Local Grief Support
GENERAL GRIEF SUPPORT
Bereavement counseling services for both adults and children including individual and family grief counseling and a variety of support group options. Services are available in Lake, Orange, and Osceola counties. For more information, please click the Cornerstone Hospice title above, call the Bereavement Department at 888-728-6234, or email bereavement@cshospice.org.
A 13 week support group open to anyone grieving the death of a family member or friend. These groups can be joined at any time, and at your own pace as you are not required to attend all 13 sessions, or follow the sessions in sequence. Groups meet online and in person, and locations can be found by clicking the GriefShare title above and searching by zip code. There is typically a fee for the cost of the workbook, though some locations do have scholarships available.
A four week, fee-based, closed grief support group led by Dr. Andrea Dyben, LMHC, of Phenix Counseling. The purpose of this group is to help participants learn what a healthy grief process looks like, to face the layers of loss and work through the pain, to adjust to a new “normal”, and to move into the life they are meant to live. For more information, click on the title above, email info@phenixcounseling.com, or call (407) 476-6041.
REMOTE & VIRTUAL GROUPS ONLY. VITAS offers a variety of general and specific bereavement support groups continuously throughout the year including spousal and parental loss, LGBTQ+ and grief, and COVID loss. These groups are free of charge, and are offered as phone-in support groups, or Zoom video support groups.
A young adult grief support group that provides an atmosphere of compassion and confidentiality which allows young adults ages 19-25 to become empowered and equipped with tools that will help them journey through the grief process. Contact Dana Duffie at (407) 331-3059 x. 10, or information@newhopeforkids.org for more information.
SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN
Individual grief education and support for students K-12 through the Horizon’s Bereavement Center. School-based student grief support groups offered in Orange and Seminole counties. For more information, click the AdventHealth title above, or call (407) 379-0490.
Offers individual bereavement counseling, a variety of virtual support groups, and an overnight bereavement camp for children. Services are available in Lake, Orange, and Osceola counties. For more information, please click the Cornerstone Hospice title above, call the Bereavement Department at 888-728-6234, or email cornerstoneskids@cshospice.org.
A support center for grieving children ages 3-18, young adults, and parents. Due to COVID, groups are only being held VIRTUALLY at this time. Please click the link above, or call Tamari Miller at (407) 331-3059 x.22 or information@newhopeforkids.org.
SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
Sponsored by AdventHealth Women’s Hospital, Helping Endure Infant Loss (H.E.A.L.) is a support group for parents who have experienced miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. To register, please call (407) 303-5715.
A support center for grieving children ages 3-18, young adults, and parents. Due to COVID, groups are only being held VIRTUALLY at this time. Please click the link above, or call Tamari Miller at (407) 331-3059 x.22 or information@newhopeforkids.org.
Sponsored by Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies’, this group gives members the opportunity to connect and share, healing together through these experiences. This support group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00pm. Meetings are held at Arnold Palmer Hospital. Free parking is available in the Patient and Visitor Parking Garage located next to the hospital’s main entrance on Miller Street. Valet parking is also available for $5. For more information and registration, please call (407) 649-6947.
A national organization with local chapters that offer friendship and understanding to bereaved parents through ongoing support group meetings. Please click the title above to locate a chapter near you, or call the national office at 877-969-0010.
A seven-part holistic program to support grieving mothers emotionally and physically at no charge. This program provides a lifeline for grieving mothers minutes after an infant loss, and for the first five years following. For more information, call Noelle Moore at (407) 463-7576 or email noelle.moore@thefinleyproject.org.
SPOUSAL SUPPORT
Peer support groups and social groups for both young widows/widowers, and senior widows/widowers. Click the link above for scheduling information, or call (407) 379-0490.
Bereavement counseling services including individual grief counseling and both men’s and women’s support group options. For more information, please click the Cornerstone Hospice title above, call the Bereavement Department at 888-728-6234, or email bereavement@cshospice.org.
A WOMEN’S ONLY mentoring organization that offers kindness, compassion, and a place to belong after grief groups are over. Follow the link above for more information on the Central Florida Chapter. You may also call (844) 4-A-WIDOW or email orlando@modernwidowsclub.com.
CANCER SUPPORT
‘The Pink Ribbon Ladies’ meet the second Thursday of every month at the New Life Center (formerly the National Training Center) located at 1953 Don Wickham Drive, Clermont, Florida 34711. This group provides area women the opportunity to support one another and discuss treatments, coping and physical issues in a private environment. Follow the link above, or contact Jennifer at (407) 394-6811, Roxie at (352) 406-4577, or Barbara at (352) 617-5590.
‘Coping with Cancer Group’ encourages and equips individuals with hope and support in their battle with Cancer. This group meets on the second Monday of each month from 6:30-8:00pm in the Multi Purpose Room of Building C at the Clermont campus.
SPECIALIZED SUPPORT GROUPS
Offers one on one outreach and monthly group support meetings to assist survivors of law enforcement officers killed in-the-line-of-duty. For details, call Cpt. Mary Huggins at (321) 436-8500 or email at mary.huggins@ocfl.net.
A 12 week group on understanding your grief that focuses on finding hope and healing in your heart. This group is fee-based and is offered several times a year. For more information, contact Margie Grebin at (321) 203-0480 or margiegrebin@bellsouth.net.
Offers information, resources, and support groups for anyone affected by HIV and AIDS. This group meets in Winter Park. For more information, please call (407) 645-2577 or email info@hopeandhelp.org.
A peer facilitated group designed to support those affected by suicide. Click the title above to locate a group near you.
Sponsored by New Hope for Kids, this group is for young survivors of suicide and homicide, ages 3-18. For more information, contact Tamari Miller at (407) 331-3059 x. 22.
REMEMBRANCE CEREMONIES
Provides a permanent site for grieving parents to remember their children. The site is located in Altamonte Springs and is open 24 hours a day. Candlelight vigils are held twice per year. For details visit www.angelofhopecfl.org, or call (407) 260-9222.
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
A website designed to help find food, housing, work, and legal assistance, and other free or reduced cost programs in your area. Follow the link above for more information.
A faith-based organization that provides life-giving solutions to everyday people by offering counseling, job solutions, and a food pantry. For questions, call (407) 826-1160, or email Hello@cflhope.org.
