Bereavement Support

Comfort Zone Camp Sponsored grief website, very teen friendly - http://www.hellogrief.org/ 

Bereavement Support Group
Maryview Medical Center, 3636 High Street, Portsmouth, Va. 23707.
Contact Irene Whitfield at 398-2452 for additional information and meeting times.

Bereavement Support Group
Open to anyone suffering a loss. Meets regularly on the 2nd Thursday each month 7:00-8:00 pm. 
Offers workshops throughout the year such as Journaling, Art, Holidays and Grief, along with a free 7 week course that is offered 3 times a year.
Riverside Regional Hospice Center 12420 Warwick Blvd., Suite 6E, Newport News, VA 23606.   
Contact Linzy Laughhunn at 757-594-2745.

Rainbows
Provides grief support services and education for children ages 5-14 and their parents.
Support Groups Meet 15 weeks Mondays, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., November 7, 2011 - March 19, 2012.  $25 Parent Workbook Fee
Great Bridge United Methodist Church, 201 Stadium Dr., Chesapeake, VA 23322.
For more information contact Jean Dilday at  757-482-3805. Email rainbowshrva@cox.net,  www.rainbows.org   

Surviving Suicide: Out of Darkness
For those who have experienced the death of a loved one by suicide.
Cornith United Methodist Church
23 West Williamsburg Road, Sandston, VA 23150
4th Thursday of each month - 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Contact: Brenda Mula/Paula Tate at (804) 980-1506

Chesapeake Widowed Persons Service
For surviving spouses. Group meetings are held every Friday night at 7:00 p.m. in the Lifestyle Center of Chesapeake General Hospital, 736 Battlefield Blvd., Open to all ages. Sponsored by AARP.
Contact 757-545-4911.

Virginia Beach/Norfolk Widowed Persons Service
For surviving spouses of all ages. Group meetings are held Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 312 Kempsville Road, Norfolk. Virginia Beach.
Meetings are held on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Virginia Beach Christian Church, Great Neck Road and Rosehill Drive.
For more information, call 461-9457.

Widowed Persons Service
Open to all ages. Hotline 757-461-9457. Call for times and locations.

Young Widows or Widowers
For those who have lost their spouses early and later in life. Call Tammy Worden at 757-421-9969, 800-876-YWOW, E-mail info@ywow.org, website: www.ywow.org

Empty Arms Support Group
Led by a certified Grief Counselor for those experiencing the loss of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or pregnancy loss and newborn loss.
Meets the 2nd and 4th Monday, 7:00-8:30 p.m. each month.
Sentara Women's Health Source, 713 Volvo Parkway, Chesapeake, Va. 23320.
Contact: Ann Prescott, Bereavement Counselor at 757-545-2667 (voice mail). Someone will return your call between 9 am and 8 pm daily.

Sentara CarePlex Hospital - Grief Support
2nd and 4th Wednesday 5:00 - 6:30 pm
3000 Coliseum Drive, Hampton, VA 23666.  757-827-2438

Parent Support Group
Support for parents who have lost a child.
Meetings are held the 4th Monday of each month from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. at Bayside Presbyterian Church, 1400 Ewell Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Contact Jodi Moore at 757-426-1358, or 757-404-3747.

Share Support Group
For parents who have experienced the loss of a newborn, including stillbirth and miscarriage.
Meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the cafeteria (Doctor's Dining Room A).
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center, 150 Kingsley Lane, Norfolk, Virginia 23505.
Contact Nancy Goldman at 757-889-5300.

Parents Bereavement Support Group
For parents who have lost a child under the age of 21 years old.
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, 601 Children's Lane, Norfolk, Va. 23507.
Call for meeting dates and times at 757-668-7129

The SHARE Perinatal Loss Support Group
For parents who have experienced the loss of a newborn, including stillbirth and miscarriage.
Mary Immaculate Hospital, 2 Bernadine Dr., Newport News, Va. 23602.
The Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Mary Immaculate Hospital Conference Center (Ruth Belle Room).
Contact Sister Bernard at 757-886-6790 or bernard_marie_magill@bshsi.com

"Kidz-N-Grief
Mary Immaculate Hospital, 2 Bernadine Dr., Newport News, Va. 23602.
2nd and 4th Mondayof each month at 6:00 p.m.
Call 757-737-2287

Compassionate Friends - Hampton Roads Chapter
For parents who have experienced the death of a child at any age.
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month (except for the December candlelight service) at 7:00 p.m.
at the Kempsville Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, 805 Kempsville Road.
Contact Maureen & Bill Harmon at 757-484-8161.

Compassionate Friends - Peninsula Chapter
Grafton, Va. Call 757-898-7399.
Meets the 1st Monday of each month (if Monday is a holiday will meet on Tuesday) at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Marks Church on Ella Taylor Road in Grafton.

Hospice House and Support Care of Williamsburg 
Contact Allison DeLaney at 757-253-1220 or allysimone@hotmail.com, website www.williamsburghospice.org 
Life with Grief - Bereavement Support Group:  For those individuals that have experienced a loss of family and/or friends more than 2 months previously.  . 
Meditation Group - 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month, 5-6 p.m. No experience necessary, just an openness to learning how to quiet the mind. Instructor: Shomer Zwelling
Compassionate Friends:  For parents who have experienced the death of a child.  Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Call for reading materials, lending library, 1 to 1 confidential support from a chaplain.
Walking Towards Hope - Every Tuesday, 7:30 a.m., Thurs. 8a.m., Saturday, 11 a.m. Ongoing informal group to meet others in the same boat. Need not walk to join! Sunday dinner/movies, coffee, lunch, concert outings. Call ahead to confirm - Jean Babb 757-509-0469 or Allison DeLaney at 757-253-1220.

Virginia SIDS Alliance
Tidewater Area: Meetings are held on the last Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Marks Catholic Church in Kempsville. Call Terri Neumann at 523-1062 or Carolyn Walker at 757-382-0584.

American Guild for Infant Survival SIDS Support Group
301 Eastwood Circle, Va. Beach, VA. Contact: Scott or Eileen Hesseck at 757-463-3845.
Meetings are held the 1st Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at 536 Aragona Blvd, Va. Beach.

Edmarc Hospice for Children
Peace by Piece - For grieving children and teenagers, offered by Edmarc Hospice for Children in partnership with Jewish Family Services of Tidewater. E-mail: bereavement@edmar.org or call 1-800-668-0266 or 757-967-9251.

Grief support group for any parents in the community who have experienced the death of child.  We meet the 3rd Tuesday of every month, at 6:30 p.m., at Edmarc in Olde Towne Portsmouth.  Two groups, one for mothers and one for fathers, will be held simultaneously in separate rooms. Contact Anne Chisman Abraham at 757-967-9251 or chismana@edmarc.org 516 London Street, Portsmouth, Virginia  23704

Hampton Roads Survivors of Suicide Support Group
For those who have experiences the death of a loved one by suicide.
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7-9 pm at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 4811 W. High St., Portsmouth, VA 23703.
Contact Christine Gilchrist, LCSW,PC,Icc. 3802 Poplar Hill Rd., Suite B, Chesapeake, VA 23321 at 757-483-5111 to register before meeting.

St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church
A Time to Mourn; a Time to Heal"  Bereavement Support Group for those mourning the death of a loved one. 
This eight-week program will be held on consecutive Wednesdays beginning on October 5th, 2011 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m., and running  through December 7th, 2011. We will gather in Meeting Room 1 of the main church building. One need not be a member of St. Stephen's to attend. 
For registration or further information contact Bereavement Support Group Facilitator, Mary Williams, MourningsGrace@aol.com, cell phone: 757-439-2590, or church office: 757-421-7416. The group is limited to 12 participants, reserve your place now.

Heartland Hospice Bereavement Support Groups 
   Virginia Beach:  10:00 am every Monday morning at Old Donation Episcopal Church, Alfriends Trail off of North Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23455.  Free and open to the public. No reservation necessary.  Contact: Nancy Becker at 757-493-1148 for information.
   Newport News:  11835 Fishing Point Drive, Newport News, VA 23606.  757-594-8215 for information.