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BEREAVEMENT
Name of Group:
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Starting Times:Compassionate Friends
Wesson Memorial Unit
140 High Street
Springfield
413-784-5569
Kathy Varner
3rd Wednesday of the month, 7:30-9:30 pm
Carmichael Conference Room, C Level
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Center of Hope
86 Court Street
Westfield
413-562-0110
Tuesdays, 2 pm
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Church of Christ
Granby
413-467-7669
4th Wednesday of the month, 7 pm
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Starting Times:Survivors of Homicide Victims
Daniel A. Larson Foundation
P. O. Box 704
South Hadley, Ma 01075
413-533-6303
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Starting Times:Forastiere Support Groups
Forastiere Funeral Homes
413-733-5311
Lila Forastiere
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Starting Times:Friends of the Grieving
Saint Patrick's Church
South Hadley
413-536-1592 or 413- 532-3024
2nd Tuesday of the month, 7:30 pm
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Starting Times:Living Again
Chicopee Senior Center
7 Valley View Court
Chicopee
413-592-7774 or 413-534-3698
4th Tuesday of the month, 1:30-3 pm
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Starting Times:Massachusetts Sids Center
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield
800-641-7437
1st Monday of the month, 7:30 pm
Tom Carr Room
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Starting Times:Parents of Murdered Children
413-783-4326
Ruth Mathieu
Last Friday of the month, 7 pm
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Starting Times:Post Homicide Family Support Program
Child Guidance Clinic
110 Maple Street
Springfield
413-732-7419
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Staint Stanislaus Basilica of Chicopee
120 Springfield Street
Chicopee
413-592-2786 or 413-594-6444
1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 3 pm
Assumption Convent
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Starting Times:Grieving Parents
Saint Stanislaus Basilica of Chicopee
120 Springfield Street
Chicopee
413-592-2786 or 413-594-6444
Sr Mary D'Angelo
3rd Tuesday of the month, 7 pm
Assumption Convent
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Sampson Bereavement Center
Variety of Support Groups Offered
Call 413-782-5226
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Starting Times:Share
Baystate Medical Center
Springfield
413-784-5569
2nd Wednesday of the month, 7:30-9:30 pm
West Springfield Room
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Starting Times:Survivors of Suicide
Forastiere-Smith Funeral Home
East Longmeadow
413-734-9139
1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 7:30-9 pm
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United Church of Christ
487 Western Avenue
Westfield
413-568-1561 or 413-568-7674
3rd Thursday of the month, 3:30 pm
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Starting Times:Begin the Healing
Sampson Family Bereavement Center
136 Dwight Road
Longmeadow
413-782-5226
Wednesdays, 6:30 pm
1st, 3rd (5th) of the month - Grief Support Group
2nd of the month - Widows and Widowers
4th of the months - Parents and Siblings
CANCER
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Starting Times:Cancer Support Group
Mercy Hospital
Springfield
413-748-9453
Mondays, 7 pm, Deliso Conference Center
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Starting Times:Cancer Support Group
Mary Lane Hospital
Ware
413-967-6211
3rd Tuesday of the month, 5:30-6:30 pm, Community Health Information Center, Conference Room
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Starting Times:Cancer Support Group
Wing Memorial Hospital
Palmer
413-284-5251
2nd Monday of the month, 6:30 pm
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Starting Times:Cancer Support Group
Holyoke Hospital
Holyoke
413-534-2526
2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month,
3:30-5 pm (Main Conference Room)
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Starting Times:Cancer Support Group
Florence Congregational Church
130 Pine Street
Florence
413-582-2028
Every other Wednesday, 7-8:30 pm
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Starting Times:Center of Hope
Noble Hospital
Westfield
Specialized support groups for cancer patients and their families
Call 413-562-0110
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Starting Times:
Community Center for Cancer Support
369 Main Street
Agawam
413-821-6990
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Starting Times:Breast Cancer
Center of Hope
86 Court Street
Westfield
413-562-0110
Wednesdays, 7 pm, Noble Hospital
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Contact Person:
Starting Times:Prostate Cancer
Holyoke Hospital Auditorium
413-599-1791
Tom Garvey
2nd Wednesday of Every month, 7-9 pm
CAREGIVERS
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Phone:
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Starting Times:Family and Friends of Cancer Patients
Church of the Apostles
Belchertown
413-253-3133
2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month, 7 pm
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Starting Times:Persons Caring for Elderly Parent,
Relative or Friend
Springfield Area
413-787-6124
3rd Thursday of the month
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Starting Times:Adults Caring for Person with HIV or Aids
Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice of Pioneer Valley
Springfield
413-781-5070, Extension 4417
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 5-6:30 pm
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Starting Times:Caregivers Group
Mary Lane Hospital
Ware
413-967-6211
1st Tuesday of the month, 5:30-6:30 pm,
Community Health Information Center
Conference Room
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Starting Times:Caregivers Group
Springfield Council On Aging
Springfield
413-787-6124
3rd Thursday of the month
CHEMICAL ABUSE
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Starting Times:Dickinson Programs
Cooley Dickinson Hospital
Variety of specialized support groups for those recovering from substance abuse
Call 413-582-2421
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Contact Person:
Starting Times:Nar-Anon
Olympus Specialty Hospital
State Street
Springfield
Thursdays, 7:30 pm
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Starting Times:Narcotics Anonymous
Springfield area
For meetings call 413-538-7479
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Starting Times:Nicotine Anonymous
Trinity United Methodist Church
Sumner Avenue
Springfield
Mondays, 6 pm
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Starting Times:Nicotine Anonymous
Providence Hospital
1233 Main Street
Holyoke
413-538-8104
Alma
Saturdays, 10-11 am
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Starting Times:Parents Group
Providence Hospital
1233 Main Street
Holyoke
413-493-2032
Karen Walsh
Wednesdays, 7-9 pm
CO-DEPENDENCE
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Phone:
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Starting Times:Co-Dependents Anonymous
First Church in Northampton
129 Main Street
Northampton
Sundays, 7 pm
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Starting Times:Co-Dependents Anonymous
Genesis Center
Westfield
413-568-2875
Joe
Mondays, 7:30 pm
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Starting Times:Co-Dependents Anonymous
Griswold Center
Wright Street
Palmer
Thursdays, 7-8:30 pm
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Contact Person:
Starting Times:Co-Dependents Anonymous
Westfield Boys & Girls Club
28 West Silver Street
Westfield
Peg, 413-562-7701
Doris, 413-568-4301
Thursdays, 9:30 am
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Starting Times:Co-Dependents for Women
Staint Andrew's Episcopal Church
335 Longmeadow Street
Longmeadow
413-786-1719
Anne
Fridays, 7:30 pm
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Starting Times:Co-Dependents for Women
Smith College
306 Seyle Hall
Northampton
Tuesdays, 7-8:30 pm
Westfield, Massachusetts
Email: networld@westfield-ma.com