For Immediate Need Call : 717-532-2211
For Immediate Need Call : 717-532-2211
Grief Counseling & Support
Online Grief Resources
Individual counseling, local grief support groups, and online websites may help in working through your grief.
Online resources include discussion forums, educational tools, and a community for people who are dealing with grief. You may find one or more of the following websites to be helpful:
Grief Share
GriefShare is a special weekly seminar and support group for people who are grieving the death of someone close to them. It is open to anyone experiencing grief due to the loss of a loved one. You are welcome to join anytime throughout the dates.
Shippensburg First Church of God
121 E. King Street, Shippensburg, PA 17257.
Please Call (717) 532-8421 for more information
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First United Methodist Church, Room 134
225 South Second Street, Chambersburg, PA 17201
For more information call (717) 263-8491 ext. 207 or e-mail parishvisitorfumc@gmail.com.
Drew Michael Taylor Foundation
The Drew Michael Taylor Foundation provides grief education and support programs for individuals and families who are grieving the death of a loved one. In addition to Drew's Hope, a grief and loss support program for children, teens and families. The foundation also offers resources at the Drew's Hope Grief Center located at 946 Ashton Drive, Shippensburg, PA. Its includes grief support groups, community workshops, educational programming, and a grief and loss lending library of books and DVDs for both children and adults.
Drew's Hope
A grief and loss support program for children, teens, and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one. Drew's Hope is held at Luhrs Elementary School at Shippensburg University. The program is a free 7 week session held every spring and fall. Each session includes a light meal, followed by separate support groups with activities/play centers, therapy dog visits, grief education and discussion for adults, teens and children. For more information go to www.drewmichaeltaylor.org or contact Marcie Taylor of the Drew Michael Taylor Foundation at (717 532-8922.
Drew Michael Taylor Foundation Support Groups
Meeting place: Drew's Hope Grief Center, 946 Ashton Dr., Shippensburg. RSVP to drewmichaeltaylor@pa.net
The Perfect Blend: Coffee, Crafting & Conversation
A unique grief support group for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one (recent loss or years ago). The group meets every Wednesday morning from 10:00 a.m. until noon. Participants bring their own craft projects (or use their supplies) and while they craft, they talk about grief or everything but grief. RSVPs are requested when attending this group.
Support Groups
GriefKnits Support Group
This group meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. This is a group to meet others who are grieving the death of a loved one and learn to knit or crochet. You can bring your own supplies or use theirs.
Bereaved Spouse Support Group
This group meets the 1st Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The group is for widows and widowers of any age to support and encourage other grievers who "get it". The group will be co-facilitated by a bereaved spouse. RSVPs are requested.
Bereaved Parents Support Group
This group meets the 4th Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. The group is for parents/guardians who are grieving the death of a child of any age, infant through adult. RSVPs are requested when attending this event.
Healing Together Support Group
This group meets the 3rd Thursday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. This education/discussion-based group is for any adult who is grieving the death of a loved one. RSVPs are requested when attending this event.
Widow or Widowers Events
Grand Point Church
2230 Grand Point Road, Chambersburg, PA 17202
You can e-mail the church at office@grandpoint.church, call (717) 263-9523, or visit their website www.grandpoint.church/events/ for more information.
Highmark Caring Place
A Center for Grieving Children, Adolescents and Their Families. For more information please visit their website at www.highmarkcaringplace.com
or call (866) 613-4673 for more information.
SpiriTrust Lutheran Home Care and Hospice
SpiritTrust Lutheran has more than 70 years of experience helping families work through grief and loss. They offer individual sessions with a bereavement coordinator, general and specialized support groups, and workshops on a range of topics. Each client receives support designed to meet his or her unique needs.
SpiritTrust Lutheran hosts a variety of Bereavement Programs that are available at no cost and are open to anyone in the community who has experienced a loss.
Widow to Widow lunches
Memory Bears
Prayer Shawls
"Hope Through Healing" series
Semi-Annual Life Memorial Services
Holiday Grief Workshops
Mother's Day Tea Legacy Luncheon
To learn more, please call (855) 211-0688 or send a message online to connect with a representative at www.spiritrustlutheran.org/care-at-home/grief-support/
Sweet Grace Ministries
Sweet Grace Ministries offers resources to families enduring ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, life limiting diagnosis, and infant death. They offer help and support in the form of baskets, comfort bags, photography, support groups, remembrance events, mentor couples, and more.
Their support groups are for any parent who has experienced loss, and includes nights of guest speakers, holiday groups, events specific for men and women, and more. Support persons are welcome to help families attend their first meeting.
The Chambersburg group meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 p.m. at the Sweet Grace Office, 77 Horst Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201. The entrance is on Edgar Avenue. To learn more information, please call (717) 414-7772 or visit www.sweetgraceministries.com.
