About Our House NYC
We help New Yorkers carry grief together
New York City's only center dedicated to grief support, serving grieving adults, teens, and families across the city.
Our House NYC, in our own words
Our story
Out of a gap, Tami built community
When Tami Schneider's husband, Rick, died in 2010, her children were 14 and 11 years old. They searched for grief support in New York City and found long waitlists, limited options, and programs that often didn't meet their family's needs. Tami wished there had been a place where grieving people could find community, understanding, and ongoing support.
Out of that gap, Tami built community. She began Lost & Found, a grassroots network that has grown over 15 years to more than 300 grieving New Yorkers seeking connection, understanding, and support.
In 2023, Tami approached Our House in Los Angeles with a simple question: “Can we bring your model to New York City?” They said yes, and Our House NYC began.
Our roots & mission
Three decades of a model that works
We launched as a project of Our House Grief Support Center in Los Angeles, and we carry deep gratitude for their board and staff. For more than 30 years, Our House has offered a respected, compassionate model of grief support: one that combines clinical integrity with the simple, powerful truth that healing happens in community.
We exist for people grieving the death of a partner, parent, child, sibling, friend, colleague, or anyone close to them. Our groups and programs help people feel less alone and better supported over time, without rushing or “fixing” grief.
We're also here to lead a cultural shift in how New York understands and responds to grief: providing education and resources for schools, workplaces, and hospitals to destigmatize grief and build more resilient communities.
Read about our roots in Los Angeles →Grief is a public health, education, workforce, and equity issue
Left unsupported, grief carries measurable costs to health, school, and work. In New York, that burden falls unevenly, with marginalized communities experiencing higher rates of bereavement.
Our mission is to help people find hope after a death through connection, thoughtful support, and the belief that grief shared is grief transformed.
Are you a grief-informed therapist or organization?
Families sometimes need care beyond our groups. Apply to join the resource & referral list we share with them.
The people behind Our House NYC
Want to work with us?
We are a small, mission-driven team in our first full year of operations. See our current job openings.
If you're grieving, we're here.
And if you want to help bring grief support to more New Yorkers, we welcome you: as a volunteer, a partner, or a donor.