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.
Rainbows^TM - for elementary children
Spectrum^TM - for adolescents
Kaleidoscope^TM - for college/adult
Prism^TM - parents and stepparents
NEW!  For children 5-12 years (includes a support group for parents). Nov. 2 - Dec 14, 2009 and Jan. 4 - March 15, 2010; at Great Bridge United Methodist Church, 201 Stadium Dr., Chesapeake, VA 23322.
For more information contact Jean Dilday at  757-482-3805. rainbowshrva@cox.net  www.rainbows.org   

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 757-468-2144, 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.

Grief Support
Sentara CarePlex Hospital
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 at Williamsburg/Norge
Compassionate Friends - For parents who have experienced the death of a child.
Meets the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at Hospice House.
757-258-5166 or 757-229-4370; website www.williamsburghospice.org

New Beginnings at Williamsburg/Norge
A widow's support group. Contact Julie Stanton at 757-253-1220.
Meets the 4th Monday of the month at 4:00 p.m. at Hospice House.
www.williamsburghospice.org

Bereavement Support Group at Williamsburg/Norge
For those individuals that have experienced a loss of family and/or friends more than 2 months previously.
Contact Jackie LeClair at 757-253-1220. Call for information on meeting dates and times.

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.

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.

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.

Survivors of Suicide Support Group
For family and friends who have experienced the death of a loved one by suicide.
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at Catholic Charities.
Contact: Tom Crossman at 757-875-0060, 12829 Jefferson Ave., Suite 101, Newport News, VA 23608.

St. Stephen Martyr Catholic Church
Wednesday evenings starting January 27 through March 24, in meeting room 1, 7:00 - 8:30 pm
1544 South Battlefield Blvd. Chesapeake, VA 23322.  All are welcome.
Contact: Mary Williams at 757-439-2590 or BereavementGrace@aol.com, or church office 421-7416.

Heartland Hospice Bereavement Support Groups 
Virginia Beach:  10:00 am every Monday morning at Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 Morth Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach, VA 23455.  Free and open to the public.  No reservations necessary.  Call Patty Hendrix, Bereavement Coordinator, at 757-490-9323 for information.
Newport News:  11835 Fishing Point Drive, Newport News, VA 23606.  757-594-8215 for information.