Local Bereavement Support Groups
American Sudden Infant Death Institute
Medical personnel available for support 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Someone on call 24 hours a day.
509 Augusta Drive
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone: 800-232-7437
770-426-8746
www.sids.org
American Cancer Society
154 Milestone Way
Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: 864-627-1903
Breast Cancer Support Group
First Monday of Each Month
5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Brookwood Church
Call for Information
580 Brookwood Point Place
Simpsonville, SC 29681
803-979-0961
The Buddy Club for Grieving Children (ages 4-17)
Meets two times a month, every 2nd and 4th Tuesday,
5:30-7:30 p.m.
The McCall Hospice House located on 1836 West Georgia Road,
Simpsonville, SC 29680
Cost is free. For more information call 864-517-8734
Brushy Creek Baptist Church
For those who have lost a close loved one in the last year.
Meets on Sunday afternoon. Call for more information
4999 Old Spartanburg Road
Taylors, SC 29687
Phone: 244-5075 or Janette Reeves, 289-9448
Cancer Society of Greenville County
Jenny Eastin, LMSW, facilitator
Second and fourth Thursdays of each month:
- 11 AM Group: those who have passed the first anniversary of their loved one's death
- Noon Group: those in their first year of grief
Free individual counseling for cancer patients, family members and bereaved in community
113 Mills Ave.
Greenville, SC 29605
Phone: 864-232-8439
www.cancersocietygc.org |
The Chat and Chew Embassy Suites First Tuesday of each month for lunch
Contact Sherrill Howayeck,
864-271-2987; thehowayecks@gmail.com or
Mary Nickerson, marynick@charter.net
The Compassionate Friends (For anyone grieving the loss of a child of any age resulting from any cause of death)
Second Thursday of each month, 7:30 PM, Pelham Road Baptist Church Family Life Center
Dick Renner, Chapter Leader
1108 Pelham Road
Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: 864-288-9820
rjrgsc@aol.com
Chapter website: http://www.tcfofgreenvillesc.org/
Edwards Road Baptist Church
Grief Share - Support for anyone who has lost a loved one.
A thirteen-week program meeting Mondays at 7:00 PM
Eddie and Gail Turner, Facilitators
1050 Edwards Road
Greenville, SC 29615
864-244-2975
Fairview Baptist Church
Call for information
Nadine Bridwell and Paula Brown, facilitators
1400 Locust Hill Road
Greer, SC 29651
Phone: 864-877-3784 (Ms. Bridwell)
864-877-1881 (church)
www.fairviewgreer.net
GHS RTS Bereavement Services Support Group (Stillbirth, miscarriage and neonatal loss)
Third Tuesday of each month, 7:00-9:00 PM, Greenville Memorial Hospital Employee Services Center
Dannette Dearybury
Phone: 455-3063
Grief Support for the Death of a Child - The Unexplained Loss (For parents who have lost children)
First Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Clemson-Central Library on Hwy. 93.
Paul and Melanie Prichard
Phone: 864-639-2411
Heartland Hospice
First Tuesday of each month at Stribling Funeral Home, 120 Main Street, Duncan, SC
Rev. David Boyter, Chaplain
421 S. East Main Street
Simpsonville, SC 29681
Phone: 864-963-0045 |
Hallmark Hospice
117 Broadbent Way
Anderson SC 28625
Contact: Jerry Chapman
864-224-6757
Hospice of the Upstate
Call to register for the listed groups:
- Grief Series: A support group for people whose loss is less than a year old. Five week sessions held quarterly meetings on Mondays at 10:00 AM or 6:00 PM beginning Oct. 1.
- First Year Groups: Upon completion of the Grief Series attendees are invited for further education and support. Meets first Tuesday at 10:00 and Tuesday at 6:00 of each month.
- Men's Support Group meets the second Tuesday of each month at 11:00 AM.
- Activity Group: Activities that support the grief journey for persons in any stage of grief. Third Tuesday of each month at 10:00 AM. Begins Oct. 16.
- Grief Support Drop-in: Persons in any stage of grief are invited to drop-in on Thursdays between 10:00-11:00 AM beginning Oct. 4.
- Potluck Lunch: Anyone in any stage of grief is invited at 11:00 AM on the second Thursday of each month. Bring a favorite food to share for the meal. Begins Oct. 11.
- Regional Groups: Greenville on the fourth Monday of the month at 3:00 PM at Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, 1800 E. North Street, Greenville. Easley on the fourth Thursday at 3:00 PM at First Baptist Church, 300 East First Ave., Easley.
- Service of Remembrance: Held once each quarter.
- Camp Sunburst: Camp for grieving children, ages 6-teens held at the Clemson Outdoor Lab in April of each year.
- Expressing Ourselves: Children's Grief workshop at the Anderson County Arts Center. "Art to Heal Your Heart" for ages 5-16. Applications are available by contacting Heather Kline-Schaffer at 864-224-3358.
Donna Davis, Bereavement Coordinator
1835 Rogers Road
Anderson, SC 29621
Phone: 1-800-261-8636 or 864-224-3358
www.hospicehouse.net
Interim Hospice
We invite you and your loved ones to our grief support meetings.
- Palmetto Baptist Medical Center,
200 Fleetwood Drive, Easley, SC
Held in classroom #3, third floor on the second Friday of every month
10:00 to 11:00 a.m. Facilitator: The Reverend Sam Byrum
1700 Skylyn Drive, Spartanburg, SC
Held in the Private Dining Room, first floor, on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Facilitator: Amanda Johnson-Latham
- Morningside Baptist Church
897 S. Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC
Held in the Prayer room, on the second Thursday of each month.
7:00 - 8:00 p.m. Facilitator: The Reverend Jim Byrum
- Easley First Baptist Church, Easley, SC
"Promise" for parents who have experienced the death of a child, held on the first Thursday of each month.
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Facilitator: Jim Frost
For further information contact the Bereavement Coordinator for Interim Hospice
155 Deacon Tiller Court
Duncan, SC 29650
Phone: 864-587-9798
Journey Hospice
Chaplain Reid Bowyer
420 The Parkway, Suite N
Greer, SC 29650
864.678.4733
Call for times
Lutheran Hospice
Cindy Abrams
218 Trade Street
Greer, SC 29650
Phone: 864 848-1777
www.lutheranhospice.com
Medi Home Hospice Care of Greenville
213 E. Butler Road
Bldg. D2
Mauldin, SC 29662-2172
Phone: 864-627-4270
Mental Health Association of Greenville County
24 hours, 7 days a week numbers:
- CRISISline: 864-271-8888
- TEENline: 864-467-TEEN (8336)
Oconee Memorial Hospital Hospice of the Foothills
Contact Margaret Axsom
390 Keowee School Road
Seneca, SC 29672
Phone: 864 882-8940
Groups Offered:
General Bereavement
Bereaved Parents
Caregiver Support Group
Bereavement Group for Children and Teens
Savannah's Friends - A Support Group for those who
have lost a child during pregnancy and/or as an infant.
Surviving the Holidays
Camp Sunburst - Overnight Camp for children grades 1-6.
Individual Counseling is also offered.
Open Arms Hospice, a Ministry of Bon Secours St. Francis Health System
Ongoine Group: Call 864-688-1760 for information
1836 West Georgia Road
Simpsonville, SC 29680
Renfrew Baptist Church
Grief Support (for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one)
Wanda Marseglia, Facilitator
951 Greer Hwy. Travelers Rest, SC 29690
Home - 864-631-4771
Church - 864-834-4200
Share Upstate Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Group
Third Tuesday of each month, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
St. Michael Lutheran Church, 2619 Augusta Street, Greenville, SC 29605 Tanika Dillard at 864-905-5193, TanikaChancellor@yahoo.com
Hope Lienau at 864-991-8114, hope4@charter.net
No fee to attend
SouthernCare Hospice
Third Thursday, 4:00 PM at SouthernCare office
Sandra Smith and Mike Linkins, Chaplains
6000 Pelham Road
Suite B
Greenville, SC 29615, Phone: 864-315-0740
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System
- Grief Support Groups (Call for time and date)
- Requires Registration, call 577-4044
Services of Remembrance at Cleveland Park, Spartanburg
Christopher's Camp: Helping children along the journey through grief.
Light Up a Life Ceremony - at the Regional Hospice Home
Call 560-3900 for information
Survivors of Suicide
421 N. Main Street, Greenville, SC 26901
Open meetings: First Tuesday of each month at 7:00-8:30 PM
A Closed Group is offered
Call Becky Kay, 864-616-9413 or call CRISIS line at 864-271-8888 for information
Taylors First Baptist Church
Two eight-week sessions (Sept.-Oct., March-April) on Mondays at 7:00 PM.
- Grief Support One - Loss of a Spouse, Robin Forstrom and Barbara Massey, facilitators
- Grief Support Two - Continued Healing from Loss of a Spouse, Robin Forstrom and Barbara Massey, facilitators
200 W. Main Street
Taylors, SC 29687
Phone: 864-244-3535
www.taylorsfbc.org
The Fifth Season
A Center for Loss, Grief & Transition
111 Mills Ave., Greenville, SC
Offering individual, family and group support services.
Pattie Broderick, 864-404-5070
Vista Care Hospice
R. Kevin Thompson, Bereavement Coordinator
15 Brendan Way
Suite 100
Greenville, SC 29615
Phone: 864-297-3164
Winyah Community Hospice Care (Call for information)
Rev. Jeff Grant, Bereavement Coordinator
880 S. Pleasantburg Drive Suite 1A
Greenville, SC 29607
Phone: 864-335-0455 |
