Widows / Widowers
Self Help Clearinghouse
North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics
International. 3000+ groups. Founded 1974. Religious, educational
and emotional aspects of separation, divorce, remarriage and
widowhood are addressed through self-help groups, conferences and
training programs. Families of all faiths are welcome. Group
development guidelines. Newsletter. Membership dues start at $35
(includes newsletter, discounts and resources).
Write:
North American Conference of Separated and Divorced Catholics
P.O. Box 10
Hancock, MI 49930
Voice: 906-482-0494
Fax: 906-482-7470
Website: http://www.nacsdc.org
E-mail: office@nacsdc.org
Verified: 10/2/2007
The Beginning Experience
International. 112 teams. Founded 1974. Support programs for
divorced, widowed and separated adults (and their children) enabling
them to work through the grief of a lost marriage.
Write:
The Beginning Experience
1657 Commerce Dr.
South Bend, IN 46628
Voice: 574-283-0279
Fax: 574-283-0287
Website: http://www.beginningexperience.org
E-mail: jan@beginningexperience.org
Verified: 10/17/2007
Concerns Of Police Survivors, Inc. (COPS)
National. 48 chapters. Founded 1984. Provides resources for the
surviving families of law enforcement officers killed in the line of
duty according to Federal criteria. Also offers law enforcement
training. Quarterly newsletter, departmental guidelines and peer
support. Provides annual National Police Survivors' Conference each
May during National Police Week. Special hands-on programs for
survivors. Summer camp for children (ages 6-14) and their
parent/guardian. Parents' retreats, spouse get-away, Outward Bound
experiences for young adults (ages 15-20), siblings retreat, adult
children and in-laws retreats.
Write:
COPS
P.O. Box 3199
3096 S. State Highway 5
Camdenton, MO 65020
Voice: 573-346-4911
Fax: 573-346-1414
Website: http://www.nationalcops.org
E-mail: cops@nationalcops.org
Verified: 5/2/2007
Society of Military Widows
National. 24 chapters. Founded 1968. Support and assistance for
widows of members of all U.S. uniformed services. Helps people in
coping with adjustment to life on their own. Promotes public
awareness. Bimonthly magazine/journal. Dues $12. Chapter development
guidelines. Online listing on local chapters.
Write:
Society of Military Widows
5535 Hempstead Way
Springfield, VA 22151
Voice: 1-800-842-3451
Website: http://www.militarywidows.org
E-mail: president@militarywidows.org
Verified: 4/30/2007
Grief Recovery Online - Widows and Widowers (GROWW)
Online. Support for widowed and other persons grieving the loss of a
loved one. Offers a large variety of chat rooms, run by volunteers,
dealing with specific issues (loss of someone to drugs, a child,
sibling, parent, loss due to long-term illness, sudden death,
violent losses, gays and lesbians, men and many more) Monthly
newsletter.
11877 Douglas Rd., #102 PMB 101
Alpharetta, GA 30005
Website: http://www.groww.org
Verified: 11/11/2007
Young Widow - Chapter Two
Online. Mutual support group for young widows and widowers, who
share experiences, and strengths through its message board. Also
provides a listing of local face-to-face groups, links to other
related online e-mail discussion groups and websites for the young
widowed persons.
Website: http://www.youngwidow.org
Verified: 11/11/2007
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