Local Services
Center for Loss and Life Transition - Bookstore: www.centerforloss.com/bookstore/
Vitas Innovative Hospice Care:
Bereavement services concentrating on personalized, support in- a variety of ways including: correspondence, home visits, grief counseling, support groups, and more. Contact the Bereavement Coordinator at 817-870-7000 or 800-953-5855. Website for more information is www.Vitas.com
Aids Interfaith Network:
Individual grief counseling and a 6-week grief support program offered periodically. Contact Curtis Smith at 817-923-2800. Meeting at 801 W. Magnolia, Fort Worth, TX 76104. Website is www.tcain.org
SHARE:
Peer support group for parents suffering the loss of a child due to miscarriage, still birth, or early infant death. Group meets I" Thursday or each month at 7:30 pm at the HEB Hospital in Bedford. For information call 817-428-8297 ask for Kathy.
Compassionate Friends:
For families who have experienced the death of a child regardless of the age of the child. Group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7:30 pm at the Richland Hills Church of Christ, 6300 NE Loop 820, Room 217, North Richland Hills, 76180. Contact Verna Smith at 817-295-8679 or the website is www.geocities.com/tcfriendsfw
H.O.P.E.:
(Helping Other Parents Endure) Meets, Thursdays 7:00 – 8:30 pm at Richland Hills Church of Christ, 6300 NE Loop 820, North Richland Hills, 76180.
Call 817-281-0773. Website is www.rhchurch.org link to H.O.P.E.
Grief Recovery:
Anyone experiencing any loss may attend this group but pre-registration is necessary. It is a 6 week program beginning the first Tuesday of each month from 7:00 – 9:00 pm at Richland Hills Church of Christ, 6300 NE Loop 820, North Richland Hills, 76180. Call 817-281-0773.
The Warm Place:
Grief group support for child, teens, and their families who have lost someone significant through death. 809 Lipscomb Street, Fort Worth, 76104. For information call 817-870-2272 or contact info@thewarmplace.org
Survivors 'of Suicide:
One key to surviving the-death of a loved one by suicide is to talk with others who understand. A professionally facilitated support group, S.O.S. meets the 1St Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Mental Health Association of Tarrant County, 3136 W. 4th Street, Fort Worth, 76107. Call 817-335-5405
Life After Loss: (American Cancer Society)
Six-week seminar and support group for anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one regardless of the cause of death. Groups are offered at different locations and times throughout the community. For information call 817-737-9990
Loss Support Group:
For any type of loss, non-denominational
First United Methodist Church, 301 S. Main, Weatherford, TX 76086 1st and 3rd Mondays at 5:30 p.m. Contact Lillie Payne at 817-599-4231
Beginning Experience:
Weekend (Friday-Sunday) retreat for loss, held 5 times a year. Call for dates. Catholic Renewal Center, 4503 Bridge Street, Fort Worth TX 76103 Call 817-429-2920
Alliance for Infant Survival: (formerly SIDS)
For loss of a child regardless of cause.
I" Monday at 6:30 p.m., 604 N. Sylvania, Fort Worth 76111, Call 817-222-0469
New Day Grief Support:
non-denominational group for anyone having a loss.
St. John the Apostle Catholic Church, Administration Building, 7341 Glenview Dr. North Richland Hills, 76180. Meets 4 times a year for 5 weeks on Mondays at 7:00 p.m. Contact Cathy Lammons at 817-284-4811, ext 207