When: August 16-19, 2024

Where: YMCA Trout Lodge - Potosi, MO 

Registration Deadline: July 16, 2024

Fiancés & Significant Others Retreat is planned for surviving fiancés and significant others (21 years or older) of law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, according to C.O.P.S. criteria. Other relatives and friends are not eligible to attend.

What to Expect

Surviving Fiancés, Significant Others, and Life Partners have to cope with the fact that plans they may have created for their future have drastically changed after the loss of their officer. Dealing with challenges such as missed opportunities and the feeling of unimportance is a common struggle they face. C.O.P.S. is here to provide the necessary tools to support you through your grief at Fiancés and Significant Others Retreat.

You will get the chance to participate in fun and challenging group activities, while in a relaxed setting away from your everyday stressors. At the retreat, you will meet licensed mental health professionals who will support you while facilitating sessions as well as optional one-on-one counseling. 

By attending Fiancés & Significant Others Retreat, you will receive incredible support from peers who truly understand and learn how to navigate through these life altering changes. 

What is the cost of the retreat?

Your only expense is your travel to and from the St. Louis Airport if you are flying or to and from the YMCA Trout Lodge if you are driving. All lodging, meals and activities are provided at no cost. If you fail to cancel your attendance and you do not show up for the program, you could be subject to a participation fee for the following year’s program.

Session Examples

• What If
• Roadmap to Resilience
• You and Your Anger
• Fears that can Keep us Stuck
• It’s Meaningful to Me

Travel Information

If you are flying: You should plan to arrive at St. Louis Lambert Airport (STL) between 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Friday, August 16. You will be met by a C.O.P.S. representative at the airport and transported to the YMCA Trout Lodge by bus. You will be transported back to the St. Louis Airport on Monday, August 19, by 11:30 a.m. Please be sure your return flight is AFTER 12:30 p.m. to allow time for check-in and security checks.

If you are driving: You will need to arrive at the YMCA Trout Lodge by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 16, and stay through breakfast on Monday, August 19. Meals and activities are planned; no late arrivals or early departures please.

Limited travel assistance may be available. Contact your local C.O.P.S. Chapter or contact the C.O.P.S. National Office for additional information.

Please Note: This program is held at a YMCA facility. All YMCA facilities are required to screen guests through the Raptor sex offender registry. Your information will be shared with the YMCA Trout Lodge (First Name, Last Name, and DOB) and checked in the national sex offender database. If you have questions about this information, please contact the Services Department at 573-346-4911.