Additional Grief Support Resources

ANTIOCH

• Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Bereavement Services. Antioch. 510-295-4711.
  Hospice services and bereavement support for members and family of patients. Non-Kaiser members may attend.

• Mt. Diablo Medical Center, Grief Support Services. Concord. 925-674-2133.
  Professionally facilitated and peer facilitated support groups. Grief Correspondence Program provides a series of letters that are sent to a bereaved person each month for a year following a death. Sliding scale fees and donations.

• Pinole Widow/Widowers Support Group. 510-758-5696.
  Peer-facilitated support group for widows and widowers. Telephone counseling.

• John F. Kennedy Community Counseling Center. Pleasant Hill. 510-798-9240.
  Individual bereavement counseling. Sliding scale fees, $8-$40.

• Familias Unidas. Richmond. 510-412-5930.
  Grief support for HIV patients. Services provided in Spanish.

• Compassionate Friends, Contra Costa County Chapter. Walnut Creek. 925-284-2273.
  Counseling for parents grieving the death of a child. Grandparents and adult siblings are welcome. Meetings held in Richmond and Walnut Creek.

• Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek, Hospice Office. 510-295-4712; 510-259-4700.
  Hospice services and bereavement support for Kaiser members and their families. Non-Kaiser members may attend bereavement groups.

• Sibling Grief Support Group (Contra Costa). Walnut Creek. 925-935-5380.
  Monthly meeting for siblings age 14 to mid-30s to share feelings about the death of a brother or sister.

• St. John Vianney Bereavement Support Group. Walnut Creek. 510-939-7911.
  Bi-weekly peer-facilitated support groups for widows, widowers, and bereaved parents. Resource library.

• Widow and Widowers Network. Walnut Creek. 925-256-7952. wwnwc@aol.com
  Peer facilitated support groups and bereavement support for widows and widowers. Open to anyone. Referrals. Newsletter that provides helpful suggestions to widows and widowers (by subscription). Membership fee.

SAN RAFAEL

• Bereaved Parents USA, Marin County Chapter. San Rafael. 415-456-0626; 415-456-0906.
  Support group for parents who have experienced the death of a child. Free program.

• Compassionate Friends, Marin County Chapter. San Rafael. 415-457-3123.
  A volunteer-based self-help group for bereaved parents. Offers monthly peer facilitated support groups for bereaved parents and siblings. Free program.

SAN FRANCISCO

• Bay Area Jewish Healing Center. San Francisco. 415-750-4197.
  http://www.jewishhealingcenter.org/
  Rabbis providing Jewish spiritual care to the bereaved through direct service, education/training, and information/referral. Healing service each month. Offering cosponsored annual camp in May called “Grief and Growing: A Healing Weekend For Individuals and Families In Mourning.”

• Cancer Support Community. San Francisco. 415-648-9400. English, Cantonese, and Spanish fluency. Non-profit agency offering ongoing drop-in groups in San Francisco for people living with cancer and survivors of cancer-related deaths. Grief and bereavement support for the general public. Groups are run by licensed facilitators; many of whom have personal experience with cancer. No fees for services; donations are requested.

• Catholic Charities of San Francisco. 415-564-7882.
  Adult, children’s and adolescent grief groups. Individual and family counseling. Fees requested, but no one refused.

• Compassionate Friends, San Francisco County Chapter. 415-457-3123.
  Self-help peer support organization for bereaved parents and siblings. Local chapters meet to share experiences and offer grief support to parents. Free service, donations encouraged.

• Hospice By The Bay. San Francisco. 415-626-5900. http://hospicebythebay.citysearch.com
  A non-profit hospice provider. Offers grief counseling services and bereavement support including an adult bereavement drop-in group, gay men’s grief support, a grief and art workshop.

• Jewish Family and Children’s Services, Bereavement Services. San Francisco. 415-561-1212.
  Individual counseling and loss-specific individual and family bereavement groups for adults. Non-denominational special program for widowed seniors. Consultation and education programs available. Sliding scale.

• Pathways Home Health and Hospice. San Francisco. 415-567-3973.
  Home office (Mountain View): 888-755-7855.
  A local not-for-profit hospice agency, providing hospice services and group/individual bereavement support to residents of San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa counties since 1977.

• San Francisco Grief Caregivers Network. http://www.growthhouse.org/gcnsf.html
  A networking organization for bereavement professionals working in San Francisco hospices and non-profit agencies. Meets on the second Wednesday of each month to share information about bereavement programs in San Francisco. No membership fees; regular attendance is expected.

• San Francisco Medical Society. 415-561-0850. http://www.sfms.org/sfm/sfm1002c.htm
  For physicians seeking to work with their patients to deal with bereavement issues.

DALY CITY

• Seton Medical Center, Bereavement Services. Daly City. 415-991-6828.
  Eight-week daytime program for individuals who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Not limited to persons who have received care from Seton Medical Center. Free program, donations suggested.

• Kaiser Permanente Redwood City, Hospice Program. 650-299-3107.
  In-home hospice care and bereavement services for members, as well as general bereavement support for the community.

• Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco, Hospice Program. 415-742-2661.
  In-home and residential hospice and bereavement services for Kaiser members and their families. Health Education (415-742-2439). Offers additional bereavement services for the general public, including ongoing drop-in support group for adults and a support group for parents who have lost a child. No charge for services.

CUPERTINO

• Compassionate Friends, Santa Clara County Chapter. Cupertino. 408-252-1317.
  A free, volunteer-based self-help group for bereaved parents.

SANTA CLARA

• Center for Living With Dying. Santa Clara. 408-980-9801.
  English, Spanish fluency. Emotional support, crisis intervention, education regarding issues of loss, trauma, illness, stress, and grief. Some fees may apply.

• Willmar Center for Bereaved Children. Sonoma. 707-935-1946. www.willmarcenter.org
  Serves children and teenagers who have experienced the death of a loved one from illness, accident, suicide or homicide, or who have a loved one with a life-threatening illness.