Group Meetings

Curé of Ars Bereavement Ministry

Meets third Saturday morning of every month at 8:30
9401 Mission Rd
Leawood, KS  66206
(913) 649-2026

Grief Support Group
Meets on 2nd Saturday of the month, 9AM to 10:30AM.
Support groups are general in nature and have speakers on different topics.
Contact: Jean Hinman · 681-3348 · jhinman@kcascension.org
Church of the Ascension, 9510 W. 127th St, Overland Park, KS, 66213

Grief Share
DVD led grief support program over 13 sessions. Cost is $15 per person and includes workbook.
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, monthly at:
Timothy Lutheran Share
425 NW R.D. Mlze Rd
Blue Springs, MO
Contact Nancy Nowiszewski at (816) 228-5300.

Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care
www.kansascityhospice.org
Each person’s grief is unique. The grief support specialists at Kansas City Hospice & Palliative Care are here to support you on your journey of healing. Our staff and programs for the community can help you find ways to cope and provide you support, guidance and hope in the journey through grief.




Stress Busters Group
Operated the Crossroads Hospice, this group gathers on the last Tuesday of every month at The Gardens at Barry Rd. Meeting time is 2:00 to 3:00 PM.
Please regsiter by calling Dorthe Lowrie at (816) 268-2613.

Adult Grief Group
Operated the Crossroads Hospice, this group gathers on Mondays, 10/1/2007 to 10/29/2007. Meeting time is 2:00 to 3:00 PM.
Please regsiter by calling Dorthe Lowrie at (816) 268-2613.

Bereavement Support Groups
Meetings are held at the St. Joseph Medical Center in Kansas City, MO. Group meetings are facilitated by Rev. Evalyn Summers. (816) 943-2782

Bereavement Support Groups
Meetings are held at the St. Mary's Medical Center in Blue Springs, MO. Group meetings are facilitated by Lori Hilbrich. (816) 228-5900

Grief Support
Shawnee Mission Medical Center offers a five week support group offered three times a year. Please contact Michael.Jarod@shawneemission.org.


General Services
Mandy Wilde, MA, LCPC

Individual, Couple, or Family counseling for grief/loss
Turning Leaf Counseling
11011 King St, Suite 230
Overland Park, KS  66210
(913) 451-1377

Sheryl Wilde, M.S., LPC
Individual/Family counseling - Women & Children
5034 Mund Rd
Shawnee, KS  66218
(913) 439-1757


Web Pages
Sheffield Family Life Center

www.sflc.net/life/
The Sheffield Family Life Center is a metropolitan, multi-racial church that sponsors two support groups. Those groups are Grief Share, a general grief support group, and Beside the Still Waters, a support group over trials and anxiety. For more information, write or call:
Randy
5900 Winner Rd
Kansas City, MO
(816) 241-4831

A Place to Remember
www.aplacetoremember.com
Baby mementos and literature on perinatal loss.

M.I.S.S. Foundation
www.misschildren.org
Mothers in Sympathy and Support

National Stillbirth Society
Tapestry Books
www.tapestrybooks.com
Catalog of books on adoption, infertility, and infant loss.

Wintergreen Press
www.wintergreenpress.com
Catalog on infant loss and general bereavement and has consultant/trainter on infant loss.

National Infertility Association
www.resolve.org
Support, resources, education, and information on infertility issues.

Alexandra's House
www.alexandrashouse.com
Charitable Perinatal Hospice House in KC, MO - Phone: (816) 931-2531

Empty Cradles
www.empty-cradles.com
Online memorial for babies lost.

Journey of Hearts
www.journeyofhearts.org
Journey of Hearts was designed to be a healing place with resources an support to help those on their personal journey of grief following a loss or a significant life change.

Sharegrief
www.sharegrief.com
Sharegrief is an on-line grief counseling by skilled professionals.

Web Healing
www.webhealing.com
webmaster@webhealing.com
This page is meant to be a place where men and women can discuss, chat, or simply browse to understand and honor the many different paths to heal strong emotions.

GriefWorks BC
www.griefworksbc.com
This website provides support for anyone who has suffered a loss. Children, Parents, Grandparents, Employees, and Friends.

Groww
www.groww.org
Grief recovery for all bereaved. Chat rooms and scheduled support groups.

Grief Watch
www.griefwatch.com
For bereaved families and caregivers

Growth House
www.growthhouse.org
No chat rooms, but links for: Hospice, Bereaved Families, Suicide, Helping Children Grief, Cancer, HIV/AIDS, Funeral Planning, and Gay / Lesbian Issues at the End of Life.

Sentara
www.sentara.com
Chat rooms with professoinals.

Grief Support Services
www.griefsupportservices.org
Forums on: Adult Loss of a Parent, Alcohol and Drug Addiction, Alzheimer's and Dementia, Facing a Live Threatening Illness or Disability, Suicide Survivors, Loss of a Same Sex Partner, Loss of a Spuse, Men's Grief, and General Grief
- Also telephone support

Sober Recovery
www.soberrecovery.com
SoberRecovery lists hundreds of addiction treatment and alcoholism treatment resources in the U.S., Canada, and Overseas.

Employment Layoff Support
www.joblayoffsupport.com
This site will allow you to network with other people in similar circumstances as you, and find referrals to outplacement consultants, financial analysts and counselors.

Good Grief Resources
http://www.goodgriefresources.com/
While the information on our website is always current, this is a grief referral directory only. It provides a complete contact information to find the products and services that will help on the grief journey or, if you are a caregiver, to help discover excellent support resources for all kinds of loss.