This list of organizations has been compiled in the hope that it can be a resource to anyone working through the process of grief. Additional information, counseling and support may be available to you through your faith community, hospital or hospice.
If you need further information, please contact Jennifer McBride, Director of Grief Support and Community Education for Horan & McConaty at 303-745-1771 x 242.
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Angel Eyes (Formerly Colorado SIDS Program) 425 So. Cherry Street, Suite 560 Denver 80246-1235 303-320-7771 Outside Denver 1-888-285-7437 |
Provides information, education and family support for those who have suffered the death of a child by SIDS, including all sudden, unexplained infant deaths. Contact Susan Backus. |
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Assistance with Grief (Swedish Hospital) 501 East Hampden Avenue Englewood, CO 80110 303-788-5677 |
Support groups offering seven free evening sessions for parents grieving the death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death; also available is a subsequent pregnancy group called A NEW BEGINNING. Registration required. Contact: Natalie Wurzer. |
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Agape Hospice Services 6041 South Syracuse Way, Suite 220 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 720-482-1988 |
Grief support available by calling Karrie Fillios. |
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Centura Health at Home (Incorporating St. Anthony Hospice and Porter Hospice) 1391 Speer Boulevard - Suite 600 Denver, CO 80204 303-561-5000 |
Grief support groups; information and referrals; retreats; monthly community education programs open to the community. Contact: Andrea Helsel, Volunteer Coordinator. |
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Compassionate Friends 303-281-8452 (24-hour hotline) |
Self-help group for parents and others who have experienced the death of a child. Support groups meet regularly. |
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The Denver Hospice 501 S. Cherry Street, Suite 700 Denver, CO 80246 303-321-2828 |
The Denver Hospice (formerly Hospice of Metro Denver) offers a variety of support groups to bereaved adults, adolescents and children. Daytime and evening series available. |
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Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care 6455 S. Yosemite Street 6th Floor Englewood, CO 80111 303-872-9952 |
Full bereavement program: one-on-one, groups, etc. |
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Exempla Lutheran Hospice at Collier Hospice Center 3210 Lutheran Parkway Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 303-425-8000 |
Provides grief support groups following death loss; grief education series for adults. Daytime and evening series available to the community. Dragonfly Program - grief support for young people. |
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Grief in the Workplace 342 Cook Street Denver, CO 80206 303-619-3547 www.griefintheworkplace.com |
Grief in the Workplace program is a powerful and dynamic training program that provides comprehensive solutions that helps employers work with grieving employees or a loss of an employee. The program is designed to education co-workers, managers, and employers on the grief process and provide an automated checklist of activities to better serve their employees. Contact Rachel Kodanaz. |
| www.GriefLink.net | GriefLink is a new web site full of information about grief and loss, as well as a directory of grief therapists and support groups. |
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Heartland Hospice Services Bereavement Support Group 8774 Yates Drive Suite 100 Westminster, CO 80031 Meets 1st & 3rd Wednesday of month at 10:30am 303-926-1001 |
Provides individual and group support for members of the community who have experienced the death of a loved one. Daytime and evening groups available. Contact Sally Carey. |
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Heartbeat/SPIN (Suicide Prevention Intervention Network) 7700 S. Broadway Littleton, CO 80122 303-770-1859 |
Contact Jan & Bob Burnside. Meets in conference rooms 3&4 every second Thursday from 7-9pm at Littleton Adventist Hospital- 7700S. Broadway Littleton, CO 80122 |
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East Metro Heartbeat Support Group HeartLight Center 11150 E. Dartmouth Ave. Aurora, CO 80014 Contact: Katie Ford, MA, LPC- facilitator 720.300.8213 |
This is an ongoing monthly support group for survivors after
suicide. Co-Facilitator: Brenda Gierczak, MOAM, CG-C 303.667.7864 Meets the last Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm. |
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North Metro Heartbeat Support Group Exempla Lutheran Medical Center 8300 W. 38th Avenue Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Contact: Katie Ford, MA, LPC- facilitator 720.300.8213 |
Ken Wiig- co-facilitator. Group meets 1st Tuesday of each month, 7-9pm in 2nd floor cafeteria conference room. |
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Visiting Nurse Association/Hospice At Home Bereavement Group 390 Grant Street Denver, CO 80203 303-698-2121 |
Provides community grief support to all ages. Contact Chaplain Robert Crump-Bertram. |
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Hospice of Saint John 1320 Everett Court Lakewood, CO 80215 303-232-7900 |
Provides a variety of support groups for bereavement. Groups are open to the community. |
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Judi’s House 1741 Gaylord Street Denver, CO 80206 720-941-0331 |
Facilitated support groups for children ages 3 to 18 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Groups meet every other week for one to two hours. Parents and caretakers also have the option to meet in a facilitated support group to share feelings and receive ideas for helping their children. |
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Littleton Adventist Hospital Grief Support 7700 S. Broadway Littleton, CO 80122 303-730-5884 |
Provides community grief support for adults. Group meets at Littleton United Methodist Church (5894 S. Datura Street, Littleton, CO 80120) from 7-8:30pm. Call Lewis Root at 303-791-6287 for details. |
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Mothers Against Drunk Driving 444 Lincoln Street Denver, CO 80203 303-425-5902 |
Trained victim advocates, guidance through the judicial process, civil attorney referrals, support groups and memorial programs. |
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Mt. Evans Home House & Hospice 3081 Bergen Peak Drive Evergreen, CO 80439 303-674-6400 |
Provides individual and group support for those experiencing loss through death. |
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Namaste Hospice Care Group 1633 Fillmore Street Suite 300 Denver, CO 80206 303-860-9915 |
Individual, family and group counseling as well as pastoral support, community memorial services, ritual development workshops, seasonally appropriate programming and intensive weekend retreats. |
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Parents of Murdered Children and Other Survivors of Homicide Victims Front Range Chapter PO Box 375 Littleton, CO 80160-0375 303-798-2841 (Tom & Nancy Rasser) |
Monthly meetings in Denver for homicide survivors and/or parents of children who have been murdered and other victims of homicide. Voices for Victims Joe Cannata - 303-345-7301 |
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Rainbows for All God’s Children, Inc. 1360 Hamilton Parkway Itasca, IL 60143-1140 1-800-266-3206 Bill Olbrisch-ext. 321 |
Weekly peer support for children/adolescents for single-parent families following divorce or parental death. Or any core family loss. Various metro Denver locations. Please call the 800 number and Rainbows will find the closest group to where you are located. |
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Senior Hub 2360 West 90th Avenue Federal Heights, CO 80260 303-426-4408 |
Senior Solutions provides information and assistance to bereavement support groups for senior citizens in Adams County. Other programs are available. |
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Society of Military Widows Denver Metro Area Chapter 22 303-745-5830 |
Monthly daytime meetings. Support and friendship group. |
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Solace (Exempla Lutheran Medical Center) Women’s and Family Services 8300 West 38th Ave. Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 303-425-2229 |
Support for parents grieving after a miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. |
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VistaCare Hospice 4350 Wadsworth Blvd. Suite 250 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 303-639-9243 |
Please call Ken Atherton for information. |
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Widowed Persons Service of Denver (AARP) 3006 E. Colfax Avenue Denver, CO 80206 303-333-3482 Contact Eileen Doherty |
WPS recognizes the need to provide information to seniors on a wide variety of topics. Numerous helpful services are offered to all senior persons at no charge by trained volunteers. |
