New Hope Understands
For many people, grief brings a feeling of isolation and aloneness. There are times when we want nothing more than solitude, escape and privacy – a quiet place to be alone with our memories and our pain. The thought of facing others—whether family, friends, or coworkers—is unbearable.
Grief presents us with a wash of emotion seldom experienced. The depth and breadth of feeling encountered in grief are overwhelming. Sadness, fear, shame, loneliness, anxiety, anger, longing, tiredness, depression, shock, and disbelief are some of the emotions we experience in grief.
In the midst of our grief, life seems to have ended not just for our loved ones, but we feel it too. Life can seem hardly worth living. However, as healing begins and new light and life once again seem possible, we begin to realize that the opportunity, now, is to find new meaning and discover a way to move forward.
New Hope provides grief support groups that address the needs of all sorts of losses. Each person’s grief is as unique as our relationship with the person who died. In a New Hope group, there may be individuals who have experienced a variety of losses, including those who have lost a spouse, significant other, life partner, sibling, friend, parent, or child. All are looking for support, encouragement, and the strength to feel better and this is what New Hope offers.
Adult Groups Offered by New Hope
Each grief group consists of eight to twelve members. Each support group runs for 8 weeks and meets once a week in the evening for 1.5 hours. The intimate home-like atmosphere helps to create a sense of community and support where feelings and memories can be expressed. The group provides an environment for sharing, learning, and healing. Groups are co-led by our volunteer facilitators who are trained, compassionate, and experienced a loss themselves.
Adult Grief Support Group: This group serves a wide variety of relationships and types of death. Members may be grieving the loss of a parent, sibling, partner, or alike, and may have experienced sudden death or long-term illness. Most people fit into this group.
Suicide Grief Support Group: This group serves people who are grieving a sudden death by suicide. Relationships to the deceased may vary and there is usually a variety of duration from the date of death to enrollment into this particular group.
Child Loss Grief Support Group: This group serves people who have experienced the death of a (non-pregnancy or stillborn) Child. Relationships are that between a parent and a child, teen, or adult child who died suddenly or after a long-term illness. NOTE: If you are grieving a pregnancy or stillborn loss, please click here for support
Joining an Adult Support Group
You can request service one of two ways – by calling directly or by submitting an online interest form.
When You Call Our Office…
Our regular office hours are Monday thru Friday, 9am until 5pm. You can reach our Support Team by calling (562) 429-0075 ext. 2. If no one is available to answer, please leave us a detailed message including the best number to reach you. Voice mail messages will be returned promptly in the order we receive them.
When You Submit Online…
You can submit our online interest form anytime. Simply fill out the form below to explain your needs and submit your request – your information will be kept confidential. We typically respond to your request within two business days. Filling out the online interest form is the beginning of our enrollment process and does not guarantee or hold a spot in a group. Once you submit the interest form someone from our Support Team will contact you by phone for an intake interview. During your initial phone discussion, you will be asked for some basic information about yourself and your loss situation.
Is there a Cost to Join the Group?
There is a one-time $100 registration fee to attend the 8-week support group which is used to help cover your materials and other related fees. Although we charge a registration fee, because of the generosity of our supporters we are able to offer both full and partial scholarships so that anyone in need can attend a group. During your intake with our support team you will be asked if you require a scholarship – please be sure to let us know.
Questions & Referrals
If you do not wish to complete the form below or have general questions please contact our Support Team by email at support@newhopegrief.org or call 562-429-0075 ext 2. Sometimes a grief support group is not the best fit based on your current situation and needs, New Hope is committed to making sure we connect you to the best grief resources available through our community partnerships. If you are a professional wanting to make a referral, simply direct your clients to give us a call or fill out the online interest form below.