KAPstone House's Vision
The vision of KAPstone House is to provide Joplin and the surrounding communities, a safe and understanding environment where grieving children and their families can obtain support from trained volunteer facilitators and other families in similar situations. We recognize and honor the unique experience of every family's journey toward healing. KAPstone House provides support groups, professional referrals and resources to assist grieving families.

Grief comes from many situations. It comes from a death as a result of an illness, unexpected accident, pregnancy loss, or by an experience related to a homicide or suicide; it comes from divorce and abandonment; or it comes from being in a traumatic situation where your life or the life of a loved one was in danger - just to name a few. No matter what the reason, these families call KAPstone House because they are in pain and are seeking support, guidance and community connection.


KAPstone House Website Serves:
Children who have lost a parent through death, divorce, or abandonment.
Children who have lost a sibling or other family member through death.
Children with a parent or other family member facing imminent death.
Parents and other family members:
Spouse Loss Group
Child Loss Group
Sibling Loss Group
Suicide Survivor Group
General Loss Group
Multiple Loss Group
Miscarriage / Parenatal Loss Group
(And other grieving situations)

Grief Support Groups:

Over the past four years KAPstone House has provided support groups for individuals participate based on their age, type of loss, and unique circumstances related to the loss of a loved one. The therapeutic curriculum guided participants through discussions and activities that allow for peer support as well as individual healing. We hope to have some groups out in the community in the future.

Most families would participate two times per month for one to two years with support groups held in the evening. Adults could attend with or without children; however, all children would always be accompanied by an adult. There is no set fee to participate in support groups but donations are encouraged.

It is always important to remember that support groups are not therapy sessions. Therapy seeks to change behavior, belief or thought. Support groups are for open and honest expression; a place to help enhance coping skills and minimize feelings of isolation.

©2004 - 2008 KAPstone House is neither a professional counseling service nor a medical organization; we offer peer support only. Information, ideas, or suggestions made by those associated with KAPstone House should not be considered legal advice or used in the place of a qualified professional.