Grief support groups are free and available to anyone in the community who has experienced a loss.  Generally, they meet once or twice a month year round.  These groups are beneficial because they provide a place to begin sharing your grief with others who have suffered a loss. They also promote building long-term supportive relationships.

The following is a list of on-going grief support groups located throughout the area. Contact locations directly for more information. 

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COPING WITH LIFE ALONE- Peer-To-Peer Grief Support Now Available Online Beginning February 1
"Coping with Life Alone ®" is a Beginning Experience® grief support program that meets each week for eight weeks. The program helps those who have lost a love relationship due to death, divorce or separation, move through the experience of grief and loss into a future with renewed hope. Upcoming program dates: February 1 through April 5, 10 sessions Monday evenings, 6:30pm to 8:30pm Cost: $50.00 The sessions will be held online using Zoom and requires internet access. Please register in advance and receive the program workbook plus detailed Zoom meeting instructions by going to www.beginningexperiencekc.org. For additional information please contact Donna at 816-305-3760

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Project Chrysalis
Monthly Meetings- Click HERE
Ascension Catholic Church- St. Luke's Room
9500 W. 127th St., Overland Park

Next Meeting: January 26, 7:00PM Via Zoom Project Chrysalis is a ministry offering hope through Sacred Scripture and community to parents or grandparents who have lost a child or grandchild. While this ministry is not a bereavement group, our mission is to offer support and hope through scripture in a time of transformation. Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 26, from 7:00pm-8:15pm via Zoom. Our guest speaker is Fr. Shawn Tunink. For more information, including the Zoom invitation link, contact Deacon Ken Billinger at 913-634-4210 or email kbillinger@archkck.org. The group is open to parents who have lost a child or grandparents who have lost a grandchild.

IN LOVING REMEMBRANCE

The following resources have been recommended by the Bereavement Coordinator for Catholic Charities in NW Kansas. The list is not exhaustive-those listed are geared toward the Johnson County area-for more details or locations, please call our Pastoral Ministry Coordinator.

Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Cradle of Love Healing Center
2013 Clay Street N. Kansas City, MO
Celina Affolter | (816) 436-4992

Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Shawnee Mission Medical Center-Life Dynamics Building
Bonnie & Mickey Swade | (913) 681-3050

NAMI of Johnson County
Family & Consumer Groups
Shawnee Mission Medical Center-Life Dynamics Building
Phone: (913) 599-9995

Solace House- Center for Grief and Healing
Kansas City Hospice & Pallative Care
(913) 341-0318