Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County offers 9 new support groups

Ellsworth:  Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County is offering a series of nine new support groups for people who are grieving the loss of a loved one, beginning April 13 and running through early June.  Each group is offered according to a specific type of loss, all are free of charge and require pre-registration one week prior to start date.

For more information about HVHC’s grief support services, visit their website at www.hospiceofhancock.org or call the office at 667-2531.  A full listing of this spring’s support group schedule follows:

Widows, Widowers & Partners (8 weeks)

Thursdays, April 16-June 4, 11a.m.-1 p.m.

(bring bag lunch)

Thursdays, April 16-June 4, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Parents Who Have Lost a Child (8 weeks)

Wednesdays, April 15-June 3, 10 a.m.-12.

Adults Who Have Lost a Parent or Sibling (8 weeks);

Mondays, April 13-June 1, 10 a.m.-12.

Those Who Have Lost a Loved One through Suicide (8 weeks);

Tuesdays, April 14-June 2, 3:30-5:30 p.m.

Those Who Have Lost a Veteran Loved One

(8 weeks); Wednesdays, April 15-June 10, 3-5 p.m.

* To be held at the VFW, Ellsworth.

Those Who Have Lost a Loved One to AIDS (8 weeks)

Wednesdays, April 22-June 17,  10 a.m.-12.

* To be held at Down East AIDS Network, Ellsworth.

Graduate Group (8 weeks)

For those who have completed two or more HVHC bereavement groups.

Fridays, April 17-June 5, 10 a.m.-12.

Those Who Are Grieving the Loss of a Pet

     Workshop & Support Group (2 weeks)

Co-presented with Hancock County SPCA and Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home.

Fridays, April 17, 1-4  p.m. & April 24, 1-3 p.m.

* To be held at the SPCA, Trenton.