Building On Hope
To continue keeping our doors open to everyone in need, last year we launched BUILDING ON HOPE, a 3-year campaign to purchase and rehab the house next door. Click below to find out how you can help.
Volunteers Needed
We are always looking for individuals or groups to help with maintenance and projects around our "charming little houses on Grand."
The Center is also adding to its volunteer base through helpers with fundraising events, clerical support, marketing, and fundraising. Please contact us with ways you can help.
Recommended Reading
Here is a listing of books and articles that are recommended by the staff at The Center For Grief:
A Book By Executive Director Tom Ellis
The Center is now offering a book entitled This Thing Called Grief: New Understandings of Loss, by Executive Director Tom Ellis.
The book provides new understandings of loss with tools to help transform grief. Tom uses many real-life narratives of loss from his therapy practice to help illustrate various ways of grieving, and shows how you can learn from the experience of loss and make your way towards a place of healing transitions and a renewed sense of life. Read More
Give Grief It's Time
Grief has been described as a roller coaster of emotions, a wave that engulfs you, an ever-changing sea of experiences, and a place with no ceiling, floor, walls or protection. C. S. Lewis experienced grief as feeling like fear itself. Read More
Articles About The Center For Grief
Service Award
The Minnesota Association for Marriage and Family Therapy has awarded Tom Ellis the Distinguished Service Award. Read More
A Unique Resource
Since January 1, 1996, the Center has responded to the harsh reality of traumatic loss from homicide, suicide, accidental and multiple losses and the demand for specialized services in these areas. Read More
The Center's professional staff is very experienced with specialized education and training in the most current methods.
(meet the team)
Tom Ellis, MA
Licensed Marriage and
Family Therapist,
Executive Director, and Clinical Supervisor
Tom is a marriage and family therapist at the Center with a special focus on trauma. He is also a clinical supervisor, consultant, writer, trainer and critical incident de-briefer. (more)
Sarah Logan, MA
Program Director
Grief Therapist
Sarah provides therapy to individuals, families, groups and children. She has worked in school settings and with young mothers, teenagers and children. (more)