Support Groups-Grief and Loss

For those who are grieving the death of a loved one. Provides an opportunity to receive and offer support in a caring and accepting atmosphere.

4025 Health Park Lane, St. Joseph, Mi 49085 · Map »
2694297100
This support group provides individuals who are caring for a loved one the opportunity to talk with others who are experiencing the same joys and challenges that caregivers face. Every third Tuesday of the month 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Caring Circle - St. Joseph 4025 Health Park Lane
Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. There is no religious affiliation and there are no membership dues or fees. The group is run by "seasoned grievers" who reach out to the newly bereaved. National website includes link to chat room and online brochure for siblings.
A national website with over 50 facilitated e-mail support groups covering topics such as loss of a parent, loss of a spouse/partner, loss of sibling or friend, spiritual aspects of loss, etc. Each topic has subtopics, such as young widowed, widowed with children, grief moving on, etc. Enjoy the flexibility of 24 hour a day, 7 day a week access. Some people often find the anonymity of an internet support group more healing.
Lory's Place is a family service center founded by Hospice at Home. Its mission is to provide peer support group services for grieving children and their families throughout Southwest Michigan and Northern Indiana. The Center is a focal point for raising awareness and supporting the needs of children and adults who grieve. Lory's Place provides a safe, comforting atmosphere in which grief healing can take place following the death of a family member or an important friend. The center also offers an Anticipatory Grief program to assist those experiencing the anticipated death of a loved one due to illness or disease. Children and their families learn to work through their grief and begin the healing process by sharing feelings, experiences, and memories with peers in a support group setting.
Lory's Place – Lory's Place
445 Upton Drive, St. Joseph, MI 49085 · Map »
(269) 983-2707 or (800) 717-3812
Please Note: Corewell Health Hospice and Palliative Care of Southwest Michigan does not specifically endorse the activities of these organizations, but offers their information as a sample of the kinds of materials and services that are available.