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Local Grief Support Groups
 Grieving
Children
Loss of an Infant
Bereaved Parents
Loss of a Loved One
For the Single Again
Grieving Children
- Camp Hope
Becky Loy
715-341-0076
Weekend retreats providing one on one grief counseling and therapeutic activities for children ages 6-16 who have experienced the loss of a parent, sibling, grandparent, or friend. These retreats are at no cost to the campers. The Lion’s Club Camp, where the retreats are held, is located in Rosholt, Wisconsin.
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Loss of an Infant
- Children’s Service Society
2420 Stewart Square
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: 715-845-1861 Long Distance callers may call collect
Fax: 715-848-2959
Ms. Sandy Stetzer, SIDS Regional Program Coordinator.
Services Offered: Bereavement counseling and support group for families who have lost an infant (up to 12 months old), due to a sudden and unexpected cause. Affiliated with Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee. Hmong interpreter is available.
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Fees: Free of Charge
Accommodations for Disabilities: Building is free from steps and curbs. Doorways and hallways are at least 36" wide. Restrooms and elevators accommodate wheelchairs. Someone is available to read information one-on-one with clients.
Service Area: Northern and Central Wisconsin.
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- Support after Infant Death (SAID)
Children’s Service Society
705 South 24th Avenue
Wausau, WI 54401
Dora Gorski– 715-843-1877
Meetings: second Tuesday of every month at 7 pm at St. Clare’s Hospital
Services Offered: A support system for parents who have experienced the death of a child under the age of two through miscarriage, stillbirth, or early infant death. Includes counseling and referral.
Service Area: Wausau and surrounding areas.
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Bereaved Parents
- The Compassionate Friends
WauMara Chapter
1510 Steuben Street
Wausau, WI 54403-5167
Ms. Sue Fox
Phone: 715-845-5968
Long-Distance callers may call collect.
Services Offered: A self-help group offering friendship, understanding, support and help to bereaved parents. Meeting offers time for sharing, support, speakers, videos and discussions.
A separate Sibling Group meets at the same time as the Parent Group. It provides a safe, caring and understanding place where bereaved siblings (Age 13 through adult) can bring their pain and the complexity of their loss. The goal is to help the surviving siblings understand the grief process and how it affects their family and themselves after the death of a brother or sister. There is also a lending library of grief recovery books.
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- Parents of Murdered Children and Other
Survivors of Homicide Victim
Hank or Sharon Starkey – 608-273-0632
Volunteers help one another through monthly support group meetings. Also provides information and referral for people outside of the Madison Area
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Loss of a Loved One
- Adult Grief Class
Griefshare
Contact: Scott Trull at 359-4835
Highland Community Church, Wausau 842-5683
Services Offered: A non-denominational christian support group for people
grieving the loss of someone close to them. Each session includes a
video and small group discussion.
Hours: Meets alternate Thursdays 7 - 9 p.m. at Highland Community Church
Fees: None
Eligibility: Adults
Service Area: None
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- GriefShare
Contact: LaDon Lyon at 715-842-9487 or Lou Ann Dahlke at 715-845-3146
Christian Assembly Church
400 Grand Ave.
Wausau, WI 54403
A non-denominational group that features biblical teaching on grief and recovery topics.
Sessions will be held every Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2006 through Nov. 28, 2006 at 7:00 p.m.
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- Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Sponsored programs
"Mending Your Grief from the Inside Out"
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at The Plaza Hotel
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Cost $20
"Living With Grief: Before and After the Death"
Hospice Foundation of America Teleconference
12:30 - 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
UW Extension Offices
212 River Drive, Wausau
Contact: Mary at 261-1231 or your county's UW Extension Office
Learn from some of the nation's top professionals in the field of grief and bereavement.
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Healing Grief from the Inside Out
Meets 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Room 0-850 Aspirus Wausau Hospital
2007 Spring Series: Feb. 13, 20, 27 and March 13, 20, 27
2007 Fall Series: Sept. 11, 18, 25 and Oct. 2, 9, 16
No Charge
Live First, Grieve Second
Meets 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Room 0-850 Aspirus Wausau Hospital
2007 Tuesdays: May 22, 29, & June 5, 12
Annual Holiday Remembrance Program
"When the Holidays Hurt"
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The Rose Garden, Wausau
7 - 9 p.m.
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For the Single Again
- Marathon County Widows and Widowers (NAIM)
Contact: Jenny Tonelli
715-842-8096
Services Offered: A support group for widows and widowers, offering monthly meetings, planned social activities, outings, guest speakers, picnics, and a newsletter. Transportation is provided, if needed.
Meets the third Sunday of every month, at 500 Grand Avenue in Wausau
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