Grief Support – Here to Help You Cope  

How do you move forward after you lose a parent — when your foundation is gone? You may find yourself focusing so much on your remaining parent, that you do not validate your own grief. If you are experiencing the loss of your second parent, you may also face the challenges of decision making and finalizing. You may experience difficulty with siblings or other family members during the finalization process. If you lived with your parent, you may feel lonely without them in your home. Your routines and holidays will be noticeably different. Overall, you may find you are feeling scattered, vulnerable and lost in a society that often does not understand your challenges or pain. This 8-week support group is tailored for adults who have lost a parent within the last 3 years.

Please see our monthly calendar for active sessions.
Registration and payment are required prior to start of session.  

Support for anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one. 
Fee: FREE 
Wednesday, February 6 & 20, 6 – 8 p.m.
Tuesday, February 26, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Campers will engage in therapeutic arts activities to support expression, identification of supports and coping mechanisms, as well as opportunities for interpersonal connections, meaning-making and legacy. Feelings and responses related to grief and strategies to assist with the lifelong impact of grief will be explored within a shared experience.

Camp Blue Skies welcomes children and teens, ages 7 through 17 in Western New York, who have experienced the death of a loved one, at least three months prior to the beginning of camp.

Highlights of the weekend include: team-building and adventure activities, art and music experiences, bonfires, and much more. Campers will leave with new supports, treasured resources, and most importantly, cherished memories of friendship and tribute to their loved one.

Fee: $50
When: September 13 – 15, 2019
Where: Cradle Beach Camp
8038 Old Lake Shore Road, Angola, NY 14006
Call  716-901-0289  for more information.

This 8-week support group offers children and teens ages 7–17 the opportunity to connect with their respective peer groups in a safe and supportive environment as they learn how to identify their emotions, communicate with key supports, cope with loss, and memorialize loved ones. Parents/caregivers connect separately to focus on the developmental needs of their children and to work through their own grief process within a supportive group dynamic. Together, families will explore their feelings related to grief and loss through the expressive arts as well as collaborative therapeutic activity. 

Thursdays for 8 weeks
6 – 7:30 p.m.
April 4 – May 23 
FEE: FREE
Please see our monthly calendar for details.
Registration is required prior to start of session. 

For those who have experienced the death of a loved one by suicide.

Gather in a safe, compassionate, non-judgemental setting to explore the many thoughts, feelings and fears often experienced following death by suicide. Grief and loss education will be provided, coping skills offered, and healing and comfort promoted through shared experience, insight and remembrance.

Fee: FREE

Adolescents

13 - 17 year-old teens;
Fee: FREE 
Saturday, February 23
11 a.m. – 1 2:30 p.m.

Adults

18 years and up;

Fee: FREE
Tuesday, February 12
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Group support for those who have experienced the death of a spouse or significant other. 8 Week Sessions.
Fee: $80
Thursdays, April 4 – May 23, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Mondays, April 1 – May 20, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

The holidays are traditionally a time of family, laughter and joy. But for people who are grieving, or for those with a seriously ill loved one, the holidays can be a time of mixed emotions. As the holiday season approaches, this group program offers methods to help you cope with the extra demands of the season.

When: November and December 2019

Shauna Nealon
716-984-5867

Contact Tony & Bernie Misita
716-675-3844 

Contact Joe at 716-213-3277 or jdjquin5@verizon.net

The Footprints on the Heart program is held at M. Steven Piver M.D. Center for Women’s Health & Wellness and helps families cope with the loss of a baby caused by miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth and newborn death. Click here for more information: http://www.chsbuffalo.org/Services/OBGYN/Obstetrics/PregnancyLoss

A peer-to-peer monthly support group for families who have experienced the loss of a child through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, still–birth and early infant death.
Held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6 - 8 p.m.
Contact Christine at 716-626-6363 or christine@wnypbn.org