A Legacy of Love
Meets at Moments House Please contact facilitator prior to your first meeting
2 South St.
Suite 120
Pittsfield, MA 01201
United States
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).
Due to COVID-19 most groups are currently not holding a physical meeting. Please Search below for groups offering virtual meetings.
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Meets at Moments House Please contact facilitator prior to your first meeting
2 South St.
Suite 120
Pittsfield, MA 01201
United States
Safe Place provides those who have lost someone to suicide a caring, confidential support group where they do not have to be alone with their grief.
P.O. Box 65
Falmouth, MA 02541
United States
This meeting is currently virtual only. Please contact the facilitator prior to your first meeting
186 Woburn Street
Reading, MA 01867
United States
Meets at St. Elizabeth's Hospital Please contact Rhonda Lotti to preregister prior to your first meeting.
736 Cambridge Street
Brighton, MA 02135
United States
Our Support Services are free of charge ~ Registration is required for all support groups - No Walk-Ins Please
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
Please contact the facilitator prior to your first meeting. Meets at Corpus Christi Parish Hall
324 Quaker Meeting House Rd.
East Sandwich, MA 02537
United States
Meets at Forastire Funeral Home-Grief Library off to the Leff of the Main Door
220 North Main Street
E.. Longmeadow, MA 01028
United States
A virtual support group held the first Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm ET. Facilitated by Kerry Bickford, founding member of the MA Commission on the Status of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, and GRG of two grandchildren whose mother died by overdose
Virtual
Virtual city, MA 02472
United States
Meets at Our Lady of the Angels Church please contact the facilitator prior to your first meeting.
Our Lady of the Angels Church
1222 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01603
United States
Meets at St. Eulalia Parish
50 Ridge Street
Winchester, MA 01890
United States
Beyond Five Years Child Loss Support group. For those who have lost a child and are further along on their grief journey. Please call to register: (781) 585-4221
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
Open to those 45 years or older who have experienced loss of a sibling, and adults who have lost a parent. A Cranberry Hospice & Palliative Care led by trained volunteer and staff. Registration required. Call Debbie Bastoni, 508-746-0215.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
This group is open to any parent coping with the death of a child at any stage of pregnancy or the death of an infant. This is a peer-led group; the facilitators are also parents who have lost a child. This group led by trained Hope Floats peer volunteer facilitators. Registration is required. Contact Denise Brack, 781-585-4221 ext. 3.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
This support group is geared towards young adults (ages 18-40) who have lost a sibling at any age or time.This group led by trained Hope Floats peer volunteer facilitators. Registration is required. Contact Denise Brack, 781-585-4221 ext. 3.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
This group is open to any parent coping with the death of a child of any age. This is a peer-led group; the facilitators are also parents who have lost a child and are trained Hope Floats peer volunteer facilitators. Registration is required. Contact Denise Brack, 781-585-4221 ext. 3
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
This peer-led group is for anyone who has lost a loved one to suicide. Registration is required. Contact Denise Brack, 781-585-4221 ext. 3.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
This group led by trained Hope Floats peer volunteer facilitators. Registration is required. Contact Denise Brack, 781-585-4221 ext. 3.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
We would love to hold your grieving hearts for a bit…to help offer you hope where there is despair. Losing your child is hard. It’s hard work to watch the world continue to turn while you feel that yours has been shattered. It’s hard to watch the years go by and feel like your child has been forgotten. Or that your grief has been forgotten. Please join others who understand both your sorrows and your joys–and the complex emotions that accompany both.
1085 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520
United States
This group is open to anyone dealing with the loss of a partner or spouse. A Cranberry Hospice & Palliative Care led by trained volunteer and staff. Registration required. Call Debbie Bastoni, 508-746-0215.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
This group is open to anyone who has lost a partner or spouse and is further out on their grief journey. A Cranberry Hospice & Palliative Care led by trained volunteer and staff. Registration required. Call Debbie Bastoni, 508-746-0215.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
A Cranberry Hospice & Palliative Care group, led by trained volunteer and staff. Registration required. Call Debbie Bastoni, 508-746-0215.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
We would love to hold your grieving hearts for a bit…to help offer you hope where there is despair. Losing your child is hard. It’s hard work to watch the world continue to turn while you feel that yours has been shattered. It’s hard to watch the years go by and feel like your child has been forgotten. Or that your grief has been forgotten. Please join others who understand both your sorrows and your joys–and the complex emotions that accompany both.
1085 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520
United States
Grief can be lonely and isolating, but it doesn’t have to be. Whether your loss is recent or decades old, we offer support, an ear, and whole lot of hope and laughter. We are a community of grievers who are healing together by listening, sharing (if so inclined), and finding the beauty in the chaos.
1058 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520
United States
This new monthly offering is for Dads who have lost a child for any reason. A casual get together that occasionally includes sitting around the fire. This group led by trained Hope Floats peer volunteer facilitators. Registration is required. Contact Denise Brack, 781-585-4221 ext. 3.
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
It’s not unusual for grievers to feel disconnected from the world around them, but for LGBTQ grief and loss, a lack of disconnect can result in increased seclusion and isolation.While the issues faced in grief can be different for everyone, what every griever needs is the feeling of validation, acceptance and support. This group is designed to focus not only on the importance of support, but of finding the RIGHT support. Connecting with others who understand who we are and where we’ve been can help heal the pain of loss. The group is open to any lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender individuals who have experienced the loss of a partner/spouse. Please call to register: (781) 585-4221
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
This group is for adults that have experienced any type of loss and meets every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM.
1085 Main Street
Holden, MA 01520
United States
Journey To Hope is a parent-only grief group, supporting parents who have lost a child of any age to substance use. It was started by two moms in the Blackstone Valley area who met at a vigil held by the NOWA Peer Recovery Support Center in memory of those who lost the battle against SUD. Our goal is to offer one another peer support and understanding without judgment or bias. For our virtual meeting, you can find the link on the NOWA app, https://nowaedm.glideapp.io
9 Spring St.
Whitinsville, MA 01588
United States
Currently meeting virtually only. Please contact facilitators for information on how to access the virtual room. The address is provided below for when in-person meetings resume, but they have not at this time.
When in-person resumes, meetings will be held at Salem Hospital - Davenport 101 Please contact the facilitator prior to your first meeting.
81 Highland Avenue
81 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01970
United States
A virtual meeting held on the last Wednesday of the month at 7pm ET. Please register at The Sun Will Rise Foundation
Virtual
Virtual city, MA 02472
United States
Meets at Calvary Baptist Church
429 Monponsett Street
Hanson, MA 02341
United States
Please contact the facilitator prior to your first meeting
PCOHOPE office
385 Court St. Rm 101
Plymouth, MA 02360
United States
This peer grief group is for men age 18 and older who have experienced the death of someone they care about who died from a substance-use-related cause. This group meets only by video (there is no in-person meeting). Please complete a one-time Pre-Registration at www.TheSunWillRise.org
12 Main Street
Milford, MA 01757
United States
We offer separate groups for children and parenting adults coping with death-related loss. The children process their grief through activities, arts and crafts, and games, with the help of trained support staff. Pizza and drinks provided. Groups meet every other week. (Ages 5-18) These groups are led by trained Hope Floats staff, clinicians, and volunteer facilitators. Now taking registrations for the fall sessions. Contact Denise Brack at 781-585-4221 ext. 3.
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4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
We are a group of Mom and Dads (or parent figures) who have lost their child under any circumstances, even woman who have had the loss of a baby via miscarriage. A soul is a soul. We meet every Tuesday at 7 pm via zoom to share our loved ones, our lives and our strengths and our challenges. It is an open meeting, with open discussions. There is usually a subject we discuss from the week before to be able to reflect on. Each week we leave with positive reinforcement's from each other that we are not alone. We can walk forward each day to a good life, a different life, but still a very healthy life with our loved ones still near to our hearts. You do not have to be alone.......ever! Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87805030548?pwd=SXV5RjhidGQ0dmlwUGJITlFxcEZ2UT09 Meeting ID: 878 0503 0548 Passcode: forward
218 Park Street
North Attleboro, MA 02760
United States
Meeting in person at 275 Millway Barnstable, MA every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 5:30-7:00
275 Millway
Barnstable , MA 02630
United States
Meets at the First Congregational Church
37 High Street
Marlborough, MA 01752
United States
No registration is necessary. Meets in the MEG Building (off of Cliftondale Square)
54-58 Essex Street
Saugus, MA 01906
United States
The group is for people who have lost someone close to them by overdose or other substance-related death. Its purpose is for members to support each other in coping with grief.
Northampton Recovery Center
Northampton, MA 02472
United States
Please contact the facilitator prior to your first meeting.
Community Impact, Inc.
12 Main Street
Milford, MA 01757
United States
Siblings Supporting Siblings
Chris' Corner
12 Main Street
Milford, MA 01757
United States
Pre-registration is required for new attendees! Please contact the chapter facilitator to register. Meets at Column Health located in Davis Square, near a red line T stop and several bus lines, and has metered parking.
401 Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144
United States
This peer grief group is for spouses and partners who have experienced the death of someone they care about who died from a substance-use-related cause. This group meets only by video (there is no in-person meeting). Please complete a one-time Pre-Registration at www.TheSunWillRise.org
Virtual Only
Virtual, MA 02472
United States
This is a special Learn To Cope group that, in partnership between Learn To Cope and SADOD, welcomes people who have lost a loved one to a substance-use-related cause and also currently have a loved one who is struggling with substance-use issues (or is abstinent from substances or is engaged in harm-reduction services, etc.). Meeting discussions and guest speakers are on the topics of grief and/or being engaged with someone struggling with substance use. This is a video only meeting (there is no in-person meeting).
Virtual
City, MA 02472
United States
Our Support Services are free of charge ~ Registration is required for all support groups - No Walk-Ins Please
HOPE Floats
4 Elm Street
Kingston, MA 02364
United States
Group will be lead by a local therapist
Gilly's House
1022 West Street
Wrentham, MA 02093
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
Bourne Community Center
239 Main Street
Bourne, MA 02532
United States
Meetings are held via Zoom only. No meetings on major holidays. Meetings from 7:30-9 pm.
Please call Carol for information 781-444-1091 #2 before attending for membership information.
Zoom Only
Concord, MA 01742
United States
Emergency cancellation policy: If schools are canceled for inclement weather, meetings will be canceled. No meetings on major holidays. Meetings from 7:30-9 pm.
Please call Carol for information 781-444-1091 #2 before attending for membership information.
258 Concord Street
Newton Lower Falls, MA 02462
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
22 Dudley Hill Road
Dudley, MA 01571
United States
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8 Church Street
Holliston, MA 01746
United States
Please contact prior to the first attendance.
17 Winter Street
Milford, MA 01757
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
235 Park Street
North Reading, MA 01864
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
20 Fearing Road
Hingham, MA 02043
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
3300 Main Street
Springfield, MA 01107
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
111 Park Avenue
Worcester, MA 01609
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
Meetings are offered as a hybrid, both in-person and virtual. To attend virtually, you must contact the facilitator in order to receive the Zoom link. No need to register if you are attending in person.
3 Hagar Park Rd
Westminster, MA 01473
United States
Immaculate Conception Pastoral Center
42 Green St., Room 209
Newburyport, MA 01950
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
191 Washington Avenue
Winthrop, MA 02152
United States
A self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved families that have experienced the death of a child.
Smith Mills Congregational Church
11 Anderson Way
Dartmouth, MA 02747
United States
Meets at the Common Street Spiritual Center at the Common St entrance.
13 Common St
Common St entrance
Natick, MA 01760
United States
The Sun Will Rise
Virtual
Virtual
city, MA 02472
United States
Currently meeting only virtually. Please complete a one-time Pre-Registration at www.TheSunWillRise.org
1 JFK Memorial Drive
Braintree, MA 02184
United States
Crossroads Church Room on Right Before Fellowship Hall - Please complete a one time Pre-Registration at: www.TheSunWillrise.org
241 Broad Street
Weymouth, MA 02188
United States
Meets at New Way Recovery Center. Please complete a one-time Pre-Registration at www.TheSunWillrise.org
85 Quincy Ave
Quincy, MA 02169
United States
2nd and 4th Wednesday 6:00-7:00 pm
Shannon Lundin & Michael Cain facilitating
St. John’s Church
27 Devens St 2nd floor
Charlestown , MA 02129
United States
Currently meeting virtually only - Please complete a one-time Pre-Registration at www.TheSunWillrise.org
34 Powder Mill Road
Maynard, MA 01754
United States
Meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church 91 Main St Bridgewater MA- Please complete a one-time Pre-Registration at www.TheSunWillrise.org
Trinity Episcopal Church
91 Main St
Bridgewater, MA 02323
United States
Meets at Reilly School (Library)
115 Douglas Road
Lowell, MA 01852
United States