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HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS
Please scroll down to view our Ongoing Support Groups, Special Support Groups (scheduled series), Social Groups and Online Discussion Grouos. Download Grief and Loss Articles in our Education & Resources section.
ONGOING SUPPORT GROUPS
Adult drop-in groups; no registration required |
| Central Phoenix |
Hospice of the Valley
Administration Building 1
1510 E. Flower St., Phoenix, AZ 85014
Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.
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The Stratford Assisted Living
1739 W. Myrtle Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85021
Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. |
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| East Valley |
Hospice of the Valley, East Office
777 W. Southern Ave., Suite 301, Mesa, AZ 85210
Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Fellowship Square Campus
Christian Care Center
118 S. 70th St., 1st Floor, Mesa, AZ 85208
Meets 1st & 3rd Monday
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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Hospice of the Valley SE Clinical Office
3489 S. Mercy Rd., Ste. 101, Gilbert 85297
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday
6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
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Horizon Bay
2080 S. Ironwood Dr., Apache Junction 85120
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday
9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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Healing Rainbows: LGBT* Support Group
Hospice of the Valley, East Office
777 W. Southern Ave., Ste. 301, Mesa 85210
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
For more information, call 602.636.5390.
*Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender community
Pecos Community Center
17010 S. 48th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85048
Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesdays
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Sun Lakes United Methodist Church
9248 E. Riggs Rd., Sun Lakes, AZ 85248
(North corner of Riggs Rd., two miles east of I-10.)
Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
J. Warren Chapel
525 N. Peart Rd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122
February through May 2012
1st and 3rd Thursdays
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
No registration necessary.
See flyer for details.
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| West Valley |
Hospice of the Valley, West Office
9435 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345
Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesday
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
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CIGNA Office Building Sun City
13041 N. Del Webb Blvd., Room 2, Sun City, AZ 85351
Meets 1st & 3rd Monday
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Hospice of the Valley, West Office
9435 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345
Meets 1st & 3rd Thursday
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Hampton Inn and Suites
2000 N. Litchfield Road, Goodyear, AZ 85395
(North of McDowell Road, next to Macaroni Grill)
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. |
Spanish-Speaking Adult Support Group
Hospice of the Valley, West Office
9435 W Peoria Ave, Juniper Rm. Peoria, AZ 85345
Meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesday
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
No registration necessary. Click here for flyer. For more information, call 602.636.5370.
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| Northwest Valley |
Wickenburg Community Support Group
R & R Adult Day Care Center
246 N. Washington St.
Wickenburg, AZ 85390
Meets 4th Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
For more information, call 602.530.6970.
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| Northeast Valley |
Fountain Hills Senior Activity Center (in the Community Center)
13001 N. La Montana Dr., Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday
1 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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Scottsdale Senior Center at Granite Reef
1700 N. Granite Reef Rd., Rm 8, Scottsdale, AZ 85257
Meets 2nd & 4th Monday
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m. |
Paradise Valley Community Center
17402 N. 40th Street, Paradise Valley 85032
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. |
Virginia G. Piper Center
10460 N. 92nd St., Research Pavilion, Scottsdale, AZ 85258
Educational Conference Room
Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesday
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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| Pet Loss Support Group |
Know someone who is grieving over the loss of a pet? Hospice of the Valley can help with our Pet Loss Support Group. The group meets the first Saturday of each month, 9-11 a.m. at 1510 E. Flower St., Building 2, Phoenix, AZ 85014. For more information, call 602.636.5390.
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SPECIAL SUPPORT GROUPS
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Special support group topics include: Daughters Who Have Lost Their Mothers; Picking Up the Pieces in Mid-Life - When a Spouse or Partner Dies; Family Support Group; Spanish-Speaking Family Support Group; Healing Rainbows for the LGBT Community; and Life Cycle Interrupted - When an Adult Child Dies.
Call the information line at 602.636.5390 if you are interested in any of these groups. Leave your name, the group you are interested in and how to contact you. Spanish speaking callers: 602.636.5370.
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Picking Up the Pieces: When a Spouse or Partner Dies
Maricopa Library North Valley Regional Branch
40410 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy., Anthem 85086
Six Tuesdays beginning Jan. 10
6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
See flyer for more details.
Mother Loss: Healing Support for Daughters
Hospice of the Valley West Office
9435 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345
Six Thursdays beginning Feb. 2
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
See flyer for details.
How to Cope with Grief and Loss
J. Warren Chapel
525 N. Peart Rd., Casa Grande, AZ 85122
February through May 2012
1st and 3rd Thursdays
1:30 p.m. - 3 p.m.
No registration necessary.
Facilitated by Cesar Tellez, bilingual Spanish-speaking chaplain for Hospice of the Valley. See flyer for details.
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Healing Rainbows
Support Group for the LGBT Community
Hospice of the Valley
1510 E. Flower St., Bldg. 1, Phoenix 85014
Six Wednesdays beginning Feb. 8
7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. See flyer for details.
Cave Creek Series
Desert Hills Library, 38443 N. Schoolhouse Rd.
Jan. 13, 10-11:30 a.m. - Picking up the Pieces: When a Spouse or Partner Dies, Part 1
Feb. 10, 10-11:30 a.m. - Picking up the Pieces: When a Spouse or Partner Dies, Part 2
April 13, 10-11 a.m. - Helping Another in Grief
For more information, contact Joan Zecherle at 602.330.9606 or jzecherle@hov.org. See flyer for details.
Picking Up the Pieces: When a Spouse or Partner Dies
Hospice of the Valley, West Office
9435 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, AZ 85021
Six Wednesdays beginning March 21
6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. See flyer for details.
Mother Loss: Healing Support for Daughters
Hospice of the Valley
1510 E. Flower St., Bldg. 1, Phoenix 85014
Six Tuesdays beginning April 3
6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. See flyer for details.
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Deep In My Heart: A Valentine's Remembrance
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
Hospice of the Valley
East Clinical Office
777 E. Southern Ave., Mesa, AZ 85210
1 p.m. - 3 p.m. See flyer for details.
Stratford Assisted Living
1739 W. Myrtl Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85021
3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. See flyer for details.
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Hospice of the Valley
West Clinical Office
9435 W. Peoria Ave., Peoria, AZ 85345
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. See flyer for details.
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| SOCIAL GROUPS |
Hospice of the Valley provides the following listing of bereavement social groups as a community service. These groups are not sponsored by HOV or facilitated by HOV staff. HOV is not responsible for the operation or conduct of these groups, but simply lists them as a possible resource.
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Widows and Widowers Northeast Valley
For those who had hospice care for their spouse and have moved through their grieving process. (This group is not for the newly bereaved.) Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 5 p.m. for dinner and socializing. Contact Bill: 602.242.1967
The Next Step
This Northeast Valley group meets in the Education Room of the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, 10460 N. 92nd St., Scottsdale, on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 4:30-6 p.m.
This group is for bereaved who have moved through their grieving process in the ongoing HOV grief groups and are now seeking more social interaction. (This group is not for the newly bereaved.) Call Faye: 623.434.1627
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Widows/Widowers Friday and Saturday
Don't sit home alone! New friends and activities help moving on. Informal, welcoming social group of widows/widowers get together Friday and Saturday evenings for dinner, movies, shows and fun. (This group is not for recently bereaved.) Contact Tina: 602.992.4808.
West Valley Widowed Person Services
Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m.
10739 W. El Capitan Circle, Sun City
Contact Joann: 623.846.3100
East Mesa Breakfast Group
Meets 1st, 3rd (and 5th when applicable) Monday of the month. Call Kitty: 480.982.0160.
Sunday Potluck
Sun City area. Contact Sarah: 623.972.2062
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ONLINE GRIEF HEALING DISCUSSION GROUPS
Click here to register |
To better address your individual needs, these forums invite you to share your experiences in online groups centered on different kinds of loss - the loss of a spouse, a child, a parent or even a cherished pet. It is our hope that by posting, reading and/or responding to the messages written here, we will each come to a greater understanding and acceptance of our own and others' grief and mourning.
Moderated by professional grief counselors, our Grief Healing Discussion Groups are privately administered to ensure the highest level of quality, safety and security for our participants. Membership is free but will require that you register with a personal user name (not your real name) and secret password of your own choosing. You are cordially invited to join us! Simply click on the link above, then click on "Register" next to the "Welcome Guest" greeting at the top of the page, and follow the simple instructions there. |
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