Ele's Place is a nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to creating awareness of and support for grieving children, teens and their families. We have 3 branch locations supporting families throughout Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids, Lansing, and beyond. Our mission is to ensure no child or teen in Michigan grieves alone.
In 1991, a group of committed community volunteers in Lansing, MI, came together to support children in the area who had experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or someone else close to them. Named for Helen Louise Snow Stover, nicknamed Ele, who had died at just 11 months old.
Today, with 30+ years of history and more than 43,000 individuals served, Ele's Place provides onsite and school-based bereavement programming for children ages 3-18 who have experienced a death in their lives. These programs are provided at no cost to our families, and provide children and teens an opportunity to safely grieve.
