Support Groups
Support groups are helpful to widowers because they allow widowers to realize they are not alone, give them an appropriate avenue for expressing emotions, spread information about how to deal with grief, can help them gain hope, can reduce their distress, increase their self-understanding, enable them to help others, and are affordable (source).
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Searched Local Group List | National Meeting Events | Regional Events | Online Communities | Online Support | Widows Support Groups
The organizations listed below were developed from an Internet search and are provided as a reference tool. National Widowers’ Organization doesn’t affiliate with these organizations are we don’t necessarily recommend them. Due to the changes in the many organizations, we cannot assure the current availability of a men’s program. Therefore, we recommend contacting the organization directly. Feel free to let them know how you located them and also feel free to contact us at [email protected]
Besides providing a virtual place for men coping with the loss of a loved one, we have also created an ebook about the basics of starting a widowers’ group. You can purchase “How to Start a Widowers’ Group: A Manual for Men” on Amazon or Download a PDF to your Computer.
Also, you can try a Google search for “men’s bereavement group near me”, “hospice near me”, or similar to find groups not listed below that are local to you.
In-Person Local Widower Support Group
| Group Name | City | State | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men’s Bereavement Group | Mariposa | CA | JFC Home Health & Hospice |
| Men’s Grief Group | San Diego | CA | Vitas Hospice Care |
| Men's Grief Group | Fort Collins | CO | Men's Grief Group |
| Men’s Grief Support Group | Titusville | FL | Hospice of St. Francis |
| Good Grief Breakfast Club | W. Melbourne | FL | Vitas Hospice Care |
| Lourdes Hospice Men’s Coffee Grief Education and Support Group | Paducah | KY | Lourdes Hospice |
| Men’s Support Group | Newton | MA | Our Lady Of Help Christians Parish |
| Men’s Grief Group | Waterville | ME | Maine General Hospital |
| Men and Grief | Grand Rapids | MI | Hospice of Michigan |
| Men’s Saturday Breakfast Group | Minneapolis | MN | American Association of Suicidology |
| Grief Support for Men | Concord | NH | Concord Regional VNA |
| Men’s Grief Support Group | New York | NY | Gay Men’s Health Crisis |
| Men Coping With Grief | New York | NY | Visiting Nurse Service of New York Hospice and Palliative Care |
| Men’s Support Group | Cincinnati | OH | Hospice of Cincinnati |
| Men’s Breakfast Club Widowers Group | Cincinnati | OH | Hospice of St. Elizabeth |
| Men’s Grief Support Group | Oregon City | OR | Community Health Education Center |
| Men’s Group | Rock Hill | SC | Hospice & Community Care |
| Men’s Grief Support Series | Woodstock | VA | Blue Ridge Hospice |
| Men’s Bereavement Group | Richmond | VA | Bon Secours Richmond |
| Men’s Grief Support Group | Seattle | WA | The Healing Center |
| Road to Recovery – Men’s Grief Support Group | Kenosha | WI | Kenosha County Dept. of Human Services |
| Men’s Grief Support Group | Martinsburg | WV | JFC Home Health & Hospice |
You can also visit www.meetup.com to find local support groups.
National Meeting Events
Visit Camp Widow at www.campwidow.org. Camp Widow® is a weekend long gathering of widowed people from across the country, and around the world.
Regional Events
Visit Soaring Spirits International to find regional events. SSI connects widowed people worldwide.
Online Communities
Visit Widowed Village, a community of peers created by Soaring Spirits International.
Online Support
| Group Name | Link |
|---|---|
| Coping with Suicide | www.afsp.org |
| Widowed with Kids | www.griefnet.org/support/sg2.html#spouse |
| SupportGroups.com | widower.supportgroups.com |
| Widowed Pen Pal Program | www.widowsbond.com |
| Widowed Parent | widowedparent.org |
| Theravive | theravive.com |
Widows’ Support Groups
W Connection (https://widowsconnection.org)
Soaring Spirits International (https://soaringspirits.org)
Whats your Grief – A Grief Website for the Rest of Us (https://whatsyourgrief.com/)
Widows wear stilettos (https://www.widowswearstilettos.com)