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This directory lists a variety of grief support groups in Massachusetts. It includes groups exclusively for people bereaved by a death from substance use, which are indicated by a purple heart icon. Most of the groups are facilitated by peer helpers (bereaved people who help others).

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The purple heart identifies a Dedicated Overdose Grief Support Group

dedicated grief support group
Siblings Supporting Siblings (S3)
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Siblings
Contact:Judi Earnest
Phone:(508) 994-5308
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Address:Massachusetts
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, 1st Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
dedicated grief support group
The Sun Will Rise
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Robyn Houston-Bean
Phone:(781) 789-4604
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Address:Massachusetts
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, 4th Friday,10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
Affiliation:The Sun Will Rise
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:Donna
Phone:(508) 367-7949
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Jane
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(857) 366-2689
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Wed. of month; 6:30 p.m.
Address:Bourne Community Center
239 Main Street
Bourne, Massachusetts 02532
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
The Sun Will Rise
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Robyn Houston-Bean
Phone:(781) 789-4604
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:1st Wed. of month; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Address:1 JFK Memorial Drive
Braintree, Massachusetts 02184
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:1st Wed. of month; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
Affiliation:The Sun Will Rise
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
The Sun Will Rise
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Robyn Houston-Bean
Phone:(781) 789-4604
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:4th Monday of the month: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Address:1029 Pleasant Street
Bridgewater, Massachusetts 02323
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Affiliation:The Sun will Rise
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Boston Grief Group
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Rhonda Lotti
Phone:(781) 254-1280
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:2nd Wed. of month; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Address:736 Cambridge Street
Brighton, Massachusetts 02135
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Affiliation:Coping Today
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
The Sun Will Rise
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Robyn Houston-Bean
Phone:(781) 789-4604
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:Second Wednesday of the month : 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Address:235 N Pearl Street
Brockton, Massachusetts 02301
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Affiliation:The Sun Will Rise
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends – Central Middlesex Chapter 1
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:Carol
Phone:(781) 444-1091
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:1st Mon. of month; 7:30 p.m.
Address:81 Elm Street
Concord, Massachusetts 01742
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends of Southcoast Massachusetts
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:Gina
Phone:(508) 287-1780
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Anna
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(508) 333-9696
Meeting Information:2nd Fri. of month; 6:30 p.m.
Address:Smith Mills Congregational Church
11 Anderson Way
Dartmouth, Massachusetts 02747
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends – MA/CT Border Towns Chapter
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:Paul & Anne
Phone:(978) 618-5671
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:2nd Thurs. of month; 7:30 p.m.
Address:22 Dudley Hill Road
Dudley, Massachusetts 01571
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Affiliation:TCF
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Coping Addiction Loss
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Joanne Sullivan
Phone:(413) 781-7750
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:1st Wed. of month; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Address:220 North Main Street
E.. Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01028
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Affiliation:Coping Today
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Consoling Partners / Addiction Loss
Contact:Jeanne Doherty Flynn
Phone:(508) 360-3659
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Wed. of month; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Address:324 Quaker Meeting House Rd.
East Sandwich, Massachusetts 02537
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
Affiliation:Coping Today
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
A Safe Place
Participants:
  • Grief After Suicide
  • Adults Only
Contact:Karen Ellery-Jones
Phone:(508) 548-7999
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Greg Giardi
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(508) 548-7999
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:Tuesdays/6:30-8
Address:P.O. Box 65
Falmouth, Massachusetts 02541
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Affiliation:Samaritans on Cape Cod and the Islands
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
H.A.L.O. 15
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Michelle MacDonald Dunn
Phone:(978) 314-7889
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Gwen Phelps
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Tues of month; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Address:326 Nichols Road
Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420
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Affiliation:Coping Today
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
The Sun Will Rise
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Robyn Houston-Bean
Phone:(781) 789-4604
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:Third Wednesday of the month : 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Address:116 South Street
Foxboro, Massachusetts 02035
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Affiliation:The Sun Will Rise
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Matthew's Candle
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Mary Peckham
Phone:(781) 294-1545
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Tues. of month;6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Address:429 Monponsett Street
Hanson, Massachusetts 02341
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Affiliation:Coping Today
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends – South Shore Chapter
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:Mercedes
Phone:(781) 749-5625
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Mon. of month; 7:00 p.m.
Address:20 Fearing Road
Hingham, Massachusetts 02043
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – General Grief Support Group
Participants:
  • Grief After any Death
  • Adults Only
Contact:Patty Inwood
Phone:(774) 345-9080
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Kathy Sloan
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:2nd Thursday and the 4th Tuesday of the Month.
Address:1058 Main Street
Holden, Massachusetts 01520
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Affiliation:Hope Lives Here
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – Addiction / Suicide Loss Support
Participants:
  • Grief After Suicide
Contact:Patty Inwood
Phone:(774) 345-9080
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Kathy Sloan
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:6:30pm the 2nd Tuesday of the month
Address:1085 Main Street
Holden, Massachusetts 01520
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Affiliation:Hope Lives Here
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – Child Loss Support Group
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
Contact:Patty Inwood
Phone:(774) 345-9080
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Kathy Sloan
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:6:30pm on the third Thursday of the month.
Address:1085 Main Street
Holden, Massachusetts 01520
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Affiliation:Hope Lives Here
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – General Grief Support Group
Participants:
  • Grief After any Death
  • Adults Only
Contact:Patty Inwood
Phone:(774) 345-9080
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Kathy Sloan
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:6:30pm on the third Thursday of the month
Address:1085 Main Street
Holden, Massachusetts 01520
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Affiliation:Hope Lives Here
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends – Metrowest Chapter 1
Contact:Ed & Joan
Phone:(508) 473-4239
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Tues. of month; 7:30 p.m.
Address:8 Church Street
Holliston, Massachusetts 01746
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Nathan’s Circle
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Kerry J. Bickford
Phone:(508) 771-4336
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:2nd Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7:00 pm – Dinner included
Address:825 Falmouth Rd
Hyannis, Massachusetts 02601
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
Mike’s Club – Support groups for bereaved children, teens, and their families
Participants:
  • Children & Teens (With Adults)
  • Children Ages 3 – 9, And Their Families
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Suicide Loss Group
Participants:
  • Grief After Suicide
  • Adults Only
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Meaghan Hayes
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(781) 585-4221
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:Every other Monday evening; call for details
Address:HOPE Floats
4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Child Loss Bereavement Group for Parents
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Meaghan Hayes
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(781) 585-4221
Alternative Contact’s Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:Mondays ;(see website for dates) 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Floats – Pregnancy, Infant and Toddler Loss Bereavement Group for Parents
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • People Who Had a Young Child Die
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Floats – Child Loss Bereavement Group for Parents
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Hope Floats – Overdose & Substance Abuse Child Loss Bereavement Group for Parents
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Floats – Ongoing Suicide Loss Bereavement Group
Participants:
  • Grief After Suicide
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Floats – Beyond Five Years Child Loss Support Group
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Floats – Sibling Loss for Young Adults
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Siblings
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Floats – Parent/Sibling Loss for Adults
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Siblings
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Debbie Bastoni
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(508) 746-0215
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – Just for Dads: Support Group for Dads who have Lost a Child
Participants:
  • Dads Only
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – LGBTQ Partner/Spouse Bereavement Support Group
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Spouses / Significant Others
  • LGBTQ Only
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – Daytime Partner/Spouse Loss Bereavement Group
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Spouses / Significant Others
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Debbie Bastoni
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(508) 746-0215
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – Evening Partner Spouse
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Spouses / Significant Others
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Debbie Bastoni
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(508) 746-0215
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
Hope Lives Here – Daytime Partner/Spouse Loss: "A Year Later" Bereavement Group
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Spouses / Significant Others
Contact:Denise Brack
Phone:(781) 585-4221
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Alternative Contact:Debbie Bastoni
Alternative Contact’s Phone:(508) 746-0215
Meeting Information:(see website for dates)
Address:4 Elm Street
Kingston, Massachusetts 02364
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Affiliation:HOPE Floats
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Zack's Team Grief Support
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Louise Griffin
Phone:(978) 257-5971
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Tues. of month; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Address:115 Douglas Road
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
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Affiliation:Coping Today
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
One Step at a Time
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Kathy Leonard
Phone:(978) 875-0606
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:2nd Wed. of month; 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Address:37 High Street
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, 2nd Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
Affiliation:Coping Today
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
The Sun Will Rise
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Robyn Houston-Bean
Phone:(781) 789-4604
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Monday of the month: 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Address:34 Powder Mill Road
Maynard, Massachusetts 01754
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Affiliation:The Sun Will Rise
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Rise Up
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Katie Truitt
Phone:(774) 248-4526
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:1st Wed. of month; 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Address:Community Impact, Inc.
12 Main Street
Milford, Massachusetts 01757
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
Affiliation:Coping Today
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends – Metrowest Chapter 2
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:Ed & Joan
Phone:(508) 473-4239
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:Last Tues. of month; time tba
Address:17 Winter Street
Milford, Massachusetts 01757
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Siblings Supporting Siblings (S3)
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Siblings
Contact:Judi Earnest
Phone:(508) 994-5308
Address:Milford, Massachusetts
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, 1st Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
dedicated grief support group
The Journey: Living with Loss from Substance Use
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Kathryn Stygles Peirce
Phone:(774) 286-9986
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:Last Tues. of month: 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. unless it falls on a holiday (Christmas and NewYears have been adjusted in advance.)
Address:117 East Central Street
2nd Floor
Natick, Massachusetts 01760
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, Last Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
Affiliation:The Journey receives support from The Town of Natick as well as Natick SOAR, although we do not have a budget both groups have been generous financially to cover certain projects.
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends – Central Middlesex Chapter 2
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:Carol
Phone:(781) 444-1091
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:2nd & 4th Tuesday 7:30 pm monthly September through June, and only the 2nd Tuesday 7:30 pm in July and August.
Address:1458 Great Plain Avenue
Needham, Massachusetts 02492
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends of Greater Newburyport, MA
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:Barbara Hopkinson
Phone:(978) 697-1349
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:4th Mon. of month; 7:30 p.m
Address:42 Green St., Room 209
Newburyport, Massachusetts 01950
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
The Compassionate Friends – North Shore-Boston Chapter
Participants:
  • Adults Only
  • Parents
  • Siblings
  • Grandparents
Contact:David Paul
Phone:(978) 771-6345
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:3rd Wed. of month for siblings 7:30 p.m.
Address:235 Park Street
North Reading, Massachusetts 01864
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Affiliation:The Compassionate Friends
Group Website
Sponsoring Organization
dedicated grief support group
Peer Grief Support After Overdose Death
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Laurie Loisel
Phone:(413) 437-5736
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Address:Northampton Recovery Center
Northampton, Massachusetts
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Virtual Meeting Date/Time:Monthly, 2nd Thursday, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. (Please contact facilitators for details about accessing the meeting.)
dedicated grief support group
A Legacy of Love
Participants:
  • Adults Only
Contact:Dawn Windover
Phone:(413) 344-3475
Email:Email hidden; Javascript is required.
Meeting Information:2nd Mon. of month; 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Address:2 South St.
Suite 120
Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201
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Affiliation:Coping Today
Sponsoring Organization
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