Who is Served

Group Name

Meeting Place

Sponsor

Contact

Informational Notes

Adult
Whose Family Member or Friend has died

After Care Support Group

Crown Point Retirement Center
2820 S 80 Street
Omaha

Heafey-Heafey Hoffman-Dworak-Cutler Mortuaries
www.heafeyheafey.com

Sharon Zehnder
391-3900

2nd Sunday of each month
6:00 p.m.
[Excption for Holidays]

Venice Inn
6920 Pacific St
Omaha

Heafey-Heafey Hoffman-Dworak-Cutler Mortuaries
www.heafeyheafey.com

Sharon Zehnder
391-3900

Wednesday each week
11:30 a.m.
Ask for Heafey table

The Center
714 S. Main St
Council Bluffs

Heafey Hoffman, Dowark and Cutler Mortuaries
www.heafeyheafey.com

Rev. Dick Sladky
712-322-7779

2nd & 4th Thursday of each month
4:30-6:00 p.m.

Bereavement and Support Group

The Leukemia and Lymphona Society
call for location

The Leukemia and Lymphona society

Tonya Schroeder, RN
402-344-2242

Meets Saturday, 10 a.m. for 6 weeks

Bereavement Support

John A. Gentleman Chapel
1010 North 72 Street
Omaha

John A. Gentleman Mortuary
www.johnagentleman.com

Rosemary Brownrigg
391-1664

Wednesday
6 week program
2:00 p.m.

John A. Gentleman Chapel
14151 Pacific Street
Omaha

John A. Gentleman Mortuary
www.johnagentleman.com

Rosemary Brownrigg
391-1664

Thursday
six-week program
7:00 p.m.

John A. Gentleman Memorial Planning Center
36th Street & Highway 370
Bellevue

John A. Gentleman Mortuary
www.johnagentleman.com

Rosemary Brownrigg
391-1664

Tuesday
6-week program
7:00 p.m.

Bereavement Support Group

St. Columbkille
200 East 6 Street
Papillion

St. Columbkille

Deacon Lauber
402-339-3285

3rd Thursday of each month
Parish Office Meeting Room
7:00 PM

Bereavement Support Group
(6 Week)

St. Andrews Episcopal Church
925 S 84 Street

Methodist Hospital

Mo McAndrews, R.L.M.H.A.
402-391-3900 or
Ruth or Andrea from visiting Nursed Association
402-930-4261 or
Jan or Mary from Alegent
402-898-8150

6 week sessions in the fall and spring.  Pre-registration is required.  Please call for dates and times.

Adult
Whose Family Member or Friend has died

EMBRACE

Mary Our Queen
Kenny Center
Church Conference Room
enter main door on the South side and follow signs

Mary Our Queen
3405 So 118 St
Omaha Ne

Mary Ann Vail
333-8662

2nd Tuesday of each month
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Provides the opportunity for the grieving person to gain: hope and understanding

Grief Recovery Group

Nebraska Medical Center

Nebraska Medical Center

Pastoral Care Department
552-3219

Meet on the first Wednesday evening of the month at 7:00 p.m.

Grief Share

Faith Westwood Church
4814 Oak Lane

Faith Westwood Methodist Church

895-3394

Call for more info.

Grief Support Group

Fremont Medical Center
450 East 23 St
Fremont

Fremont Medical Center

Rev. Joe Brown
402-727-3663
jbrown@famc.org

Sessions offered Quarterly
Weekly for 4 weeks
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Please call for dates.

Grief Recovery Outreach Program

Call for location

Kahler-Dolce Mortuary &
Crosby-Kunold-Burket-Swanson-Golden Funeral Home

Mary Pat Pilmaier
339-3232

1st Tuesday in November
Open seminar - No Cost
Following every Tuesday for 10-weeks
Cost $10.00/session/person.
Call to Register

P.O.S.T.
[Parents of
Suicide Together]

St. Andrews Episcopal Church
925 S 84 Street

P.O.S.T.

Loriane Peck
402-496-0309

2nd Tuesday of the month
7:00 p.m.

PULSE: People uniting, lending support and encouragement

Call for location

Sadie Bankston
402-706-1861

SOS
Surviors of Suicide

Omaha
Call for location

SOS

Fred Henninger
558-4616

3rd Tuesday of the month
For family & friends of suicide victims

Adult
Whose Family Member or Friend has died

Surviving Bereavement: Life Continues

Holling Education Center
Immanuel
6901 N 72nd St

Alegent

Linda Dempsey
572-2933

Thursday
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Spring and Fall. 6-week series.  $20.00

Walking Through The Valley of Darkness

Crown Point Retirement Center
2080 South 80th Street
(off West Center Frontage Road)

Heafey Hoffman, Dowark and Cutler Mortuaries

Mo McAndrews, R.L.M.H.A.
391-3900

2nd and 4th Tuesday
10:00 p.m.– 11:30 a.m.
www.heafeyheafey.com

St Vincent Catholic Church
Family Room
14330 Eagle Run Drive
2 Blocks South of Maple Street

Heafey Hoffman, Dowark and Cutler Mortuaries

Laurie Jones, L.M.H.A.
391-3900

1st and 3rd Monday
6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
www.heafeyheafey.com

Ray of Hope
Surviors of Suicide

Our Savior's Lutheran
40th & C Street
Lincoln Ne

Ray of Hope

Jennifer & Gary
402-477-8610 or

Delmary
488-3827

1st & 3rd Mondays of each month
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
For family & friends of suicide victims

Tree of Memories
Ritual of Remembrance

Crossroads

Omaha Grief Support Network

Kathy England
292-1312

November - December
A Ritual of Remembrance

Widows and Widowers Support Group & Socialization

Beginning Experience Weekend Retreat

Held at Archdiocese Retreat Center - Omaha, Immaculata Retreat Center - Norfolk, St. Benedict Center - Schuyler

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

2007 Dates
April 20-22 - Norfolk
August 10-12 - Omaha
November 9-11 - Schuyler
Pre-registraton is required
Cost is $100 [includes lodging, 5 meals and materials]

Coping

Various Locations in the Metro Area

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

Spring - Summer - Fall - Winter
7:00 p.m.– 9:00p.m.
6-week series.
Presentation, reflection and small group sharing
Includes Widowed & Divorced
Sharing group is loss specific

THEOS
(They Help Each Other Spiritually)

First Presbyterian Church of the Cross
1517 S 114th St

Heafey-Heafey Hoffman

Marge Torpey
391-2971

2nd Monday of each month
7:00 p.m.
Speaker, Social activities

Widowed, Separated & Divorce of Columbus

St. Isidore Convent
1782 38 Ave
Columbus, NE

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

4th Sunday of each month
7:00 p.m.
Spiritual, Educational, Friendship & Social Activities

Widowed, Separated & Divorce of Fremont

Pizza Hut
1781 East 23 St
Fremont, NE

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

2nd Sunday of each month
6:00 p.m.
Spiritual, Educational, Friendship & Social Activities

Widowed, Separated & Divorce of Norfolk

Knights of Columbus Hall
105 Elm St
Norfolk, NE

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

3rd Sunday of each month
7:30 p.m.
Spiritual, Educational, Friendship & Social Activities

Widowed, Separated & Divorce of Omaha

St. James Parish Center
9212 Tomahawk Blvd

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

2nd Tuesday of each month
7:30 p.m.
Spiritual, Educational, Friendship & Social Activities

Young Widows and Widowers

St. Patrick & St. Francis de Sales
Parish Hall, Battle Creek

Nancy Flinn
402-675-1020
nancy@theredkitchen.com

Meets Monthly - call for time and location

Widows and Widowers Support Group & Socialization

Young Widows and Widowers

Garden Café
Party Room
Rockbrook Village
Omaha

Marlene Jennum
397-8876

1st Thursday of each month
6:30 p.m. for a dinner meeting.
Also offered: group activities and newsletter.
Call for more information.

For The Children

Children ages 4-19 who are adjusting to a death

Living With Loss Too

Children's Hospital
8200 Dodge Stree

Children's Hospital

Dale Wratchford
402-955-5661

7 week program meets spring & fall, Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. -  8:30 p.m. for children who have experienced the loss of a sibling

Rainbow Program

Various schools in the Metro Area

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

12-week program offered in area schools and facilitated by trained volunteers.

Ted E Bear Hollow: A Center for Grieving Children and their families

Ted E Bear Hollow
11929 Elm Street

Ted E Bear Hollow
www.tedebearhollow.org

Sarah Atchison
502-2773

2nd Saturday each month
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
8-week support group series
Ted E Bear Hollow: Teen Camp [ages 13-19] overnight &
Kids Kamp, a 1-day camp held in the Spring and Tinsel and Tears held in the Fall, to help grieving children, teens and their parents.

Who Am I Now?

Summer Only - June 20, 2007
St. Leo - 102 Blondo

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

6-week coping program
Registration is required
Cost: $10.00 individual; $15.00 family

Young Adult Beginning Experience

Various Retreat Centers

Family Life Office
Archdiocese of Omaha

Pat Seier
557-5514

March and November
Weekend Retreat for young adults high school age and older

Children of Parent with Cancer

Just for Kids
[ages 5-12]

Bergan Mercy Hospital
7500 Mercy Road
Conference Room

Alegent

Cindy Bang
332-4420 (evenings)

1st and 3rd Tuesdays
6:00 - 7:15 p.m.
Call before attending

Teen Connection
[ages 13-18]

Bergan Mercy Hospital
7500 Mercy Road
Conference Room

Alegent

Lori Simpson
398-6267

1st and 3rd Thursday
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Call before attending
www.alegent.com

Parents Who Experience a Child's death

HOPE – Helping Other Parents Endure
Miscarriage, Newborn or neo-natal death

Mandy Christensen
933-8787 or
Debbie Lhotak
733-5797

Like to Like
Resource support

Living With Loss

Children's Hospital
8200 Dodge Stree

Children's Hospital

Dale Wratchford
402-955-5661

7 week program meets spring & fall, Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. -  8:30 p.m.

Memorare

St. Robert Bellarmine Church
119th and Pacific
Omaha

St. Robert Bellarmine Church

Margaret Johnson
402-553-5070 or
Mary Anne Kellogg
402-334-8519.

A support group for mothers who have experienced the death of a child, meets on the first Saturday of each month for Mass at 8:30 a.m., followed by coffee at a member's home.

Parents Who Have Outlived Their Children

St. Columbkille
200 East 6 Street
Papillion

St. Columbkille

Deacon Lauber
402-339-3285

1st Thursday of each month
Parish Office Meeting Room
7:00 PM

Pregnancy and Newborn Loss Support Group

Methodist Hospital
Health West
16120 W Dodge Road

Methodist Hospital

Ken Road
354-4016

3rd Thursday of each month
7:00 p.m.

Share
Miscarriage, stillbirth or neo-natal death

Private residence
621 Arnold
Council Bluffs

SHARE
www.nationalshareoffice.com
Newsletter and borchure available at this site

Peggy Golden
712-322-4464

1st Wednesday of each month
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Call before attending
Lay facilitators

SIDS Support Group

NE SIDS FOUNDATION
3170 Arcadia Ave
Omaha NE 68111

NE SIDS Foundation
www.firstcandle.org
www.sidscenter.org

Kate Hegarty
935-1911
email: nesids@phonet.com

Call for more information

The Compassionate Friends

New Cassel Retirement Center
900 N 90 St
Auditorium Level 2

The Compassionate Friends
www.compassionatefriends.org

571-4011
tchomaha@hotmail.com
www.tcfomaha.org

1st Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m.

Parents Affected by Babies Who Have Been Shaken

PROGRESSIONS - A shaken Baby Support Group

Debbie Phelps
339-7075 or
Nataley Hadley
399-0759

Like to Like
Resource support
Call for information

Available to speak to High School groups about Shaken Baby

Bereavement Resource Center
Help for support groups

The Centering Corporation Grief Resource Center

7230 Maple St

The Centering Corpration
www.centering.org
www.i-remember.org
www.fireinmyheart.org
www.griefresources.com
www.griefdigest.org

553-1200

A well respected world-wide grief resource center
Over 500 grief resources
Open to the public

Pet Loss

Pet Loss Support

Humane Society
8929 Fort St

Humane Society

Kerri Ecklebe
Director of Education
402-444-7800 Ext 214
Kecklebe@nehumanesociety.org

1st Saturday of each month 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Single Parenting

Love & Logic

Call for location

Brenda Martin
935-0815
cbknqmartin@cox.net

6-week program for parents interested in raising responsible, respectful kids using practical techniques effective for all ages
Cost to attend sessions

Call for information or
to host program at your location

Parenting and Stepparenting Education

One Professional Square
10824 Old Mill Road
Suite 21

Gary Lehmer, M.S.W., L.C.S.W.
330-6060

Call for dates of the following two programs:
Buiding Healthy Step-Families
7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m - 4 weeks &
Systematic Training for Effective Parenting [STEP}
7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m - 5 weeks
Cost: $70/individual-$110/couple

Parenting Class
for parents 25 years old and older

Child Saving Institue
115 South 46 Street
Omaha

Child Saving Institue

Susana Frydman
553-6000

Class offered year-a-round
10 week to complete the series
Love & Logic progam with additional information
Certificate upon completion
Cost: Sliding Scale

Single Parent Group

Creighton Prep
School Chapel entrance off of East parking lot

Creighton Prep

Fr. Bill Doran
393-1190

2nd Sunday of each Month
10:00 a.m. Mass
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. program

Solo Parenting

St. Wenceslaus
15353 Pacific St

St. Wenceslaus Church

Mary Stieren
 697-7514

3rd Thursday of the month
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Socailizing and sharing for parents-single for any reason

Young Parenting Group
for parents 24 and younger

Child Saving Institue
115 South 46 Street
Omaha

Child Saving Institue

Kyiia Clark
553-6000

10 week session
Cost: Fee for book $15.00

Home Based Services are also availble

Visitation Arrangement

Owens & Assocate

402-455-1118

Arranges court ordered visitations. Evaluating the possibility of handling private but at this time only working with the court or state

Visinet

11836 Arbor
Omaha, NE  68144

9706 Mockingbird Dr
Omaha, NE  68127

visinetinc.net

Tracy Horton
402-898-8881

402-344-8881

Arranges private and court ordered visitations.