The Journey of Hope support group brings together individuals who have lost loved ones throughout the community. This special support group is coordinated by caring hospice professionals. Groups meet at scheduled times in each of our hospice communities. They offer support, guidance and understanding to help you cope with your loss.

The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is a national self-help bereavement organization for families going through the natural grieving process after the death of a child. We welcome all bereaved parents (and guardians), grandparents, and adult siblings regardless of the age of the child who died or the cause of death.

Offers professional counseling and support groups for children, teens, and adults confronting issues related to grief, loss, and/or trauma. Services are non-sectarian.

Offers an open-ended group for persons having experienced the death of a loved one. Provides support and education helpful to individuals processing grief. Assists caregivers/family members in understanding personal grief and mourning and to offer time for sharing and expression.

Grief support services for children (ages 3-18) and their families who are grieving a death. Peer support groups are held twice monthly for children, teens, and their families. Also offer support groups in schools. Contact your school's guidance office to join a school group or start a group in your school. Kids' Haven has a non-crisis phone line offering listening support and resources for anyone supporting a child in their grief journey.

Provides a variety of bereavement programs available to the community, staffed by social workers, chaplains, counselors, and trained volunteers. Any member of the community who has experienced a loss can use the programs. Bereavement Support Groups are offered continually throughout the year for adults, teens and children. Certain times of year support groups in may be held in other counties.

Provides a self-help support group for families who have experienced the death of a child. Gather to listen, care, and understand each other in the process of grieving, healing, and growing to recovery. Call the National Office for more information on programs for your local chapter.

Provides a palliative care program for care of patients and families dealing with terminal illness (usually 6 month prognosis). Interdisciplinary holistic approach with focus on home care support. Provides bereavement follow up with the family for a 13 month period. Services Provided include: * Physician provides medical direction of the patient care. * Registered nurses make regularly scheduled home visits to assess the patient condition, provide pain and symptom management, answer questions, and teach patient and families how to manage and provide care. * Hospice helpline provides a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week phone access to a registered nurse. Besides regularly scheduled home visits, by calling the helpline you can speak by phone to a nurse who is able to answer questions and assess unexpected situations. * Medications related to the hospice diagnosis and used for pain and symptom management are provided. * Medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, hospital bed are provided as needed. * Home Care Aides provide personal care and light housekeeping for the patient. * Medical social workers assess the psychosocial needs of the patient/family. They provide education and support regarding interpersonal relationships, and are experts in community resources. This allows them to facilitate family communication and recommend resources for financial, legal and caregiving issues. * Chaplain provides spiritual support to patients and families of all faiths. * Support therapies Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy and dietary counseling provide expert services as needed. * Pharmacist provide expertise in pain and symptom management. * Volunteers are a specially trained group of people who are available to provide supportive services to patients, families and hospice staff. * Bereavement services provide grief follow up according to the needs of the families. This includes phone contacts, supportive literature, mailings and an invitation to the annual memorial service. Grief support groups and individual counseling are available through Sentara Grief Support Services. No person will be denied Sentara Hospice services on the basis of race, color, national origin, handicap, age or inability to pay.

A confidential bereavement support group open to all those who have lost a loved one. Provides understanding, support, education, and fosters the emotional health of bereaved adults.

Provides a licensed Medicare/Medicaid certified facility for the care and support of the terminally ill and their families. Services available include but are not limited to: in home nursing care, aide care, social work services, hospice trained volunteers, bereavement counseling, support groups and chaplain availability. For more information or assistance, please call: (540) 332-4909 (from Staunton) (540) 932-4909 (from Waynesboro)

Support services for bereaved individuals. Support services are free of charge.

Good Sam's Hope - Series of groups for school-aged children, offered in conjunction with various school systems. Designed to help children express and understand grief. To find out more information on how to start a group at your child's school, please call Good Sam. Living With Loss - Support group for adults grieving the loss of a loved one. Weekly sessions run for 8 weeks and combine education and group activities for discussion. Class is held four times per year. Pre-registration is required. Hope & Hot Chocolate - Held throughout the holiday season to help bereaved persons cope effectively with the demands of the holidays. Women and Men's Lunch Groups - An opportunity for those who have experienced the loss of a spouse or partner to get together for casual lunch and conversation. Call for meeting places/dates/times for Roanoke and NRV locations. Puzzle Pieces - Drop-in support group for bereaved persons interested in understanding grief better and being able to talk with others dealing with loss. The group is facilitated by hospice staff who help group members identify where they are in their own grief journey and gain new insights or coping tools. Knitty Gritty Grief Group - This grief support group combines knitting and crocheting and grief support. It allows each member to share their loss in a safe and compassionate environment while providing support through therapeutic interaction. After completing a project (e.g. prayer shawl, lap blanket, etc.), each member may keep their knitting or donate it to a hospice patient.

The Journey of Hope support group brings together individuals who have lost loved ones throughout the community. This special support group is coordinated by caring hospice professionals. Groups meet at scheduled times in each of our hospice communities. They offer support, guidance and understanding to help you cope with your loss.

Compassionate Friends assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.

Support group for children and teens who have experienced a death of a loved one with peers who are age appropriate. Groups meet twice a month for as long as they need where they can play, talk, take part in activities, or just be with someone who know what they are going through and help them begin the process of healing and returning to a sense of peace.

Offers bereavement Support Group for adults.

Gives grieving children and teens (ages 4-18) the opportunity to be with others their age who are also experiencing significant loss, guided by skilled staff. Offers bereavement day camps each year. Through these camps and the on-going support groups, children discover that they are not alone and their feelings are normal. Seasonal camp activities may include art therapy, horseback riding, rope challenge courses, swimming, a petting zoo, hiking, games, a closing memorial ceremony, and more. Parents and guardians are encouraged to participate in a support group and memorial ceremony at each seasonal camp.

Offers professional counseling and support groups for children, teens, and adults confronting issues related to grief, loss, and/or trauma. Services are non-sectarian.

Provides a support group for people who have lost a loved one.

Offers bereavement counseling to family members, caregivers or significant relations for up to one year following death. This service is offered in the form of individual counseling, support group, in services and telephone outreach. Support is also offered to the community at large.

To offer support to anyone in the Danville-Pittsylvania County community who has experienced the loss of a loved one by death. The group is an open group offered at no charge as a community service.

Support group for widows

Provides emotional support and information to any mother who has had a child die in youth (not for a mother whose child died as an adult).