Lost & Found — by attending, donating, sharing, or simply spreading awareness — you help create a ripple of hope.

Enjoy this quick highlight GameDay video and follow the link to see all the photos 📸here: https://lostfoundgriefcenter.smugmug.com/GameDay25

Thank you for standing with grieving families. 💙🧡

Shout out 📣 to our Lost & Found Junior Board, who helped plan and host this event!