What New Hope does
Verified public factPeer-led grief support groups and family programs for adults, children and families. Groups of 8 to 12 people meet for eight weeks, 90 minutes each week.
Stock photo · illustrative, not New Hope participants or facilities
Sample case for a prospective community partnerGrief is lighter when it is shared.
New Hope helps bereaved adults, children and families in Long Beach find hope and healing through connection and support. This sample shows how a partner could deepen that work through grief-literacy training and sustained giving.
2000
Serving since
6
Programs
8 wks
Per group
Figures from New Hope's public site.
Who leads it
Verified public factSonya Lowe, MBA, is Executive Director and brings over 25 years of nonprofit leadership, per New Hope's official biography.
Where a partner fits
Proposed conceptWorkplaces, schools and civic partners meet grieving people every day. A proposed training pathway could help them respond with care and know when to refer to New Hope or to clinical providers.
Stock photo · illustrative, not New Hope participants or facilitiesHow a circle works
8-12
people per group
8
weekly meetings
90
minutes each
$100 registration and materials, with scholarships available. Peer-led support, not therapy or clinical treatment.
New Hope for the Holidays
For the season when absence is felt most.
Stock photo of Carmel Beach, CA. Illustrative only.
Peer-led support: people who understand loss, sitting with people who are living it.
What support would build
Each item carries its provenance. Nothing here is a commitment.
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Scholarship seats in support groups
Proposed conceptNew Hope lists a $100 registration and materials fee with scholarships available. Gifts could underwrite scholarships; seat counts would be set by New Hope.
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Family programs and camp
Proposed conceptSupport for the existing Family Programs & Camp offering. No new venue or building is proposed.
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School and student support
Proposed conceptSustaining New Hope's existing school and student work, coordinated with school partners.
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Grief-literacy training for partners
Proposed conceptProposed workplace, school-staff and volunteer education that is explicitly non-clinical.
The ripple
One circle at a time.
A group of strangers becomes a place where loss can be spoken. Families learn they are not the only ones. Partners learn to notice, to listen and to refer. The ripple is connection, measured honestly, without invented counts.
The invitation (sample)
Stand alongside a community that has been here since 2000.
Sample invitation for a prospective partner: underwrite scholarships, sponsor a proposed training cohort, or join a holiday campaign. Amounts and recognition would be determined with New Hope.
Photography: free stock images from Pexels used under the Pexels license: Diverse hands stacked together; Hands stacked in a circle; Carmel Beach, California at sunset. Illustrative only; they do not depict New Hope participants, staff or facilities.
Sources, as of October 8, 2026: New Hope Grief Support Community, home · New Hope, about us and team · New Hope, services