No two people grieve alike and grief is like no other experience we know. It is often helpful to join a support group where you can be with others who are also grieving a loss. Support groups provide an instant community of others who are also learning to live with a loss. They provide an instant community and often help to normalize grief.

There are many different types of support groups and you should take the time to interview or talk to the group facilitator to learn about the group prior to joining. This process will help you to gain insight into what the group can offer and to determine if it will be of value and benefit to your needs.

There are three types of groups most commonly available:

Open Groups - the membership changes from meeting to meeting with no start or close date. “Compassionate Friends” would be a good example.

Closed Groups - these groups have a set time period that they meet and may take place within a six- to nine-week session. The membership of this group commits to attending every session together.

For your convenience we offer the following listing, which is updated in January of each year. Following this geographically sorted table is a listing of support groups by type.

Support Groups Listed by Type

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS
Aurora
St. Michael\'s (303) 690-6797 Contact: Mary Steincamp

Boulder
Healing Circles – groups for children 5-11, teens 12-18, and parents
(303) 604-5300

Denver
The Denver Hospice\'s Footprints Program - (303) 321-2828
Contact: Annie Bomberg
Judi\'s House - peer groups for children 3 - 18 (720) 941-0331
Namaste Comfort Care - support groups for children, teens and adults (303) 860-9915
Porter Hospice - (303) 561-5100
Rainbows for all God’s Children - 1-800-266-3206
Rainbows, United Methodist Church - (303) 839-1493

Evergreen
Mt. Evans Hospice and Home Care, Camp Comfort (summer camp for kids)
(303) 674-6400

Lakewood
Hospice of St. John – (303) 232-7900 Contact: Nancy Reeves, Director of Bereavement

Littleton
Littleton United Methodist Church (303) 791-6287 or (303) 794-6379 Contact: Lew Root

Longmont/Louisville
Healing Circles – groups for children 5-11, teens 12-18, and parents (303) 604-5300

Wheat Ridge
Exempla Lutheran Hospice – Dragonfly program, six-week program for children ages 6 - 12 who have suffered a loss (303) 467-4974 Contact: Barb Kamlet

GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ADULTS

Alzheimer\'s Association Support Groups
Monthly, no cost groups in each county and for specific needs (303) 813-1669

Bereaved Parents
Children\'s Hospital (303) 861-6382 Contact: Bob Flory
Compassionate Friends, parent run group, meets once a month, often parents of older children
Aurora (303)721-8760 Contact: Andy and Pat Mac Millan
Boulder (303)652-3274 Contact: Debra Hansen
Denver (303)340-8125 Contact: Barb and Stefan Yurich
Jefferson County Chapter (303)972-3781 Contact: Dave Derby
Longmont (970)535-4338 Contact: Karen Sekich
Fort Collins (970)613-8098 Contact: Melissa Dillon
Spanish Speaking Families (970)848-5106 Contact: Ginie Adams
Evergreen United Methodist Church (303) 674-4810
Hospice of Boulder County (303) 604-5300 Contact: Kim Mooney
The Denver Hospice (303)321-2828 Contact: Kevin Clark

Caregivers Support Groups
Alzheimer\'s Association (303) 813-1669
The Senior Hub (303) 426-4408 Contact: Arlene Peterson

Death of Mother
The Denver Hospice (303) 321-2828 Contact: Kevin Clark

Donated Organs or Tissues
Donor family support group (303) 329-4747

Gays and Lesbians
AIDS (303)333-0286

Homicide
Hospice of Boulder County Grief Education Center (303)604-5300

Jewish
Jewish Family Services (303)759-4890
Temple Emanuel - Nine-week, closed group (303)388-4013 Contact: Canton Heit

Miscarriage/Infant Death
Swedish Medical Center, assistance with grief (303) 788-5677
Bittersweet New Beginnings, death of twins or multiple births (303) 759-3979
Colorado Fetal and Newborn Loss, Parker (303) 344-7597
Fetal and Newborn Loss Porgram, Rose Medical Center (303) 320-2864
MISS (Mohter\'s in Sympathy and Support) Foundation (303) 303-841-4152
Contact: Leslie Clemensen
Mothers in Sympathy and Support, support group to help after a stillbirth or newborn loss
Parker Chapter (303) 378-4300 Contact: Corinne O\'Flynn
Denver Chapter (303) 745-4361 Contact: Caprice Bass or (303) 805-0694 Contact: Jennifer
Roger-Flynn
SIDS (303) 320-7771
Solace, Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Women\'s and Family Services (303) 425-2229

Newly Bereaved
First Steps, Exempla Lutheran Collier Hospice Center (303) 403-7283

Raising Twins and Multiples
Support group (303) 627-0435

Spouse Death Under Age 50

Caring Friends, Lakewood (303) 467-0052

Hospice of Boulder County (303) 604-5300 Contact: Kim Mooney

The Denver Hospice (303) 321-2828 Contact: Kevin Clark

Suicide

Heartbeat (303) 770-1859 Contact: Jan or Bob Burnside

Parents Surviving Suicide, sponsored by Bethany Lutheran Church (303) 322-7450 Contact: Vivian Epstein

Suicide/Crisis Hotline 1-800-784-2433

Yellow Ribbon Prevention Program (303) 429-3530

Widowed Men
AARP Widowed Person Services Breakfast Club (Arvada, Denver, Littleton)
Contact: Bob (720) 344-4014 or Eldon (303) 756-0029

Center for Men in Transition (303)399-4166

Widowed Women
AARP Widowed Person Services Breakfast Club
Littleton: Contact Myra (303) 721-8739
Lakewood: Contact Corkey (303) 306-7557
Denver: Contact Marie (303) 873-0252
Aurora: Contact Corkey (303) 306-7557
AARP Widowed Persons Woman\'s Lunch Group
Westmister: Contact Dorothy (303) 255-6994
Colorado Women\'s Healing Project (303) 830-0905

Widowed Persons Support Groups at Kaiser Permanente Locations
For free meetings sponsored by Widowed Persons Support and Kaiser in Englewood, Denver/Aurora, Lakewood or Northglenn, call (303) 344-4700