Compassionate Friends Inc

                                                                       WHAT IS COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS?                                            

We are a self help, not-for-profit organization for bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents. We offer group support, friendship, and understanding. Our purpose is to promote and aid families in the positive resolution of their grief experienced with the death of a child, and to foster the physical and emotional health of these bereaved families.                        

Our Goals:                                                                                   

–  to offer support and understanding to any sorrowing parent/sibling/grandparent.                                     

–  to listen with understanding                                                                                                                                      

– to provide a caring and sharing group.                                                                                                                  

–  to give cognitive information on the grieving process through meetings, library resources, and newsletter information.                           

–  to provide acquaintance to other bereaved families whose sorrow has softened.                                            

–  to provide HOPE and strength for living after the loss of a child.