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Local Grief Resources
We attempt to update this list on a regular basis, but it is always possible that there will be a change in between reviews. If you become aware of a change that is needed, please be so kind as to bring it to our attention.
NHC Healthcare
Brian Moorhouse, Administrator
200 Austin Graybill Road
P. O. Box 7979
North Augusta, SC 29841
(803) 278-4272 |
Hitchcock Hospice
Cathy Cole, Chaplain
690 Medical Park Drive
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 643-0001 X-229 |
Jack Hasty, Pastoral Care Assistant
First Baptist Church, Aiken
120 Chesterfield Street
P. O. Box 3157
Aiken, SC 29802
(803) 648-5476 |
Aiken-Augusta Psychotherapy & Couns.
1359 Silver Bluff Road
Aiken, SC 29803
(803) 649-6562 |
St. Joseph Hospice
681 Silver Bluff Road
Aiken, SC 29803
(803) 641-8220 |
Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center
1135 Gregg Highway
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 641-7700 |
Hitchcock Hospice
Dee Dee Appel, Dir. of Home Health
690 Medical Park Drive
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 643-0001 |
Center for Behavioral Medicine
Dr. Ron Paolini
1310 Pine Log Road
Aiken, SC 29803
(803) 649-1866 |
Palmetto Health Home Care
Drew Royal, Hospice Supv.
P. O. Box 7275
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 296-3111 |
Bill Trezza, Family Therapist
215 Barnwell Avenue
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 642-5480 |
Hospice Care of Tri-County
Elaine Metzger, Dir. Family Services
111 Executive Point Boulevard
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 750-8697 |
Julia Westbrook, Family Therapist
141 Greenville Street
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 648-2052 |
The Reverend Riley Hammond
City of Aiken, Volunteer Chaplain
1516 Highland Park Drive
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 641-1471 |
John Bradley, PhD
215 Barnwell Avenue N.W.
Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 649-0089 |
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Gary Powell
Pastoral Counselor for Millbrook and Cedar Creek Churches
176 East Pine Log Road
Aiken, SC 29803
(803) 648-4167 |
Support Groups
St. Joseph Hospice Bereavement
Support Group
4th Monday of each month
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
South Aiken Presbyterian Church |
St. Joseph Hospice Widows and Widowers Support Group
2nd Tuesday of each month
6:30 p.m.
Golden Corral Restaurant |
Butterflies Bereavement Support Group for Children
Meets quarterly, contact Cathy Cole at
(803) 643-0001 X-229 for date of next meeting |
Hitchcock Hospice "Lunch Bunch"
Adult Bereavement Support Group
3rd Friday of each month 12:00 noon
Dining Room #A at Aiken Regional Medical Center
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Grief's Journey Educational Support
Group - 2 times per year - Tuesdays
for one month at 6:30 p.m. Meets at Hitchcock Rehabilitation Center.
Pre-Registration is required.
Contact Cathy Cole at (803) 643-0001 X-229. |
National Grief-Related Support/Charitable Organizations
A.L.S. Association*
21021 Ventura Blvd., Suite 321
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(800) 782-4747
Alzheimer's Association*
919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 335-8700
American Association of Retired Persons
Grief/Loss Programs
601 E. St.
Washington, DC 20049
(202) 434-2260
(For widowed and bereaved adults.)
American Association of Suicidology
4201 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 310
Washington, DC 20049
American Cancer Society*
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329
(800) ACS-2345
American Foundation for AIDS
Research*
733 3rd Ave., 12th Floor
New York, NY 10017
(212) 682-7440 ext. 210
American Heart Association*
7320 Greenville Ave.
Dallas, TX 75231
(800) 527-6941
American Hospice Foundation
1130 Connecticut, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 223-0204
Email:ahf@msn.com
American Kidney Fund*
6110 Executive Blvd., Suite 1010
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 638-8299
American Liver Foundation
1425 Pomptom Ave.
Cedar Grove, NJ 07009-1000
(800) 233-0179
American Lung Association*
1740 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(800) LUNG-USA
American SIDS Institute*
2480 Windy Hill Rd. Suite 380
Marietta, GA 30067
(800) 232-SIDS
Association for Death Education and Counseling
342 Main St.
West Hartford, CT 06117-2507
(860) 586-7503
Bereavement Services/RTS
Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center
1910 South Ave.
La Crosse, WI 54601
(608) 791-4747 or
(800) 362-9567 Ext. 4747
Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation*
7910 Woodmont Ave.
Suite 460
Bethesda, MD 20814
(800) 366-2223
(301) 657-8401
The Center for Loss and Life Transition
3735 Broken Bow Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970) 226-6050
Fax (970) 226-6051
Center for Loss in Multiple Birth
(CLIMB) Inc.*
P.O. Box 1064
Palmer, AK 99645
(907) 746-6123
(907) 274-7029
The Compassionate Friends*
PO Box 3696
Oak Brook, IL 60522-3696
(630) 990-1010
(Supports families who have experienced the death of a child)
Concerns of Police Survivors
(COPS)
PO Box 3199
Camdenton, MO 65020
(314) 346-4911
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation*
6931 Arlington Road
Bethesda, MD 20014
(800) 344-4823
In Loving Memory*
1416 Green Run Lane
Reston, VA 20190
(703) 435-0608
(Dedicated to helping parents cope with the loss of their only child or all of their children.)
International THEOS Foundation
322 Blvd. of the Allies
Suite 105
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-3510
(412) 471-7770
(international widows and widowers group)
Leukemia Society of America*
2900 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 419
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 960-1100
The Living Bank
Organ and Tissue Donation
Box 6725
Houston, TX 77265
(800) 528-2971
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Of America*
100 Charendon Ave., Suite 2200
Phoenix, AZ 85013
(602) 279-9474
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March of Dimes Birth
Defects Association*
1275 Marnaroneck Ave.
White Plains, NY 10605
(800) 453-3816
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Victim Assistance Program
511 E John Carpenter Freeway
Suite 700
Irving, TX 75062
(800) GET-MADD
Muscular Dystrophy Association*
3300 E. Sunrise Dr.
Tucson, AZ 85718
(520) 529-2000
National AIDS Fund
1400 "I" St., NW, Suite 1220
Washington, DC 20005-2208
(202) 408-4848
National Catholic Ministry
To the Bereaved
606 Middle Ave.
Elyria, OH 44035
(216) 323-6262
National Donor Family Council
C/o National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd St.
New York, NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
(212) 889-2210
(For Families of those who died and became
Organ and/or tissue donors.)
National Hospice Organization*
1901 N. Moore St., Suite 901
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 243-5900
(800) 658-8898
Parents of Murdered Children Inc.
(POMC)
100 E. Eighth St., B41
Cincinnati, OH 45202
(513) 721-5683
(888) 818-POMC
Pen-Parents Inc.
PO Box 8738
Reno, NV 89507
(702) 826-7332
(Support network designed for grieving parents
and grandparents providing a pen-pal type service.)
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center
1421 E Wayzata Blvd., Suite 30
Wyzata, MN 55391
(612) 473-9372
(Provides support, resources and education
On miscarriage, still birth and infant death.)
Ray of Hope
PO Box 2323
Iowa City, IA 52244
(319) 337-9890
(For survivors of those who died from suicide.)
Salvation Army National
Headquarters*
615 Slaters Ln.
PO Box 269
Alexandria, VA 22313
(703) 684-5500
SHARE Pregnancy & Infant Loss
Support Inc.
St. Joseph's Health Center
300 1st Capitol Dr.
St. Charles, MO 63001
(800) 821-6891
(314) 947-6164
(For families who have experienced the death
of a baby due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or neonatal death.)
SIDS Alliance*
1314 Bedford Ave., Suite 210
Baltimore, MD 21208
(800) 221-7437
(410) 653-8226
Society of Military Widows
5535 Hempstead Way
Springfield, VA 22151
(703) 750-1342
TBI/Tissue Banks International*
815 Parks Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(800) 756-4824
Tragedy Assistance Program for
Survivors Inc. (TAPS)
PO Box 242032
Anchorage, AK 99524
(907) 272-TAPS
(800) 959-TAPS
United Cerebral Palsy
Association*
1660 L St. NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 776-04006
(800) USA-5UCP
Wings of Lights Inc.
16845 N. 29th Ave., Ste 1
Phoenix, AZ 85053
(800) 613-8531
(Support and information network for
aircraft accident survivors and others
directly affected by avaition accidents.)
| *Denotes a national charitable organization.
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