Local Support Groups
The need and timing for attending a support varies widely from individual to individual. We have listed some local support groups that may help you through some difficult times. If individual counseling is more your preference, contact us and we may be able to assist in matching you with a professional.
Compassionate Friends, Meets at Church of the Incarnation, 330 W. Golf Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005. Phone (877) 969-0010, fax 630-990-0246. Website www.compassionatefriends.org,
E-mail nationaloffice@compassionatefriends.org.
The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization offering friendship and understanding to families grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation. No individual membership fees or dues are charged, and all bereaved family members are welcome.
Hospice of Northeastern Illinois
410 S. Hager Ave., Barrington, IL 60010. Phone (847) 381-5599.
Hospice of Northeastern Illinois offers a number of support groups, as well as various programs, at different locations, throughout the year.
Grief to Hope – Grieving the loss of a loved one.
Ray of Hope – An on-going group for adults to learn and share about specific grief topics
Adult Loss of a Parent – Grieving the loss of a parent.
Children’s Group – For children ages 6 – 14, who have lost a loved one.
L.O.S.S. (Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide), Catholic Charities, N.W. Suburban Office, 1717 Rand Rd., Des Plaines. IL Phone (312) 655-7283.
Website: www.communityresources.net/lossgroup.html. LOSS offers a safe, non-judgmental place where group members are assisted throughout the grieving process.
Northwest Community Healthcare Center
800 W. Central Rd., Arlington Heights, IL 60005. Phone: (847) 618-4250.
Website: www.nch.org/prevention/support_center.htm
Northwest Community Healthcare Center hosts a number of programs to assist children as well as adults with the loss of a loved one.
Begin Again - Support for widows and widowers
Children's Bereavement Group (for ages 9-11) - This group affords an opportunity for the child to express grief through art work, discussion and sharing with other children who have had a loss and guidance from the Chaplain Bereavement Counselor.
H.O.P.E. (Healing Our Pain Everyday) - A seasonal, eight-week grief support group offered by the Pastoral Services of Northwest Community Healthcare to assist people of our community in coping with loss.
Rainbow Hospice - Center for Loss and Life Passages
444 N. Northwest Highway, Suite 145, Park Ridge, IL. Phone (847) 692-8884,
Website: www.rainbowhospice.org.
Rainbow Hospice’s Center for Loss and Life Passages sponsor a number of support groups, as well as private counseling, including the following:
General Grief Group - Ongoing monthly support group and short-term group for persons experiencing the loss of a loved one.
Widowed Persons Service - Volunteer one-to-one and telephone outreach to the newly widowed. Monthly brunch and dinners. Social and educational events.
Widowed Support Group - An ongoing group, which addresses the losses faced by widowed persons.
Younger Widowed Support Group - An ongoing group for younger widowed persons who have dependent children at home and/or are 50 years of age or younger.
Coping With Your Spouse’s Death - A short-term daytime group for recently widowed persons age 55 or older.
Life Transitions Group - A support group for people who, as a general rule, have been widowed one to three years.
Adult Loss of Parent Group - A short-term group for adults who are grieving the loss of a parent.Loss Of An Adult Sibling - A short-term group for siblings who are grieving the loss of an adult sibling.
St. Edna Catholic Church
2525 N. Arlington Hts. Rd., Arlington Hts., IL 60004. Phone: (847) 398-3362 x 318.
Mourning Circle – A support group for younger widows men and women 65 and under.
Mourning Light – A senior grief support group for those who have been widowed over the age of 65.
Pieta – A support group for mothers who have lost a son or daughter.
St. Peter Lutheran Church
111 West Olive, Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Phone: (847) 259-4114
A Time to Grieve, A Time to Heal - This is a support group for those who are hurting because of some loss in their life such as losing their spouse by death or by divorce, and also those who are hurting for other reasons.
Willow House, First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights
302 N. Dunton, Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Phone (847) 940-0779, fax (847) 940-9520. Website: www.Willowhouse.org, Email: Willowhouse1@aol.com.
Group programs for children ages 3 through 18 who are grieving the death of a parent or sibling, adult groups for the young widowed and those who are grieving the death of a child. There is also a special group for Young Adults grieving the death of a loved one at this location.
