Support Groups
Our current offerings are...
- Bridge of Hope: An adult grief group intended for those who have recently experienced the death of someone special. This group will meet for 6 sessions.
Please contact Sue Rankin at DeKalb County Hospice 815-756-3000 for more information or to register.
- Daytime Group (1 - 2:30 pm) - January 23, 30 & February 6, 13, 20, 27
- Evening Group (6 - 7:30 pm) - March 14, 21, 28 & April 4, 11, 18
- Pathways (Sandwich): an adult grief group intended for those who have recently experienced the death of someone special. This group meets in Sandwich for 6 sessions. Please contact Denise Curran at 815-786-3990
for more information or to register.
- Evening Group
(6:30 - 8 pm) -
March 5, 19 & April 2, 16, 30 & May 14
- Evening Group
(6:30 - 8 pm) -
March 5, 19 & April 2, 16, 30 & May 14
- Lunch Bunch: intended for widows/widowers who would like to reach out to others walking a similar path. There are three monthly lunch groups to choose from: the first Tuesday in Sandwich at 12:30, the second Wednesday in Sycamore at Noon, and the fourth Tuesday in DeKalb at Noon. Please call for location, 815.756.3000 or 815.786.3990.
- First Friday Friends Club: A children's grief group intended for children grades 1st through 8th. This group meets in Sycamore on a monthly schedule throughout the school year beginning October 2011. Registration is required and space is limited. Please contact Sue Rankin at 815-756-3000 for more information or to register.
- Kids' Connection: a grief group for children grades 1-8 who have experienced the death of a loved one. Kids' Connection meets during the school year at St. Paul's Parish Center, Sandwich from 4 - 5 pm every other week. Sessions will start in October 2011 and will conclude in May 2012. Registration is required and space is limited. Please call 815-786-3990 for more information or to register.
- Compassionate Friends' Worldwide Candle Lighting©: is held each year to honor and remember those children who have died no matter the age. A local service will be held on December 11, 2011 in DeKalb. Please contact Sue Rankin for more information 815-756-3000.
Please call 815-756-3000 or e-mail Sue Rankin to register and for more information on these groups and others in the area.
