Bereavement Groups

Avon

Farmington Valley VNA
652 West Avon Road

General Support Group
Programs run three times a year, each session is 8 weeks long
Tuesday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm
Contact Susan Eisenberg at 860 651 -3539 or email seisenberg@farmingtonvalleyvna.org
Call to register.

Branford

Connecticut Hospice
100 Double Beach Road

General Bereavement Group
1st and 3rd Thursday morning of every month.

Daytime Widow & Widowers Group
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday morning of every month.

Evening Widow & Widowers Group
Meets on 7 consecutive Tuesday evenings.  New sections begin every few months.

Group Adults Grieving the Death of a Parent
Meets on 7 consecutive Tuesday evenings.  New sections begin every few months

For more information, contact Connecticut Hospice at 203 315-7544

Canton

Farmington Valley VNA
Canton Senior Center
40 Dyer Avenue

General Support Group
1st Thursday of each month, 9:30am - 11 am
Contact Susan Eisenberg at 860 651-3539 or seisenberg@farmingtonvalleyvna.org

Colchester

Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
St Andrews Church

Seniors Grieving with the Loss of a Loved One
Registration required. 
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Danbury

Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut
73 Stadley Rough Road

Healing Hearts Center for Grieving Children & Families
Open enrollment. 
Contact Kendall Palladino at 203 792-4422 for more information

East Hartford

VNA Hope Team
South End Senior Center
70 Canterbury Street

General Support Group
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 2:30pm - 3:45 pm
Contact Karen Carney at 860 563-5677 for more information

Enfield

Home & Community Hospice
101 Phoenix Avenue

General Bereavement Group
8 week sessions throughout the year
Registration required. 
Contact Eileen Drumm at 860 763-7600 ext 6467 for more information

Essex

Middlesex Hospital
Middlesex Medical Center
Route 153

General Support Group
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Contact Kathryn Jaeger at 860 358-4757 or kathryn_jaeger@midhosp.org for more information

Groton

Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
481 Gold Star Highway

Adults Grieving with the Loss of a Parent
Registration required.Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Grieving with the Loss of a Loved One to Suicide
Registration required.Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Hartford

VNA Hope Team
Hartford Hospital

General Support Group
2nd and 4th Monday of the month, 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Jefferson Building - Room 116
Call 865-545-2290 for more information
 

General Support Group
2nd and 4th Monday of the month, 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm
Jefferson Building - Community Relations Conference Room
Call 865-545-2290 for more information

Meriden

Mid-State VNA & Hospice
883 Paddock Avenue

General Support Group
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Conference Room C
Walks-in welcome

Middletown

Middlesex Hospital
28 Crescent Street

General Support Group
1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Contact Kathryn Jaeger at 860 358-4757 or kathryn_jaeger@midhops.org for more information

General Support Group
2nd and 4th Wednesday 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Contact Kathryn Jaeger at 860 358-4757 or kathryn_jaeger@midhops.org for more information

New London

Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
L&M Hospital

Grieving the Loss of  Spouse or Partner
Conference Room C
Registration required 
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Niantic

Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
East Lyme Senior Center
37 Society Road

General Support Group
Registration required 
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Seniors Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
Thursdays, 10:30 am - Noon
Registration required
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Norwich

Hospice Southeastern Connecticut
227 Dunham Street

Parents Grieving the Loss of a Child
Registration required 
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Grieving the Loss of a Spouse or Partner
Registration required 
Call 860 848-5699 for more information


Parents Grieving the Loss of an Adult Child
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
2nd Tuesday of each month

Expressive Arts for Grieving Children
Registration required
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Adults Grieving the Loss of a Pet
Registration required
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Caregiver Support Group
Registration required
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Expressive Arts for Adults Grieving the Loss of a Loved One
Registration required
Call 860 848-5699 for more information

Putnam

Hospice of Northeastern Connecticut
320 Pomfret Street

Adult Bereavement Group
Contact
Suzon Warner at 860 928-0422 ext 2042 or swarner@daykimball.org 
Carol Emmerthal at 860 928-0422 ext 2042 or cemmerthal@daykimball.org

Individual Bereavement Group
Contact
Suzon Warner at 860 928-0422 ext 2042 or swarner@daykimball.org 
Carol Emmerthal at 860 928-0422 ext 2042 or cemmerthal@daykimball.org

Children's Bereavement Group
Contact
Suzon Warner at 860 928-0422 ext 2042 or swarner@daykimball.org 
Carol Emmerthal at 860 928-0422 ext 2042 or cemmerthal@daykimball.org

Simsbury

McLean Home
75 Great Pond Road

Spousal Bereavement Support Group - Under 55
3rd Tuesday of every month 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Call 860 658-3700 to register

Spousal Bereavement Support Group - 55 & Older
4th Tuesday of every month 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Call 860 658-3700 to register

Farmington Valley VNA
Simsbury Senior Center
754 Hopmeadow Street

General Support Group
3rd Thursday 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Contact Susan Eisenberg at 860 651-3539 or seisenberg@farmingtonvalleyvna.org

Stamford

Visiting Nurse
Hospice Care of Southwest Connecticut
1029 East Main Street

General Support Group
1st and 3rd Thursday 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
1st and 3rd Thursday 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Contact Ed Simas 203 276-3000 ext 3045 or esimas@vnhcsw.org for more information

Waterbury

VNA Health Care
50 Brookside Road

General Support Group
Contact Lisa Stanley at 203 575-3603 or lstanley@vanhealthcare.org for more information

Watertown

VNA Health at Home, Inc
27 Siemon Company Drive

General Support Group
Contact Mary Lee Carroll at 860 274-7531 ext 128 for more information

West Hartford

VNA Hope Team
Elmwood Community Center

Retired Widows & Widowers
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Contact Pat Snyder at 860 493-7328 to register

Wethersfield

D'Esopo Resource Center
109 Main Street

General Support Group
2nd and 4th Friday 2:00pm - 3:30 pm
Contact Karen Carney at 860 563-5677 for more information
 
General Support Group
1st and 3rd Tuesday 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Contact Karen Carney at 860 563-5677 for more information

General Support Group
2nd and 4th Tuesday 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Contact Karen Carney at 860 563-5677 for more information

Wilton

Mid-Fairfield Hospice
180 School Road

Various Groups
Held at Wilton Library
To register, contact Nanette Greene at 203 762-8958 ext 275 or greenen@visitingnurse.net

Windsor

Mary's Place
6 Poquonock Avenue

Young Widows & Widowers
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month
Contact Lust Peluso at 860 688-9621 to register

General Bereavement Group
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month
Contact Lust Peluso at 860 688-9621 to register

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