Resources
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In addition to specific page links to the national site of The Compassionate Friends, provided here is a collection of web-links and various groups and organizations (some local) that some of our members may find useful for aiding in their journey through grief.
We will make an effort to keep this list of contacts and links up-to-date; however, if you encounter any problems, please let us know by sending an email to our webmaster (contact information is available through the 'About Us' portion of the menu bar).
Also, if you have knowledge of other resources that may be helpful to others, please send the information to us so we may look into adding them here.
Resources from the national TCF web site
- Available Brouchures - A series of personal use, downloadable, brochures available from The Compassionate Friends covering many different aspects of the grief process.
- TCF National Conferences - The Compassionate Friends hosts a national conference each year for it's entire membership, learn more about the conferences and what they have to offer by clicking this link.
- Worldwide Candle Lighting - visit this page to learn more about this annual event that takes place on the second Sunday in December.
- Chapter Locator - use this search tool to find other meeting locations within the United States.
- Online Support - chat with other members with this live chat feature.
- We Need Not Walk Alone - a thrice yearly, printed publication, from The Compassionate Friends; learn more about it and how to subscribe by clicking this link.
Compassionate Friends Special Small Group Support
(both Manchester and Nashua locations)
This local group is an extention of The Compassionate Friends of Manchester and Nashua, offering in-depth grief support after a loss of a child.
Groups are held weekly for a 10-week duration and require pre-registration.
Typically there are 2 groups running simultaneously. One is in Nahsua and held on Monday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at the St. Phillip Greek Orthodox Church and the other is in Manchester on Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 at the Brookside Congregational Church.
For more information or to register for an upcoming group, please contact Linda Riley at 603-472-8805.
Home Health and Hospice Care
(Serving Nashua, Merrimack and many surrounding communities)
Providing Local Support for:
- Sibling Loss in Childhood
- General Grief Support
This local organization offers grief support programs as follows:
Children's Good Grief
(Support for children age 4 and up who've experienced a loss of a family member)
Journey Through Grief
(Monthly group offering speakers and discussions pertaining to the grief journey)
For more information, visit their website.
Victims, Inc.
Web Site:
www.victimsinc.org
Victims, Inc. is a private, non-profit agency which provides immediate service, with trained volunteers, prepared to be with people during the worst moments of their lives; volunteers who stay until the family's own support system is in place.
The mission of VICTIMS, INC. is to complete the circle of services for victims, from onset of trauma through healing.
Victims, Inc. is located in Rochester, NH. Please visit their web site for more information.
Parents of Murdered Children (POMC)
National Web Site:
www.pomc.org
Merrimack Valley (of MA) Chapter Web Site is unavailable until further notice.
POMC is an organization that offers emotional support and information about surviving the loss of a loved one to murder.
The New Hampshire chapter, once in Concord, NH, has closed. The Merrimack Valley Chapter meets in Lowell, MA, every second Tuesday of the Month; 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Saints Medical Center, Residence Building, Stackpole Street, Lowell, MA.
For contact information, please visit the national web site.
Alive Alone
A web site for parents who've lost their only child or all of their children.
The Official Web Site of Alan Pedersen
Singer/Songwriter and member of The Compassionate Friends.
After the death of his daughter, Mr. Pedersen began writing songs to help him with his journey through grief. Alan now speaks and plays his music for churches and grief organizations around the country. Mr. Pedersen has visited out chapter of TCF on a number of occasions; it has been stated that one of his songs, 'I Know You By Heart (I Chase Butterlies)', was inspired by his visit to our 2nd annual Butterfly Garden Social in 2005.
If you would like to learn more about Mr. Pedersen and his music, please visit his website.
The Sibling Connection
A web site for anyone that has lost a brother or sister.
A site created by a psychotherapist with experience in sibling loss (both professionally and personally). Others who've experienced sibling loss during childhood, adolescence, and/or adulthood may also find useful information here.
Twinless Twins Support Group International
Serving in support of twins (all multiple births) who suffer from the loss of companionship of their twin through death or estrangement.
An organization offering support to twinless twins. Members provide support to one another thhrough various communication mediums as well as annual conferences.