Dealing with grief is not something you and/or your family must do alone. There are many support groups and agencies in the community to help you through what can be a difficult time.
Below are some of the organizations that offer grief support for adults, children, and widows/widowers. Support groups are also listed for those dealing with the death of a child, perinatal loss, or post abortion, as well as a loss through suicide, cancer or the loss of a pet.
Grief Support for Adults
Avenues
800-889-1098 or 717-782-2300
Pinnacle Health Hospice, Harrisburg
Bereavement and Grief Program
717-843-5011
Jewish Family Services, York
Families of Homicide Victims Support Group
717-854-3131 or hotline at 800-422-3204
Family Service Partners
717-845-6624
York
Grief Recovery Outreach (Kenworthy Funeral Home)
717-637-6259
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Hanover
GriefShare Chapter in York County
717-848-4293, x121
Living Word Community Church, Red Lion
Grief and Support Group at The Brethren Home Community
888-273-0935 or 717-845-8599
Brethren Home Community, New Oxford
Grief Support Group (Hospice Preferred Choice)
888-273-0935 or 717-845-8599
Grief Support Group
717-334-1235
Gettysburg Presbyterian Church
Heartland Hospice - First Tuesdays
717-840-1002
Heartland Hospice, York
Heartland Hospice - Life Beyond Loss
717-840-1002
Manor Care South, York
Hospice of Hanover and Spring Grove
800-422-3197 or 717-637-1227
VNA of Hanover & Spring Grove, Hanover
Hospice Services of York County
800-457-8351 or 717-846-9900
VNA of York County
In Between (Support Group for Young Adults)
717-699-1133
Olivia's House, York
Journeys
800-889-1098 or 717-782-2300
Pinnacle Health Hospice, Harrisburg
Pathways
1-800-889-1098
Pinnacle Health Hospice, Harrisburg
Pathways Center for Grief & Loss
717-391-2413
Hospice & Community Care
Phoenix
717-334-6208
The Lutheran Home, Gettysburg
Tomorrow's Hope
717-741-2319 or 717-244-3789
Toward Peace
717-359-4497
Calvary Assembly of God, Hanover
VNA Hospice Bereavement Support Group
717-637-1227
Visiting Nurse Association, Hanover
White Rose Bereavement
(717) 900-6871
Community Room at 998 S. Russell Street, York PA 17402
Grief Support for Children
Camp Dragonfly (Ages 6 to 12)
1-800-889-1098 in Harrisburg area
Pinnacle Health Hospice
Camp Mend A Heart (Ages 6 to 13)
717-391-2413
Hospice & Community Care
Grief Support Group
717-632-5118
Olivia's House, A Grief and Loss Center for Children
717-699-1133
Olivia's House, York
Pathways Center for Grief & Loss
717-391-2413
Hospice & Community Care
TLC (Together Laughing and Crying)
1-800-889-1098 in Harrisburg area
PinnacleHealth Hospice
Grief Support for the Death of a Child
York, PA Chapter of The Compassionate Friends
717-292-6046
Zion United Methodist Church, York
Frederick, MD Chapter of The Compassionate Friends
301-662-5511 or 301-662-4413
Trinity United Methodist Church, Frederick, MD
Infant Bereavement Services
800-673-2426, Ext 4653
Hanover Hospital, 3rd Floor, Meditation Room
Pathways Center for Grief & Loss
717-391-2413
Hospice & Community Care
Grief Support for Widows/Widowers
Bridges
800-889-1098 or 717-782-2300
Pinnacle Health Hospice, Harrisburg
New Beginnings
717-993-6914
Stewartstown United Methodist Church
Surviving Spouses Socials
717-843-8991 or 717-812-1413
Faith United Church of Christ, York
They Help Each Other Spiritually (THEOS) York, PA Chapter
717-846-0180
Bethany United Methodist Church, York
Widows Support Group
717-757-1887 or 717-755-8712
Yorkshire United Methodist Church, York
Grief Support for Perinatal Loss
EMPTY ARMS (Perinatal Loss Support Group)
717-870-0369
Apple Hill Medical Center, York
MISS - Baltimore, MD Chapter
443-849-2079 or 443-849-2308
Physicians Pavilion West,
Gyn Conference Room, 3rd Level,
Greater Baltimore Medical Center
MISS - Westminster, MD Chapter
410-833-2592 or 443-677-5904
Church of the Brethren, Westminster, MD
SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc.
Lancaster, PA Chapter
717-396-9613 or 717-291-7319
Lancaster General Health Campus, Lancaster
SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support, Inc
Mechanicsburg, PA Chapter
717-691-0943 or 717-558-9691
Seidle Hospital, Mechanicsburg
Post Abortion Support Groups
Conquerors Post Abortion Support Group
717-846-2384
Human Life Services, York
Suicide Support Groups
S.O.S. Support Group (Survivors of Suicide)
717-633-1227
St. Mark Lutheran Church, Hanover
Cancer Support Groups
Annual Memorial Service
717-741- 8100
A service held for families and friends of deceased cancer patients throughout the previous year.
Bereavement Support Group
849-5642
White Rose Hospice
Windows Through Grief
717-741-8100
Apple Hill Medical Center, York
Pet Loss Support Group
PetFriends Grief Counselor
www.petloss.com
