SUPPORT GROUPS FOR YOU

WHERE TO GET HELP*
because
YOU ARE NOT ALONE!

*IF YOU KNOW OF OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS IN YOUR AREA, BESIDES HOSPICE CENTERS,
PLEASE REMIT THIS INFORMATION SO WE MAY HELP OTHERS FIND HELP!!!

Connecticut
Support Group at
The Cove in Meriden, CT

New Jersey
Support Group at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in West Orange. Call (973)736-3200 x238

Additional Resources in Bergen County
Support Group at Ridgewood Family Counseling Service, 148 Prospect St., Ridgewood. (201) 445-7015

NJ Self-Help Group Clearinghouse - If you are interested in finding or forming a young widows
self help group in NJ, call 1-800-367-6274 from anywhere in NJ. They provide information on the following young widow groups in NJ:

"Starting Over" (age 45 and under) meets in Hamilton Square in Mercer County.
"Early Endings" young widowed persons in Marlton in Burlington County.
"Young Widows" Support Group that meets in Toms River in Ocean County.
"Widowed Early" (age 59 and under) social group in Randolph in Morris County

New York City
Support Group at the Jewish Community Center (JCC). Call Myra at (212) 399-2320 x211

Support Group at the Ackerman Family Institute on E.78th Street. Call Marsha at (212) 879-4900
.

NY- Westchester County
Support Group at the Bereavement Center of Westchester(914) 961-2818

Additional Resources in Westchester

NY- Long Island,
Support Group at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs in Centerport, Long Island. The group meets Wednesdays at 7:30pm. (631) 757-8184.

Philadelphia
YW Q&A Six people attended the first get-together at Wynnewood Lanes in Ardmore, PA. It was an enjoyable time and we will meet again. For information please
email our philly contact

Texas

Dallas Kids Grief Works Christian Services    6320 LBJ Freeway, Suite 121    Dallas, TX 75240    (972) 960-9981    (800) 375-2229

My Guardian Angel    6301 Gaston Avenue, Suite 150    Dallas, TX 75214    (214) 887-0069    (214) 887-0067 fax                     www.myguardianangel.org

1Forget-Me-Not    MADD    8585 N. Stemmons Freeway, #505     Dallas, TX 75247

Healing Hearts    8150 Brookriver Ste 113    Dallas, TX 75247    (214) 956-944

Children's Grief Center of El Paso Centre Building    123 W Mills, Suite 650    El Paso, TX 79901 (915) 532-6004    (888) 739-9079
    (915) 532-6061 fax

The Warm Place     1510 Cooper Street    Fort Worth, TX 76104    (817) 870-2272    (817) 870-2570 fax    www.thewarmplace.org

Hospice at the Texas Medical Center    1905 Holcombe Boulevard    Houston, TX 77030    (713) 467-7423    (713) 799-9227 fax

Bo's Place     5501 Austin     PO Box 271165    Houston, TX 77004     (713) 942-8339     (713) 942-2252 fax      www.bosplace.org

Project Joy and Hope  for Texas    PO Box 5111    Pasadena, TX 77508    (713) 851-9792    (866) JOYHOPE    www.joyandhope.org

Journey of Hope Grief Support Center, Inc.     520 Central Parkway, Suite 300    PO Box 941369     Plano, TX 75094    (972) 578-6634
(972) 578-6605 fax
     www.johgriefsupport.org

Building Bridges Hospice of San Angelo     PO Box 471    San Angelo, TX 76902     (915) 658-6524     (915) 658-8895 fax 

The Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas    332 West Craig    San Antonio, TX 78212    (210) 736-4847    (210) 705-5230 fax
www.cbcst.org  

Support Groups for Children

Click here: Children's Grief Support Programs in the United States

WEB SITES FOR YOU-- Good sources for help: www.widownet.com, http://www.youngwidow.com/