Bereavement Support Groups
Grieving the Loss of a Loved One? Here are support groups in our area.
Samaritan Hospice Grief Support Groups in South Jersey
Samaritan offers a variety of grief support groups throughout the South New Jersey area.
The Grieving Heart – A monthly drop-in group for anyone over 18 who has lost a family member or friend. Meets the 2nd Saturday of every month at 10 AM at Virtua Mount Holly. To register, please call 800-596-8550.
Grieving the Love Of Your Life – For those grieving the loss of a spouse or partner. Please call 800-596-8550 for the next meeting date.
Big Hurts, Little Tears – A play/grief group for children ages 3-5 years old. Please call 800-596-8550 for the next meeting date.
Bereaved Parents – For anyone who has lost a child. Please call 800-596-8550 for the next meeting date.
Sharing Suicide’s Sorrows (South Jersey)
For friends and family grieving a suicide death. Please call 800-596-8550 for the next meeting date.
Survivors of Suicide
Groups for those in the tri-state Delaware Valley area who have experienced the loss of a loved one to suicide. Multiple chapters throughout the Delaware Valley. For more information, call 215-545-2242 or visit http://www.sosphilly.org/.
Young Widows and Widowers
For those under 50 or with young children. Facilitator, Sandra King. Call 610-896-5720 or email kingsusskind@verizon.net.
Compassionate Friends
A self-help organization offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents. Its purpose is to promote and aid parents and siblings in the resolution of the grief experiences upon the death of their child. It helps foster the physical and emotional health of parents and siblings. This organization is a non-profit and non-denominational group.
Abington Chapter 444 York Road Jenkintown, PA 19046-2877 Phone # 215-674-0309 Meetings every 1st Monday of each month at 7:30 pm.
TCF Peace Valley Chapter 1401 Meetinghouse Road Warminster, PA 18974 Phone # 215-675-1625 Meetings every 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm.
Valley Forge Chapter 132 East Valley Forge Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Phone # 484-919-0820 Meetings every 1st Thursday of each month at 7:45 pm
Northeast Philadelphia Chapter 11024 Knights Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154 Phone # 609-264-1179 Meetings every 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm (Nov. and Dec. Meetings on the 3rd Thursday at 7:00 pm).
Survivors of Suicide
A self-help group that provides members with an experience of healing with other survivors.
Comforter’s Counseling Center
A Support Group for parents who have experienced the loss of a child. Meets at the Lansdale Presbyterian Church, 450 Oak Park Road, Lansdale, PA on the fourth Tuesday each month at 7:30-9:00 PM. For information, call 215-362-1962.
Counseling Network for Loss and Transition
Fall support groups are sponsored and offered free of charge. For information, please call 215-624-8190 or email Deborah K. Gawthrop, MS, GMS, at dgawthropcnlt@verizon.net.
General Bereavement Support Group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:00 – 8:30 PM at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home Levittown (September through May).
Support Group for Widows & Widowers meets six Wednesday afternoons from 1:30 – 2:45 PM in the fall and spring at the James J. Dougherty Funeral Home Levittown
Support Group for Widows &Widowers meets six Tuesday afternoons from 1:30- 2:45 PM in the fall and spring at the Koller Funeral Home Roxborough.
General Bereavement Support Group meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:30 PM at Lambie Funeral Home Northeast Philadelphia (October through June).
General Bereavement Support Group meets six Tuesday evenings from 7:00-8:30 PM in the fall and spring at St. Luke the Evangelist Chapel House Glenside.
Bereavement Programs Abington Hospital
First Steps: Beginning the Journey – general bereavement support group meets in the evening in the Willowood Building at the Abington Health Center – Willow Grove. The program is educational as well as provides a support component. To attend, please call to register at 215-441-6842.
Younger Widow/Widower Bereavement Support Group
This program is held in the evening at the Abington Health Center, Willow Grove. For additional information or to register, please call 215-441-6842.
Remembering Mom
A pre-Mother’s Day, evening program for adult children who have lost their mother. For additional information or to register, please call 215-441-6842.
H.O.P.I.N.G. – Grieving the Loss of a Child.
Camden County Chapter meets the first and third Monday of every month at 7pm in the Barry D. Brown Health Education Center at the old Virtua Hospital (106 Carnie Boulevard, Voorhees, NJ). No registration is necessary. If you have questions or need directions, please call toll-free 1-888-Virtua-3 (1-888-847-8823).
