The mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.
The Compassionate Friends was founded over 40 years ago when a chaplain at the Warwickshire Hospital in England brought together two sets of grieving parents and realized that the support they gave each other was better than anything he, as a chaplain, could ever say or provide. Meeting around a kitchen table, the Lawleys and the Hendersons were joined by a bereaved mother and the chaplain, Simon Stephens, and The Society of the Compassionate Friends was born. The Compassionate Friends jumped across the ocean and was established in the United States and incorporated in 1978 in Illinois.
Each chapter, along with the supporting National Office, is committed to helping every bereaved parent, sibling, or grandparent who may walk through our doors or contact us.
Today TCF has over 600 chapters serving all 50 states plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam, that offer friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents, and other family members during the natural grieving process after a child has died. Around the world more than 30 countries have a Compassionate Friends presence, encircling the globe with support so desperately needed when the worst has happened.
48660 Pontiac Trail
#930808
Wixom, 48393, MI
Ubicación accesible: No
Tipo de organización | Sin fines de lucro (501c3) |
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Categorías | Emotional Support, Volunteer Opportunity, Other |
¿Se ofrecen servicios en Español? | yes |
¿Tienen boletín informativo? | No |
¿Cuidado de niños disponible? | No |
Rango de edad | Todas las edades , De recién nacido a 3 años , De 3 a 5 , De 6 a 11 , De 12 a 14 , De 15 a 21 , Mayores de 22 |
Categorías de discapacidad | Developmental Disability, Genetic or Congenital Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disability, Medical Condition, Mental Health Disorder, Physical Disability |
¿Esta organización incluye todas las discapacidades? | yes |
Esta organización incluye estos diagnósticos específicos | |
¿Es este un servicio estatal? | yes |
Sitio Web | http://www.compassionatefriends.org |
Nombre de la persona de contacto | Shari O’Loughlin |
Correo electrónico | |
Número de teléfono | 877-969-0010 |
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