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You Are Not Alone.
Please feel free to join our support group
Welcoming new members is always such a mix of emotions. We are glad you found us, but we are sorry for the circumstances that bring us together. We understand your pain, and we hope that our unconditional friendship and support will help you through the grief. For some, the first few meetings can be rather overwhelming— especially if you are newly bereaved. We hope that anyone experiencing these feelings will return for just a couple more meetings and see if we don’t grow on you.
English & Spanish Support Group meetings are held at:
Patrick Hardesty Midtown Police Dept.
1100 S. Alvernon Way (N/W corner Alvernon & 22nd St)
Third Thursday of each month from 7:00- 9:00 PM
Upcoming support group meeting dates:
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
We are sorry for the circumstances that bring you to our group, but we hope that we can be of some assistance to you as you work through your grief. Our meetings are open to any survivor of a homicide victim: Parent, Brother, Sister, Son, Daughter, Cousin, Aunt, Uncle, Grandparent, or Friend. You are invited to attend our meetings each month. Nothing is required of you. There are no dues or fees and you need not speak a word.
Attending your first meeting takes courage, but most find it a comforting network of support, friendship, and understanding that only those who have been there can give. The meetings are a time for sharing stories, experiences and emotions. We share a common bond, so we are free to express any emotion: anger, sadness, frustration and sometimes even laughter.
We believe that our support groups facilitate a self-help response to grief. Over time, we expect that support group participants ultimately progress to a point where they no longer require the support group or to a point where their participation in the group is based more on offering support from their experience of overcoming their own personal challenges. The principal expectation of the support group is that each group member will progress and ultimately deal with or resolve their feelings and issues raised to the point where overwhelming feelings are no longer controlling their life.
Many survivors find that through helping others, they themselves grow stronger. Reaching out to others can help to soften our own pain. Making positive changes in our loved one’s memory creates a loving legacy.
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