Bereavement
Support Groups in Vermont
(This
ongoing list is subject to change—please call the organization to check
information)
Hospice
Volunteer Services, 802-388-4111, Patty Dunn
Adults – Continually Enrolling
Teen Grief Group - Available to schools
on request.
Phoenix Group - monthly potluck social
gathering open to widowed folks,
last Thursday of the month, 5;30-8pm,
Middlebury Community House
Survivors
of Suicide
support group meets the 1st Wednesday of each month, 6-7:30pm.
Compassionate
Friends
meet at HVS the 1st Monday of each month at 7pm.
VNA
& Hospice of SVHC,
Adult’s
and Children’s groups, closed, run regularly
Art
Therapy Group – meets 1 – 2 times per year
Hospice
of Bennington County--802-442-9515, Betsy Palmer
Tuesdays,
1-2:30 pm, drop-in group
Brattleboro
Area Hospice--802-257-0775, Elizabeth Pittman
Spouse/Partner
Loss Wednesday Afternoon Support Group—4:30-6:00 PM,
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each
month.
Bereaved Parents Support
Group—6:30-8:00pm, 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month.
Six- to Eight-Week Morning or
Evening Support Groups held several times a year for those grieving the death
of any family member or friend. Call for exact dates and times.
Art Activity for families and
individuals who have had a death loss, 2nd Saturday every
other month, 10am – noon. Call for details.
Good Grief Groups for Children and
Teens. For 4 or more close-in-age participants. Call for dates
Caledonia
Home Health—802-748-8116, Rob Norris
Bereavement
Support Group - 2nd & 4th Tuesday, 5:30 pm, Open
drop-in
Infant
Loss Group - meets in St Johnsbury as needed, call Marcia Eliot for dates and
times.
Central
Vermont Home Health & Hospice 802-223-1878, Ginny Fry, Louise Rauh
Every
other Monday 7-9pm open group for adults
Caregivers
Training & Support - Tuesdays, call for times & dates
Pregnancy
and Infant Loss – call CVMC 802-371-4478
Hospice
of the Champlain Valley—802-860-4410, Pamela Jensen
Bereavement
Group - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 6-7:30pm, Ongoing Group
Please
call for current location and information
Dorset
Nursing Association - 802-867-5922, Annie Schlesinger
Cancer
Support Group - Thursdays, 1-2pm
Franklin
County Home Health Agency - 802-527-7531, Lori Wright
Grief
& Recovery Support Group - 1st & 3rd Wednesday,
7-8pm, open group
3
Home Health Circle, St. Albans, VT
Lamoille
County Home Health & Hospice - 802-888-4651, Mandy Shiverick
Thursdays,
3-4:30, 8-10 week closed sessions, call to register
Rutland
Area VNA & Hospice - 802-775-0568, Pat Noll
Bereavement
Support Group - 6-8 week closed group, call Pat Noll
Living with
Loss - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 4:30-6pm, RRMC Conf #1, Kay
Jones 802-747-3713
Compassionate
Friends - 1st Tuesdays, 7-9pm, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Susan
446-2278
Survivors
of Suicide - 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 4:30-6pm. RRMC,
802-773-6747
VNA
& Hospice of VT & NH – 888-595-1597, ext, 2035,
Closed
and ongoing groups in varying geographic locations as well as special events.
Please
call Ann Larocque for more information.
Survivors
of Suicide - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays, 4:30p
Bereavement
Group, Wednesdays, 1- 2:30pm,
Mondays, 6 – 8:30pm,
For
Springfield Groups contact Sue Church at 802-885-2522
Northeast
Kingdom Chapter of the Compassionate Friends
3rd
Tues of every month, contact, Rosemary Classen, 802-754-6270
Wellness
Center (North Country Hospital) – Newport, VT, 334-5566
Bereavement
Group, open, 2nd Thursday of the month, for questions or to confirm,
call Lynn Jenness, 334-5901
Vermont Children's Hospital is
offering support for bereaved siblings. Very Important Brothers &
Sisters will meet the last Saturday of each month, 10am-12pm at the children's
Hospice
and Palliative Care Council of
802.229.0579
last
updated 1/29/10