Support Resources
One of the greatest tragedies to experience after losing your spouse is not knowing where to turn for help. This page serves as a resource guide to help you navigate the next steps in your new life. The links on the page itself can't remove any of the pain, but if you take the initial step in working towards getting support, you're more than half way there. We highly encourage you to visit the first site listed as it is a blessing beyond belief to help with your actual grief recovery journey. We use it's method and certified counselors for our flagship program. It may be difficult to see now, but at Infinity, we believe you can and will be happy again!
Nationwide - USA
Grief Recovery Method
The Grief Recovery Method offers group & individual counseling sessions internationally for grieving adults. They also offer assistance on helping your children grieve. They have been around since the 1980's and over a number of books that can assist you along your journey to recovering
from grieving your loved one. "If you found this page there is a high probability that you, or someone you love, is suffering from a broken heart. Is it due to a death, divorce or another major loss? If so you might feel sad, distracted, or confused. You are not alone. The Grief Recovery
Method has been helping people feel better following a loss for 40 years."
International Group Meetings, 1-1 Counseling,
Griefshare
GriefShare is a faith based, friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
International Group Meetings
National Widowers Organization
NWO is a clearinghouse, a connecting house, an information center for men. Their sole goal is to bring men together, arm them with as much
information about how to get through a debilitating time in their lives.
Online
Safe Haven for Widowed
Provides online support to Widows / Widowers / non-widowed / Youth / Teens or regardless of marital status. They bring together others who
have also lost a loved one additionally grieving and giving them the opportunity to proportion their grief with others who can relate to what they are feeling and understand with others who are at the identical journey where everyone understands in a loving and caring environment
worldwide.
Online, International
W Connection
With online and local support programs, and an annual fee of $40, The W Connection provides peer-to-peer emotional support from women of all ages who understand what it means to lose a spouse. Their programs are designed to provide you with the emotional support you need to cope with your bereavement and the information and training you need to rebuild your life.
Online, Nationwide in Various States
Modern Widows Club
A widow mentoring, leadership and empowerment nonprofit organization with national chapters, memberships, services, active social media sites and inspirational blog. We hope to be a bridge of understanding, comfort, compassion and positive change between a widow and society at large
Nationwide in Various States
Open To Hope
Provide an online forum to support people who have experienced loss: to help them cope with their pain, heal their grief and invest in their future. This is an online website where people can share inspirational stories of loss and love. We encourage our visitors to read, listen and share their stories of hope and compassion.
Online
National Alliance for Grieving Children
The National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) provides a network for nationwide communication between hundreds of professionals and
volunteers who want to share ideas, information and resources with each other to better support the grieving children and families they serve in their own communities. Through this network, the NAGC offers online education, hosts an annual symposium on children's grief, maintains a
national data base of children's bereavement support programs and promotes national awareness to enhance public sensitivity to the issues
impacting grieving children and teens.
Online
The Grief Recovery Method offers group & individual counseling sessions internationally for grieving adults. They also offer assistance on helping your children grieve. They have been around since the 1980's and over a number of books that can assist you along your journey to recovering
from grieving your loved one. "If you found this page there is a high probability that you, or someone you love, is suffering from a broken heart. Is it due to a death, divorce or another major loss? If so you might feel sad, distracted, or confused. You are not alone. The Grief Recovery
Method has been helping people feel better following a loss for 40 years."
International Group Meetings, 1-1 Counseling,
Griefshare
GriefShare is a faith based, friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. You don’t have to go through the grieving process alone.
International Group Meetings
National Widowers Organization
NWO is a clearinghouse, a connecting house, an information center for men. Their sole goal is to bring men together, arm them with as much
information about how to get through a debilitating time in their lives.
Online
Safe Haven for Widowed
Provides online support to Widows / Widowers / non-widowed / Youth / Teens or regardless of marital status. They bring together others who
have also lost a loved one additionally grieving and giving them the opportunity to proportion their grief with others who can relate to what they are feeling and understand with others who are at the identical journey where everyone understands in a loving and caring environment
worldwide.
Online, International
W Connection
With online and local support programs, and an annual fee of $40, The W Connection provides peer-to-peer emotional support from women of all ages who understand what it means to lose a spouse. Their programs are designed to provide you with the emotional support you need to cope with your bereavement and the information and training you need to rebuild your life.
Online, Nationwide in Various States
Modern Widows Club
A widow mentoring, leadership and empowerment nonprofit organization with national chapters, memberships, services, active social media sites and inspirational blog. We hope to be a bridge of understanding, comfort, compassion and positive change between a widow and society at large
Nationwide in Various States
Open To Hope
Provide an online forum to support people who have experienced loss: to help them cope with their pain, heal their grief and invest in their future. This is an online website where people can share inspirational stories of loss and love. We encourage our visitors to read, listen and share their stories of hope and compassion.
Online
National Alliance for Grieving Children
The National Alliance for Grieving Children (NAGC) provides a network for nationwide communication between hundreds of professionals and
volunteers who want to share ideas, information and resources with each other to better support the grieving children and families they serve in their own communities. Through this network, the NAGC offers online education, hosts an annual symposium on children's grief, maintains a
national data base of children's bereavement support programs and promotes national awareness to enhance public sensitivity to the issues
impacting grieving children and teens.
Online
The Compassionate Friends
The mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.
Nationwide in Various States
Widow Net
Thank you for visiting WidowNet. Established in 1995, it is the first online information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information helpful to people, of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations, who have suffered the death of a spouse or life partner.
Online
Grieving.com
This forum resource has in excess of 45,000 active members who connect with others experiencing loss and grief and share hope.
Online
The Grief Toolbox
Find helpful articles, a support group locator, an online art gallery and more for people experiencing grief.
Online, Nationwide
Kids Aid
Kids Aid is a safe place for kids to help each other deal with grief and loss. It's a place to deal with feelings, share and view artwork and stories, and for parents and kids to ask questions and find answers. Kids Aid is an extension of GriefNet.org
Online
Comfort Zone Camp
These free camps are available for children 7-17 who have suffered the loss of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. They are held year-round in locations across the United States.
Nationwide
MeetUp
While Meetup is not specifically for grief-focused groups, there are many widow groups across the country on the site, and it can be a great place to “find your people.”
The mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.
Nationwide in Various States
Widow Net
Thank you for visiting WidowNet. Established in 1995, it is the first online information and self-help resource for, and by, widows and widowers. Topics covered include grief, bereavement, recovery, and other information helpful to people, of all ages, religious backgrounds and sexual orientations, who have suffered the death of a spouse or life partner.
Online
Grieving.com
This forum resource has in excess of 45,000 active members who connect with others experiencing loss and grief and share hope.
Online
The Grief Toolbox
Find helpful articles, a support group locator, an online art gallery and more for people experiencing grief.
Online, Nationwide
Kids Aid
Kids Aid is a safe place for kids to help each other deal with grief and loss. It's a place to deal with feelings, share and view artwork and stories, and for parents and kids to ask questions and find answers. Kids Aid is an extension of GriefNet.org
Online
Comfort Zone Camp
These free camps are available for children 7-17 who have suffered the loss of a parent, sibling or primary caregiver. They are held year-round in locations across the United States.
Nationwide
MeetUp
While Meetup is not specifically for grief-focused groups, there are many widow groups across the country on the site, and it can be a great place to “find your people.”
California
Georgia
Kate's Club
Kate’s Club empowers children facing life after the death of a parent or sibling. We create healing communities through recreational and
therapeutic group programs, education, and advocacy.
Atlanta & Gainesville, GA
The House Next Door
Bereavement Support Groups for Children age 4-19. Support groups are provided for children and teens who have experienced a death. A variety of therapeutic activities including music, art, play and storytelling are incorporated into the group sessions to facilitate each child’s unique process of grieving and healing.
Sandy Springs, GA
Partnership for Community Action
Families in Gwinnett, DeKalb and Rockdale Counties can turn to the Partnership for Community Action for referrals and help. As funding allows,
the non-profit organization assists qualified low income, unemployed, and less fortunate residents. The main goal of the agency is to get people on the path to self-sufficiency.
Lawrenceville Coop
The Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry has been serving the citizens of Gwinnett County, Georgia for more than 20 years in the Lawrenceville
and Dacula communities. We assist by providing food, limited emergency financial assistance, and connections to other helping resources. One of our primary goals is to help clients become fully responsible for themselves.
Kate’s Club empowers children facing life after the death of a parent or sibling. We create healing communities through recreational and
therapeutic group programs, education, and advocacy.
Atlanta & Gainesville, GA
The House Next Door
Bereavement Support Groups for Children age 4-19. Support groups are provided for children and teens who have experienced a death. A variety of therapeutic activities including music, art, play and storytelling are incorporated into the group sessions to facilitate each child’s unique process of grieving and healing.
Sandy Springs, GA
Partnership for Community Action
Families in Gwinnett, DeKalb and Rockdale Counties can turn to the Partnership for Community Action for referrals and help. As funding allows,
the non-profit organization assists qualified low income, unemployed, and less fortunate residents. The main goal of the agency is to get people on the path to self-sufficiency.
Lawrenceville Coop
The Lawrenceville Cooperative Ministry has been serving the citizens of Gwinnett County, Georgia for more than 20 years in the Lawrenceville
and Dacula communities. We assist by providing food, limited emergency financial assistance, and connections to other helping resources. One of our primary goals is to help clients become fully responsible for themselves.
New York
Hope for Bereaved
HOPE for Bereaved understands that when someone close to you dies, it changes your life. Those suffering from grief need the support of others who share that experience. We provide our core services free of charge to anyone experiencing the death of someone close to them. The
journey from grief to hope can begin with any of our counseling services provided in groups or one-on-one.
HOPE for Bereaved understands that when someone close to you dies, it changes your life. Those suffering from grief need the support of others who share that experience. We provide our core services free of charge to anyone experiencing the death of someone close to them. The
journey from grief to hope can begin with any of our counseling services provided in groups or one-on-one.
North Carolina
Now What?
We are a non-profit organization designed to fulfill the biblical responsibility of helping widows find their physical, mental, social and spiritual purpose. We offer support, education and resources to allow you to move forward with a sense of purpose.
Greensboro, NC
We are a non-profit organization designed to fulfill the biblical responsibility of helping widows find their physical, mental, social and spiritual purpose. We offer support, education and resources to allow you to move forward with a sense of purpose.
Greensboro, NC
Ohio
Mount Carmel Hospice and Palliative Care
Mount Carmel Hospice services provide expert treatment, counseling and care for patients and their families who are facing a life-limiting illness. Patients receive relief from pain and discomfort, as well as the emotional and spiritual support of experienced, empathetic professionals. Here is a link to their mailing to families.
Columbus, OH
Mount Carmel Hospice services provide expert treatment, counseling and care for patients and their families who are facing a life-limiting illness. Patients receive relief from pain and discomfort, as well as the emotional and spiritual support of experienced, empathetic professionals. Here is a link to their mailing to families.
Columbus, OH
Oregon
Courageous Kids
Provides a safe, confidential environment designed to normalize feelings and help children and teens express and process their grief. Weekly support groups are provided at the Courageous Kids office with age-appropriate, arts-based activities. Participants are allowed to attend support groups as long as it continues to be helpful for them.
Eugene, OR
The Dougy Center
The mission of The Dougy Center is to provide support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. Through our Pathways Program we provide a safe place for families facing an advanced serious illness.
Portland, OR
Provides a safe, confidential environment designed to normalize feelings and help children and teens express and process their grief. Weekly support groups are provided at the Courageous Kids office with age-appropriate, arts-based activities. Participants are allowed to attend support groups as long as it continues to be helpful for them.
Eugene, OR
The Dougy Center
The mission of The Dougy Center is to provide support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. Through our Pathways Program we provide a safe place for families facing an advanced serious illness.
Portland, OR
Pennsylvania
Center for Grieving Children
The Center for Grieving Children helps children grieving a death to heal and grow through their grief while strengthening families, communities and professionals’ understanding of how best to respond to their needs. In addition, our mission includes serving as a training and resource center for professionals and others who interact with grieving children and teens.
Philadelphia, PA
The Center for Grieving Children helps children grieving a death to heal and grow through their grief while strengthening families, communities and professionals’ understanding of how best to respond to their needs. In addition, our mission includes serving as a training and resource center for professionals and others who interact with grieving children and teens.
Philadelphia, PA
The Center for Loss & Bereavement
The Center for Loss and Bereavement is a non-profit organization that provides professional counseling, support services and education within an environment of support and education for those individuals, couples and families dealing with loss and bereavement.
Skippack, PA
The Center for Loss and Bereavement is a non-profit organization that provides professional counseling, support services and education within an environment of support and education for those individuals, couples and families dealing with loss and bereavement.
Skippack, PA
Texas
Hope for Widows
The foundation of Hope for Widows is firmly embedded in the bedrock of experience. From its leaders to its newest member, Hope for Widows is a support system for, and developed by widowed women.
Dallas, TX
The foundation of Hope for Widows is firmly embedded in the bedrock of experience. From its leaders to its newest member, Hope for Widows is a support system for, and developed by widowed women.
Dallas, TX
Finances & Estate Planning
Clear Point Credit Counseling
They offer all types of counseling including credit, budgeting & housing. Although some of Clearpoint’s services require a fee, the majority of
their counseling and education services are free of charge.
OnUp Suntrust
Financial stress is prevalent in America, across all income levels. That’s why we launched the onUp Movement — to inspire everyone to take a
step and move from financial stress to confidence. This is sponsored by SunTrust Bank and is completely free of charge.
Everplans
An Everplan is a complete archive of everything your loved ones will need should something happen to you. Securely store wills, passwords, funeral wishes, and more in your own secure and shareable vault.
Social Security Administration
It is important to make sure you are financially secure after the loss of a spouse. Find out which benefits you are eligible to receive.
They offer all types of counseling including credit, budgeting & housing. Although some of Clearpoint’s services require a fee, the majority of
their counseling and education services are free of charge.
OnUp Suntrust
Financial stress is prevalent in America, across all income levels. That’s why we launched the onUp Movement — to inspire everyone to take a
step and move from financial stress to confidence. This is sponsored by SunTrust Bank and is completely free of charge.
Everplans
An Everplan is a complete archive of everything your loved ones will need should something happen to you. Securely store wills, passwords, funeral wishes, and more in your own secure and shareable vault.
Social Security Administration
It is important to make sure you are financially secure after the loss of a spouse. Find out which benefits you are eligible to receive.
Military
Gold Star Wives of America
The Gold Star Wives of America is a Congressionally Chartered non-profit service organization that provides assistance and friendship to those who have lost their spouse to a military-related cause of death. "We believe surviving spouses and dependent children need an organization dedicated solely to their needs, concerns, and welfare.”
Nationwide
Operation Stephen's Touch
This a non-denominational ministry that provides a one-on-one confidential listening ministry. Stephen Ministers care for people who are suffering some difficulty or trauma in their lives. Stephen Ministers don't give advice and they don't proselytize. If the person receiving care wishes, the Stephen Minister may say a prayer during the session for them but that is totally optional.
Nationwide, International
TAPS
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) offers compassionate care to all those grieving the loss of a military loved one. Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24/7 through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones.
Nationwide
American Widow Project
Provide vital support to military widows with programs that unify, educate, empower and assist in rebuilding their lives in the face of tragedy.
They offer online courses, a complimentary DVD describing the lives of military widows from meeting their spouse to becoming a single parent, a newsletter & 24 hour hotline run by fellow widows.
Nationwide - USA
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) offers bereavement counseling to parents, spouses and children of Armed Forces personnel who died in the service of their country. Also eligible are family members of reservists and National Guardsmen who die while on duty.
Nationwide
The Gold Star Wives of America is a Congressionally Chartered non-profit service organization that provides assistance and friendship to those who have lost their spouse to a military-related cause of death. "We believe surviving spouses and dependent children need an organization dedicated solely to their needs, concerns, and welfare.”
Nationwide
Operation Stephen's Touch
This a non-denominational ministry that provides a one-on-one confidential listening ministry. Stephen Ministers care for people who are suffering some difficulty or trauma in their lives. Stephen Ministers don't give advice and they don't proselytize. If the person receiving care wishes, the Stephen Minister may say a prayer during the session for them but that is totally optional.
Nationwide, International
TAPS
The Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) offers compassionate care to all those grieving the loss of a military loved one. Since 1994, TAPS has provided comfort and hope 24/7 through a national peer support network and connection to grief resources, all at no cost to surviving families and loved ones.
Nationwide
American Widow Project
Provide vital support to military widows with programs that unify, educate, empower and assist in rebuilding their lives in the face of tragedy.
They offer online courses, a complimentary DVD describing the lives of military widows from meeting their spouse to becoming a single parent, a newsletter & 24 hour hotline run by fellow widows.
Nationwide - USA
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) offers bereavement counseling to parents, spouses and children of Armed Forces personnel who died in the service of their country. Also eligible are family members of reservists and National Guardsmen who die while on duty.
Nationwide
Homicide & Violent Crimes
COPS
Concerns Of Police Officers Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. C.O.P.S. provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S.
Nationwide
MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving offers a number of services for survivors of drunk and drugged driving deaths along with information on the dangers of drunk and drugged driving.
Nationwide
Concerns Of Police Officers Each year, between 140 and 160 officers are killed in the line of duty and their families and co-workers are left to cope with the tragic loss. C.O.P.S. provides resources to help them rebuild their shattered lives. There is no membership fee to join C.O.P.S.
Nationwide
MADD
Mothers Against Drunk Driving offers a number of services for survivors of drunk and drugged driving deaths along with information on the dangers of drunk and drugged driving.
Nationwide
Substance Abuse
Drug Rehab
Drug Rehab is a web resource that provides information and support to people fighting substance abuse and addiction.
Online, Nationwide
Alcohol Rehab Guide
Provides comprehensive, reliable information on the various aspects of alcohol abuse and addiction. We offer support and
guidance for those who are struggling, as well as their parents, family members, friends, and community members.
Online
Drug Rehab is a web resource that provides information and support to people fighting substance abuse and addiction.
Online, Nationwide
Alcohol Rehab Guide
Provides comprehensive, reliable information on the various aspects of alcohol abuse and addiction. We offer support and
guidance for those who are struggling, as well as their parents, family members, friends, and community members.
Online
Suicide
Survivors of Suicide
AFSP raises awareness, funds scientific research and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide.
Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education
If you’ve lost a friend or family member to suicide, you’ve come to the right place. Find support groups, order a grief packet, or start a named memorial for your loved one. You can also find information on helping others who are grieving, share your story of hope and how you were able to cope with a suicide loss.
Nationwide
I'm Listening
Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Awareness
Online
AFSP raises awareness, funds scientific research and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide.
Suicide Awareness/Voices of Education
If you’ve lost a friend or family member to suicide, you’ve come to the right place. Find support groups, order a grief packet, or start a named memorial for your loved one. You can also find information on helping others who are grieving, share your story of hope and how you were able to cope with a suicide loss.
Nationwide
I'm Listening
Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Awareness
Online
Additional Grief Sites
Wise Old Sayings
Offers a comprehensive list of additional grief sites addressing different types of grief.
Offers a comprehensive list of additional grief sites addressing different types of grief.
