Bereavement Support Groups We hope you will find the following directory helpful. Each bereavement group and time are subject to change. Please call the location in which you are interested to verify meeting information before attending. County Location Contact Information Support Opportunity Clark Athens Chapter - NE GA 800 West Lake Drive Athens, GA 30306 Johnnie Sue Moore 706.342.4218 Bereaved Parents/Siblings 2 nd Monday - 7:30 pm www.compassionatefriends.org Clayton Southern Regional Medical Center 11 Upper Riverdale Road SW Riverdale, GA 30274 770.991.8399 1 st Thursday 6:30-7:30 pm Johnson Ferry Baptist Church 955 Johnson Ferry Road Marietta, GA 30068 Kitty Aynard 770.794.2978 (14 weeks) Monday - 7:00-9:00 pm St. Ann Catholic Church 4905 Roswell Road NE Marietta, GA 30062 Mickie Boyle Ellen Herrell 770.552.6400, x6018 Adult/ Bereavement 1 st & 3 rd Wednesday, 5:00 pm Widows Helping Widows Wednesday - 6:00 pm First Baptist Church 148 Church Street NE Marietta, GA 30060 Erica Beltz 404.539.4287 erica_beltz@yahoo.com Adult Bereavement Wednesday - 10:00 am Monday - 6:30 pm Wellstar@ Hospice 677 Church Street NE Marietta, GA 30060 Raymond Coffman 770.732.3780 Good Grief - Tuesday 6 weeks - $15/person Tranquility @ Wellstar Community Hospice 3950 Austell Road Austell, GA 30106 Judy Ragsdale 770.732.3780 judy.ragsdale@wellstar.org Good Grief - Tuesday 6 weeks - $15/person The Pilgrimage United Church of Christ 3755 Sandy Plains Road Marietta, GA 30066 770.423.5959 /Lonlines s Tuesday - 12:30 pm Coweta 1 st Baptist Church of Newnan 15 West Washington Street Newnan, GA 30263 Ruby Byrd 770.253.0797
Hospice Atlanta 1244 Park Vista Drive Atlanta, GA 30319 Sharon Scott 404.869.3000 2 nd & 4 th Sunday, every month 2:00-3:30 pm Dekalb A.S. Turner & Sons Scott Blvd Baptist Church 2533 N Decatur Road Decatur, GA 30033 Gene Campbell 404.636.1457, x442 Pastor Mike 404.636.7562 Call for Info Jewish Family & Career Services 4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Atlanta, GA 30338 Nikki Albert 770.933.0081, x3018 404.232.9910 12 week session - fee Wednesday - 7:00 pm, 2 x monthly. Douglas Wellstar Douglas Hospital 8954 Hospital Drive Douglasville, GA 30134 770.920.6385 Concord Baptist Church 6905 Concord Road Cumming, GA 30028 Sadie Johnson 770.205.8017 glennsadie@bellsouth.net Cumming First United 770 Canton Highway Rev. Kathie Stasko 770.887.2900, x 212 Circle of Hope Tuesday - 7:00-8:30 pm 8 weeks, 2 sessions /year Embracing Hospice/ McDonald and Son Funeral Home 150 Sawnee Drive Esther Mitchell 770.886.9899 or 678.571.7850 Bridges of Hope 3 rd Sunday at 2:30 pm Vitas Innovative Hospice Hospital 3000 Hospital Boulevard Roswell, GA 30076 Beverly Ostrowski 404.843.6500 3 rd Wednesday 6:30 pm Atlanta 440 Peachtree Road Atlanta, GA 30338 Pastoral Care 770.2334.8360 Mt. Pisgah 9820 Nesbit Ferry Road Alpharetta, GA 30022 Valerie Deel 678.336.3231 13 week sessions The River Church 501 South Main St., Ste 101 Alpharetta, GA 30022 Lane Pease 770.366.5451 www.wadeintheriver.org AS Needed Roswell United Methodist Church 814 Mimosa Blvd Patty Hampton 770.261.1767 Every Monday - 6:30 pm Parlor, Building
Counseling Center of Roswell First Baptist Church 717 Mimosa Blvd Dr. Doyle Hamilton 770.915.2537 Call for dates and times Cancer Supports Community of Atlanta 5775 Peachtree Dunwood Rd, Ste. 225 Atlanta, GA 30342 Elaine Hoffman 404.843.1880 Monday - 11:00 am - 12:30 pm side United Methodist Church 2799 side Drive NW Atlanta, GA 30305 Anne Parr 404.355.6475 annep@northsideumc.org Grief Share Healthfield Hospice 6600 Powers Ferry Road Ste. 211 Atlanta, GA 30305 Don Reed or Oliver Cameron 770.951.6269 Meetings in Atlanta and Tucker The Link Counseling Center 348 Mt. Vernon Hwy NE Sandy Springs, GA 30328 Janet Mainor or Jean Bridges 404.256.9797 www.thelink.org Parents/Siblings 4 th Wednesday, every month Wellness Community 5775 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd, Bldg C-225 Atlanta, GA 30326 Rachel Newby 404.843.1880 www.thewellnesscommuni ty-atlanta.org Grief/Loss 1 st & 3 rd Mondays 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Open-ended/no cost Wieuca Road Baptist Church 3626 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, GA 30326 Bill Givens 404-814.4460 404.455.8683 2 times each year Atlanta Lesbian Health Initiative 1530 Avenue NE, Ste A Atlanta, GA 30307 Linda Ellis 404.688.2524 As Needed South Cascade 3144 Cascade Road SW Union City, GA 30291 Resurrection Ministry 404.691.5770 2 nd & 4 th Monday, 7:00 pm South Southwest Christian Hospice 7225 Lester Road Union City, GA 30291 Shelly Mann 770.969.8354, x298 Weekly, 2 times each year Peachtree Christian Hospice 3430 Duluth Park Lane Duluth, GA 30096 Rev. Dave Furlough 770.232.7727, x 18 Adult/ Grief Support 1 st & 3 rd Tuesdays, 7:00pm 5 th Tuesday, Hospitality Meal -
griefchap@gmail.com Dinner & group - 6:30 pm Harmony Grove United 50 Harmony Grove Road Lilburn, GA 30047 Dr. Diane Kreutzer 770.378.6062 Grief Support Every Sunday 3:00 pm Embracing Hospice Eastside Heritage 2160 Fountain Drive Snellville, GA Katie Buser 678.334.9494 1 & 3 Thursday 2:00-3:30 pm 2 & 4 Thursday 6:00-7:00 pm Duluth First UMC 3208 Highway 120 Duluth, GA 30136 Brenda Bridges 770.476.5126 4 th Monday - 7:00-8:30 pm Child Care Available Grief Support Services 3642 East Bay Street Duluth, GA 30096 Dr. Leslie Gorski 770.232.1221 Snellville Bereavement Connection Chaplain Ron Cole 770.736.2478 Support Call for times Sacred Journey Hospice 138 Peach Drive McDonough, GA 30253 Don Daly 678.583.0717 Adult Grief Support Tuesdays 6:45-8:45 pm Sacred Journey Hospice Medical Center 1133 Eagles Landing Pkwy Stockbridge, GA 30281 Dan Daly 678.583.0717 12 week sessions Thursday evenings Vitas Innovative Hospice Inpatient Unit 931 Rock Quarry Road Stockbridge, GA 30281 Chaplain Tom Livengood 770.692.5670 1 st Monday 6:30-8:30 pm Embracing Hospice 2340 Patrick Parkway McDonough, GA 30253 Jeffry O Neal 678.571.5698 Newton Abbey Hospice 215 Azalea Court Social Circle, GA 30025 Callie Weber 770.464.5858 info@abbeyhospice.com /bereavement Multiple groups offered Call or email for info Rockdale Saint Pius X Church 2621 Highway 20 SE Conyers, GA 30013 Mary Mead 770.922.6362 redmacha@yahoo.com 1 st & 3 rd Mondays, 7:15 pm
Rockdale Heartland Hospice 1374 Manchester Drive NE Conyers, GA 30012 Cynthia Mattox 770.922.8767 Multiple groups Children s Programs Kate s Club 1330 West Peachtree St. NW Atlanta, GA 30309 Jana Camerin 404.347.7619 www.katesclub.org Children/Teens/Grief Loss of parent, sibling, caregiver The Tree House Gang Dekalb Medical Center 2701 N Decatur Road, Ste 130 Decatur, GA 30033 Rev. McClellon Cox 404.501.5701 Grief Support 4532 LaVista Road Tucker, GA 30084 Jim Dirr,770.729.2816 Nina Florence, 404.484.2618 www.tcfatlanta.org Sibling Group Ages 12 and up 2 nd Tuesdays 7:30-9:30 pm Cumming First United 770 Canton Highway Kristy Thompson 770.887.2900 Peer loss support for preschool to young adult Call or email for info The House Next Door The Link Counseling Center 348 Mt. Vernon Highway Sandy Springs, GA 30328 Maxine Cooper Janet Mainor Karen McCarty 404.256.9797 Grief Support by age group Registration required Roswell 1 st Baptist Church Counseling Center 717 Mimosa Blvd Doyle Hamilton 770.915.2537 doyle@rfbc.org Child/Bereavement Hope for Grieving Children Updated 8/22/2012