The following local support groups are available to people who may be struggling with loss or other hardships. Your funeral director can offer additional information at your request.

The following grief counseling and support groups are available in our region. These organizations offer help to people who have experienced loss through death. Your funeral director can offer additional information at your request.

Widowed Friends
provides support for widowed men and women of all ages to cope with the loss of their spouse, experience spiritual growth and complete their healing journey. Widowed Friends is a faith-based ministry formed under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Detroit, office for Family Life. 

Visit www.widowedfriends.org for more information.

The Compassionate Friends
Grief support after the death of a child for bereaved parents, siblings, and relatives, Troy Chapter #1911: www.geocities.com/tcf-troy

Friends Supporting Parents
Support after neo-natal death, stillbirth and miscarriage at St. Thomas Lutheran Church, Sterling Heights: 586-323-9242 or 888-301-8001.

Tomorrow's Child 
Support for infant losses: www.tomorrowschildmi.org/ or 517-485-7437 or 800-331-7437.

Handling Emotional Loss of Pregnancy
Support for miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn loss at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Oakland, Pontiac: 248-858-3526.

Sandcastles 
Support for children and their families after the death of a family member or friend through Hospices of Henry Ford Health Systems: www.aboutsandcastles.org/ or (313)874-6881.

Parents of Murdered Children
www.pomc.com/metrodetroit/index.html or www.pomc.org or 248-360-9642.