Grief support groups are free and available to anyone in the community who has experienced a loss. Generally, they meet once or twice a month year round. These groups are beneficial because they provide a place to begin sharing your grief with others who have suffered a loss. They also promote building long-term supportive relationships.
The following is a list of on-going grief support groups located throughout the area. Contact locations directly for more information.
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COPING WITH LIFE ALONE- Peer-To-Peer Grief Support Now Available Online Beginning February 1
"Coping with Life Alone ®" is a Beginning Experience® grief support program that meets each week for eight weeks. The program helps those who have lost a love relationship due to death, divorce or separation, move through the experience of grief and loss into a future with renewed hope. Upcoming program dates: February 1 through April 5, 10 sessions Monday evenings, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Cost: $50.00 The sessions will be held online using Zoom and requires internet access. Please register in advance and receive the program workbook plus detailed Zoom meeting instructions by going to www.beginningexperiencekc.org. For additional information please contact Donna at 816-305-3760
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Project Chrysalis
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Ascension Catholic Church- St. Luke's Room
9500 W. 127th St., Overland Park
Every great grief conceals a great grace. Project Chrysalis is a Catholic ministry designed to help parents who have lost a child find hope through Sacred Scripture and community, all while adhering to the teaching of the Magisterium. While this ministry is not a bereavement group, our mission is to offer support and hope through scripture in a time of transformation.
For more information, contact Ken or Patty Billinger at 913-634-4210 or email billinger@archkck.org. The group is open to parents who have lost a child or grandparents who have lost a child
IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE
The following resources have been recommended by the Bereavement Coordinator for Catholic Charities in NW Kansas. The list is not exhaustive-those listed are geared toward the Johnson County area-for more details or locations, please call our Pastoral Ministry Coordinator.
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Cradle of Love Healing Center
2013 Clay Street N. Kansas City, MO
Celina Affolter | (816) 436-4992
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Shawnee Mission Medical Center-Life Dynamics Building
Bonnie & Mickey Swade | (913) 681-3050
NAMI of Johnson County
Family & Consumer Groups
Shawnee Mission Medical Center-Life Dynamics Building
Phone: (913) 599-9995
Solace House- Center for Grief and Healing
Kansas City Hospice & Pallative Care
(913) 341-0318