Family Support Services
Bereavement support and burial assistance for families in Central Texas
HOPE Support Group
Our HOPE Support Group offers bereavement care for families who have lost a child. The group offers a safe and nurturing environment for families to navigate their grief journey together, facilitated by professionals, and completely free of charge. The HOPE Support Group is completely secular and not affiliated with any specific religion or faith. The group is open to all families experiencing perinatal loss, regardless of if they have stayed with us in our Ronald McDonald House or Family Rooms.
New session schedule coming soon! If you are interested in attending a Support Group, please complete the registration link.
Please contact healinghearts@rmhc-ctx.org for an accessible version of the HOPE form.
El Grupo de Apoyo HOPE
Nuestro Grupo de Apoyo HOPE ofrece acompañamiento en el duelo a las familias que han perdido a un hijo. El grupo proporciona un entorno seguro y acogedor para que las familias puedan transitar juntas su proceso de duelo, con el apoyo de profesionales y de manera completamente gratuita. El Grupo de Apoyo HOPE es totalmente laico y no está afiliado a ninguna religión o creencia específica. El grupo está abierto a todas las familias que experimentan una pérdida perinatal, independientemente de si se han hospedado con nosotros en nuestra Casa Ronald McDonald o en nuestras Salas Familiares.
¡Próximamente publicaremos el nuevo horario de sesiones! Si está interesado en asistir a un grupo de apoyo, complete el formulario de inscripción en el enlace correspondiente.
Para obtener una versión accesible del formulario HOPE, escriba a healinghearts@rmhc-ctx.org.
Burial Assistance
Since 1993, RMHC CTX has helped families who have lost children due to illness or injury. Suffering the loss of a child is a devastating sorrow. At times, families faced with this tragic loss do not have the financial means to cover the cost of properly interring their child. Through our Healing Hearts program, families are provided burial assistance to help ease the financial burden. Central Texas families who experience the loss of a child might be eligible for financial assistance to help with the costs associated with the burial or cremation services.
For more information on burial assistance funds on behalf of families, contact a hospital social worker or chaplain where the child was receiving treatment. If the child passed at home, please contact the local police department’s victim services representative for information on the application process. For more information about Healing Hearts, please contact healinghearts@rmhc-ctx.org.
Honoring the Lives of Children in our Memory Garden
To honor the life of the child, RMHC CTX presents families who have stayed at the Ronald McDonald House and Ronald McDonald Family Rooms or who have participated in the HOPE Support Group with an engraved river rock to be placed in the memory gardens at the Ronald McDonald House in Austin and at the Rose Garden at St. Joseph College Station Hospital. Families are welcome to visit their child’s stone at both locations.