PROGRAMS

We offer a range of support groups and services to meet your unique needs during the difficult period of coping with loss. Unless indicated, the groups meet at the Good Grief Center, at 1610 5th Street in Wenatchee, WA. Please call the Center at 662-6069 for further information about any of these programs or services.

Children's Grief Night

This program provides a safe, caring environment for children and their families who are coping with the death of a family member. Trained volunteers assist.

It meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.

How do I know when my child is grieving?

Camp Erin for Children

The Good Grief Center of NCW is proud to announce in 2009 a partnership with The Moyer Foundation to provide a Camp Erin bereavement camp for grieving children. Wenatchee will be the 28th Camp Erin. The session will be held September 11th, 12th and 13th, 2009. The camp will be located at the YMCA camp on the north shore of Lake Wenatchee.

The camp will accommodate 20 children the first year. Please call the Good Grief Center at 509-662-6069 for additional information.

Learn more about the Moyer Foundation

Crisis Response Team

A roster of trained volunteers who respond when requested to schools, businesses and individual groups for a variety of grief issues.

Deployed Forces

This group meets the first and third Friday of every month at 6:00-7:30 p.m., beginning September 19, 2008. The group is for the spouses, children and parents of the deployed 41 members of Wenatchee's 161th Infantry National Guard. Modern technology enables families to connect with their soldiers via email, phone cards and video connections. The Deployed Forces group will allow families to connect with each other and other families.

When a solider goes to a war zone, their family is asked to be supportive by staying positive and keeping their morale up to allow the soldier to stay focused on his job -- coming home. Families have a need to voice fears, hopes, problems and solutions to issues they do not want to concern their deployed loved one with. The Deployed Forces group will provide a safe, confidential environment for families to come together to share those feelings.

If you would like to help the Center provide support to the families of deployed forces by volunteering or other means, call Linda Kearny at 662-6069.

Friends & Families of Victims of Violent Crimes

Led by Jim Huffman, this group supports people who are dealing with the aftermath of violent crime.

It meets the second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.

Grief Listeners

One-on-one listening and support.

Available every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Please call for an appointment.

Survivors of Suicide Loss Group

This program runs in 6 week sessions meeting Mondays at 6:30pm. This group is specifically for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Please call to pre-register and for additional information. *15.00 materials fee. Lead by trained volunteer facilitators. Please call for start date.

Read more about suicide survivors. Also read more at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Widowed Support Group

This program covers a wide variety of subjects in the 12 week session. Each evening has a specific subject ranging from understanding grief to the practical issues of financial, legal and insurance.

This group runs in a twelve week session on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited and registration is required. *30.00 materials fee. Call for details and start date.

Other Resources

The Good Grief Center maintains a library of useful books, publications and videos at the center.

Central Washington Hospital also has a library which is open to the general public. It is located in the hospital basement. Contact Susan Marshall, MLS, at (509) 662-1511 ext. 2446 for further information.

For more information about programs, email linda.kearny@goodgriefcenter.org

Program Schedule Calendar

week	Monday	Tuesday	Wed.	Thursday	Fri.
1	Survivors of Suicide Group 6:30 p.m. (6-week seasons)	Grief Listeners 1:30 p.m.- by appt. GGC board meeting 5:30 p.m.		Widowed Support 6:30 p.m. (12-week seasons)	Deployed Forces 6:00 p.m.
2	Survivors of Suicide Group 6:30 p.m. (6-week seasons)	Grief Listeners 1:30 p.m.- by appt. Children's Night Group 6:30 p.m.		Friends & Families- Victims of Violent Crimes 7:00 p.m. Widowed Support 6:30 p.m. (12-week seasons)
3	Survivors of Suicide Group 6:30 p.m. (6-week seasons)	Grief Listeners 1:30 p.m.- by appt.		Widowed Support (6:30 p.m. 12-week seasons)	Deployed Forces 6:00 p.m.
4	Survivors of Suicide Group 6:30 p.m. (6-week seasons)	Grief Listeners 1:30 p.m.- appt. Children's Night Group 6:30 p.m.		Widowed Support (6:30 p.m. 12-week seasons)