COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Bereavement & Grief Support Services
We understand that grief is unique and personal.
Hospice & Community Care offers a wide range of support services designed to meet the needs of people who are experiencing grief and loss. Through support from grants and donations, these services are offered free of charge to Hospice families and the community.
Hospice & Community Care program offerings include individual counseling, support groups, workshops, memorial services, veteran gatherings, and educational resource programs.
Grief Support Group
Wednesdays, 1 – 2 PM
Hospice & Community Care campus
Facilitated by members of our bereavement team, this informal time is designed to offer an opportunity to share the highs and lows experienced by people who are grieving.
Spring Into Healthy Grieving as a Family
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
6 – 7:30 PM
Hospice & Community Care
Families with children ages 6-18 who have experienced a loss are invited to attend to engage in activities around healthy grieving. Facilitated by Sarah Titman.
Spring Into Healthy Grieving Workshop
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
6 – 7:30 PM
at Hospice & Community Care
A workshop to empower adults to examine their relationship with loss and how they want their grief to look this spring season. Facilitated by Sarah Titman.
Children’s Services
According to the Journal of Death and Dying 1 in 5 children will experience the death of someone close to them by age 18. Children and adolescents may be more sensitive to the conditions that follow loss than adults. Hospice & Community Care offer multifaceted support programs for children and teens.
Butterfly Feelings Exercise
The Butterfly Feelings Exercise is a simple coloring exercise to help you explore and discuss feelings with your child in a fun and engaging way.
“How to Talk with Children And Adolescents About Grief, Loss, and Bereavement”
by Sarah Hopkins, MSW
Sarah Hopkins, MSW, and instructor at Winthrop University, has written a free resource to help guide adults talk to children and adolescents about grief.
