Weeping Willa is a registered nonprofit organization dedicated to providing support to parents who have faced the unimaginable loss of a child at any stage of life. We honor every life, no matter how brief - and provide support through connection, care and hope.
We aim to offer essential resources necessary following child loss, including financial assistance through grants, and grief resources for parents navigating loss.
Meet The Founders
We're here to walk alongside you.
Cassie Fjosne
Founder & CEO
I am humbled and very much looking forward to honoring our daughter, Willa. It is important to me to be a lead role in helping families find hope in the pain that comes with the loss of a child. As President, I promise to be readily accessible for every person on their grief journey. Please don't hesitate to reach out at info@WeepingWilla.org for any questions or needs you may have.
Trevor Fjosne
Vice President & Treasurer
After losing our daughter, Willa, it became clear to me that we do not have any local community support groups to honor our lost loved ones. My wife had a calling to continue to do something meaningful to honor our daughter. I am fully supportive of that - in any form, because without Willa's presence, I could have lost my wife - and our son could've lost his mom. I am excited to do some good for our community in our daughter's name, and to make a lasting impact and overall stability for Weeping Willa to succeed.
Weeping Willa Grant
Weeping Willa aims to support families in need by alleviating expenses incurred during the loss of a child. Recognizing the significance of providing a dignified final resting place and acknowledgment, as well as therapy services and other necessary arrangements. We strive to lighten the financial burden on bereaved parents, facilitating their healing journey through grant awards. These awards will be determined by fund availability and financial necessity. Thanks to our community members and support from local businesses, we are able to offer these grants.
Weeping Willa's mission would not be possible without the generosity of our community.
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I think I speak for our entire board when I say—we are truly without words. To be awarded as Minnesota’s Best Nonprofit Organization for 2025 is an honor beyond anything we could’ve imagined.
Weeping Willa hasn’t even been open a full year, yet the impact we’ve made—and more importantly, the love and support we’ve witnessed—is immeasurable. The work we do behind the scenes is done with quiet hearts, strong hands, and deep reverence for the parents we walk beside.
Thank you to every single person who nominated and voted for us. We are so deeply humbled. It is our honor to serve you and to keep your babies' names spoken, their memories honored, and their legacies alive.
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