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ARIZONA
North Phoenix/Anthem/Carefree - Bereaved parent and grandparent support group

1st Thursday of every month

7pm

2525 W Carefree Highway,
Bldg 7 Suite 148
at the Center for Loss & Trauma

Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
Facilitator
...more about Dr. Joanne...

Phoenix - Monthly Meetings - Child Death Support Group

Third Thursday of each month

6:45 P.M.

Peace Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
18265 N. 89th Ave
Peoria, AZ

*Please call facilitator. Group may be canceled or moved due to church events.

Michele Newton
...more about Michele...
623-329-2970

Kelli Rivera
...more about Kelli...
602-332-4904

Phoenix - Monthly Meetings - KISS - Kids In Sympathy & Support

Third Thursday of each month

6:45 P.M.

Peace Lutheran Church
Fellowship Hall
18265 N. 89th Ave
Peoria, AZ

Support for Children 5 years and older.

*Please call facilitator. Group may be canceled or moved due to church events.

Pam DeGraff
(602) 291-5336

Bailey DeGraff

Robin Kennedy
...more about Robin...
602-547-1000

Phoenix - Spanish-Speaking Support Group

Second Monday of each month

6:30 P.M.

Sacred Heart Parish
1421 S. 12th St.
Phoenix, AZ 85034
(12th St. south of Buckeye)
(map)
Roberto Sanchez
602-518-2262
Phoenix - Loss of a Child with Special Needs

Second Thursday of the month
6:30 P.M.

 

Camelback Community Church
7634 West Camelback Road (map)
Room 208
Glendale, Arizona

*DECEMBER 2009:
CHANGE OF LOACATION FOR DECEMBER'S SUPPORT GROUP. Please contact Dana for information on this month's special meeting.

Dana Southworth
...more about Dana...
602-472-2057
Phoenix - Native American Support Meeting

Tuesday, January 19 @ 6:45pm

Starting February 2010 meetings will be the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the same location and time.

10005 East Osborn Road Bldg #29
Scottsdale , AZ 85256
(Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community)

MISS Foundation Co-Facilitators Judy Yazzie Haines and Shannon LaRance, MSW are offering a culturally sensitive and respectful grief support group to Native American parents and families whose children have died.

Shannon LaRance
...more about Shannon...
602-405-2261

Judy Yazzie Haines
480-202-7533

Phoenix - AGAST - Grandparents Support Meeting

FIRST MEETING: Saturday, November 7th
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

info about subsequent meetings coming soon...

Paradise Bakery
1125 E. Glendale Avenue
Phoenix, AZ


Robin Kennedy
...more about Robin...
602-547-1000

Pam DeGraff
(602) 291-5336

Peoria - MISS - Inner Peace Support Group - Interfaith based group

Second Thursday of the month

6:45 P.M.

Peace Lutheran Church
in the church library
18265 N. 89th Ave. (map)
Peoria, AZ
Deborah Brooks
...more about Deborah...
623-487-4275
Tempe - East Valley Support Group for Child Loss

First Thursday of the month

6:30 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE:
There is no meeting on the First Thursday of April

DaySpring United Methodist Church
1365 E. Elliot Rd, (map)
Tempe, AZ
Room #110. There are signs posted to guide you.

Joe Spadafino
602-618 8786

Arizona - Loss of Older Children

 

HOPE Mentor

Michele Newton
...more about Michele...
623-329-2970

Arizona - Subsequent Pregnancy Support

 

HOPE Mentor

Anna Kennedy
...more about Anna...
602-451-9025

Scottsdale - Christian Grief Support
First Wednesday of each month 7:00-8:30 P.M.

***No Groups June, July or August. Phone support is available.
Janeen 480-415-0613

Child Care Avail. $10/each with reservation 1 week in advance. (call Amy)
La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church

6300 East Bell Road
Scottsdale, Az. 85254

Family Room (northeast corner of the church campus in the narthex of the sanctuary)
View Flier (PDF Doc)

Janeen Kokodynski
480-415-0613

Amy MacDonald
...more about Amy...
623-434-3283

North Scottsdale

 

HOPE Mentor Nicole Dougherty
...more about Nicole...
602-971-0706
Far West Valley (Tolleson, Lavine, Goodyear, Avondale, Buckeye, and Tonopah)

Second Wednesday of the month

6:00 P.M.

19956 W. Mcdowell Rd
Buckeye, AZ
Wendy Peters
...more about Wendy...
623-853-9170
623-297-2186
Flagstaff

 

HOPE Mentor

Carrie Sanders
...more about Carrie...
(928) 779-4249 Phone
(602) 793-1823 Cell
Prescott

 

HOPE Mentor

Katie Dean
...more about Katie...
928 277-9106

Tucson

First meeting:
7-9 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Every month thereafter:
Every 4th Tuesday of each

 

WHERE: Faith Community Church, 2551 W. Orange Grove Rd., Tucson, AZ 85741

September – December 2009:
Room #9 in Harrington Hall – Childcare in the Leopard Room (The large building on the East side of the Main Sanctuary at the back of the large parking lot).

Beginning January 2010:
Heirborn Room – 1st Room on the right in the Main Sanctuary at the West Entrance –Childcare in Room #4 – 1st Room down the hall as you turn left at the information booth from the West Entrance.

Audra White
(520) 404-1004

Mary Avenetti
(520) 490-3751

Tucson Area HOPE Mentor

Tracy McAdams
520-572-0264

Hope Mentors

Michele Newton - Phoenix
...more about Michele...
Death of older child/teen
623-329-2970

Gennie Contreras - Phoenix
...more about Gennie...
602-999-0226

Mitra Khazai - Phoenix
602-264-9495

Heather Farrier - Surprise
623-308-1322

Wendy Peters - Phoenix
...more about Wendy...
623-386-2270

Diana Romero & John Romero - Surprise
...more about Diana...
623-266-0128

Bert Miller - Goodyear
(older children)
623-536-3039

Dana Southworth
...more about Dana...
602-472-2057

Allison Sommers

Shayla Dugan - Phoenix
...more about Shayla...
Perinatal CARE Program (Comfort And Resource Enhancement)
(602) 402-2432

Angelique Watson - Phoenix
602-451-0380

Katie Dean - Prescott
...more about Katie...
928 277-9106

Linda Williamson

Nicole Dougherty
...more about Nicole...
602-971-0706

AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Sandra Graben - Arizona

Sue Ann Kunberger - Arizona

Pam DeGraff -Arizona

Carol Reid - Twin Loss & SIDS - Arizona

Martha Fimbres - Hispanic Community & SIDS - Arizona
Groups coming soon:

Anthem/North Valley
contact by email for info

Click here to download 1 page summary of all Arizona groups in PDF format.


MISS Groups Outside Arizona
ALABAMA
Birmingham

HOPE Mentor

Debra Walker 205-229-9742

Russellville

HOPE Mentors

Ginger and Mike Tompkins
Ginger 256-810-4023
Mike 256-810-3465

ALASKA
Palmer

 

HOPE Mentor

Jehnifer Schwartz


ARKANSAS

 



CALIFORNIA
Arcadia

Third Thursday of each month

7:00 P.M.

Church of the Good Shepherd, Lounge
400 W. Duarte Road (map)
Arcadia, California
Kristin Jared
...more about Kristin...
626-963-9120
Fremont

 

HOPE Mentor Laurie-Beth Brennan
510-744-0512
Glendale

Thursdays
7:00 - 8:30 P.M.
6:45 P.M. for tea and snacks

Miscarriage Support Group Dr Carolyn Rowley
Cayenne Wellness Center
208 South Louise Street
Glendale, CA 91201
818-377-5120
Hemet

 

HOPE Mentor Teri Blanton
951-927-2018
Los Angeles

Second Wednesday of each month

7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

Wilshire Blvd. Temple
(at Olympic and Barrington Blvds.)
11661 W. Olympic Blvd.,
Los Angeles CA 90064
Sari Edber
...more about Sari...
310-770-0626

Tracey Letteau
...more about Tracey...
(213) 804-7281
(310) 8267802-

Merced

 

HOPE Mentor Kim Lotz
...more about Kim...
209-617-3440

http://lotz.homedns.org/missmerced/
San Francisco

 

HOPE Mentor Asena Nicolosi
SoCal

 

Call for support group meeting information. Kim St. Laurent
714-585-5679
Westlake Village

 

HOPE Mentor Heather Lipari
805-497-3939
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Marcy Brinkley - Special needs & SIDS - California

Carole Guttila - SIDS - California

COLORADO
Parker

First Wednesday of each month

6:30 P.M.

Call for location information. Corinne O'Flynn
303-378-4300
call or email for info
Denver

Third Tuesday of the month,


6:30-8:30 P.M.

Denver Police Department,
District 3 Substation
1625 S. University Blvd.
Denver, CO 80210

Mandy Seeley
h - 303-660-4165
c - 303-564-3766

 

HOPE Mentors

Rex and Laura Butts
...more about Laura & Rex...

CONNECTICUT

 

FLORIDA
Palm Beach

 

HOPE Mentor Rusti Johnson
...more about Rusti...
561-281-1947
Support for families in Palm Beach, Broward, St. Lucie and other counties as well.
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Leslie Doepke - SIDS - Florida

GEORGIA
Atlanta - Decatur

 

HOPE Mentor
Dorothea Robinson Bell
...more about Dorothea...
404-244-3823 Home
404-578-6696 Cell

AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Kathy Heard - SIDS - Georgia

IDAHO
Coeur d’Alene

First Thursday of Each Month

7:00pm

502 N. 20th Street
Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Directions:
-Take the Sherman Avenue Exit from 1-90
- Sherman Avenue to 20th street
- Turn right on 20th Street, go North- approx .2 miles

Jina Copstead
208.818.5394
Coeur d'Alene area HOPE Mentor

Tracie Baker

 

Boise & Eagle area

HOPE Mentor Nancy Grayson
(208) 861-2407
ILLINOIS
Wheaton

3rd Wednesday of each month.

South Elgin Lions Club
500 Fulton St
South Elgin, IL 60177

Julie Levandoski
...more about Julie...
847-420-2150

Wendy Pierzchalski
...more about Wendy...
847-420-2150

AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Eileen Murray - SIDS -Illinois

Carol Braun - SIDS -Illinois

Nora Maddox - SIDS - Illinois

INDIANA
Indianpolis

HOPE Mentor

Also offers Facilitated Support Group. Please contact her for full information.

Crissy Tohm
...more about Crissy...
317-797-7896

HOPE Mentor
Katie Irby
Kendallville
  HOPE Mentor Heidi Combs
...more about Heidi...
260-343-0273
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Suzanne Armstrong - Stillbirth - Indiana

IOWA
Conesville
  HOPE Mentor
Christine Grothe
...more about Christine...
319-725-4340
KANSAS
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Ted & Susan Bredehoft - SIDS - Kansas

John & Cheryl Cox - Accident & Toddler Loss - Kansas

KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
Patterson

 

HOPE Mentor

Jackie Nell
Patterson , LA
985-312-8247

AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Marcia Brinkley - Lousinana

MAINE
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Clarissa Thibodeau - SIDS - Maine

MARYLAND

- for Washington DC area click here

Baltimore

 

HOPE Mentor

Kahilia Woodlon
443-794-0778

MASSACHUSETTS
West Medford

 

HOPE Mentor
Lynne Barberian
...more about Lynne...
617-877-6970
Waldorf

 

HOPE Mentor
Jenifer Stark
301-645-6178
MISSISSIPPI
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Lee Ward - Mississippi

MINNESOTA
Alexandria

Second Tuesday of each Month

6:30 P.M.

First Congregational United Church of Christ
221 7th Ave. W. (map)
Alexandria, MN 56360
Heidi Ciepielinski
...more about Heidi...
320-859-5660

Trina Charles
...more about Trina...
320-763-6317
Brekenridge

Second Thursday of each month

7:00 P.M.

Appletree Court,
601 Oak Street,
Breckenridge, MN

Jeanne Putnam
218-643-5593

Rachelle Baumgartner
218-643-1612

Twin City Area

 

HOPE Mentor
Heather Farrier
203-895-2138
MISSOURI
Kansas City
  HOPE Mentor

Gregg Carder

NEVADA
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Denna Atkinson - Infant death other than SIDS - Nevada

NEW JERSEY
Somers Point

 

HOPE Mentor
Kathy Evans
...more about Kathy...
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Pat Taylor - SIDS - NJ

Dorothy "Dotty" Conaty - Stillbirth - NJ

NEW Mexico
Los Alamos

 

HOPE Mentor
Halo Golden
...more about Halo...
505-690-3277
NEW York
New York

 

HOPE Mentor
Mary Jane Donnelly
315-626-3758
Wantagh

 

HOPE Mentor
Lauren Brunn
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Patricia Fife - Twin loss & SIDS - NY

OHIO
Attica

Third Thursday of the month

7:00 P.M.

United Methodist Church
Mill Street (map)
Attica, OH 44807

Contact Jaimie Beamer
...more about Jaimie...
419-426-5406
419-681-3707

Tiffin - Miscarriage Support Group

Third Tuesday of every month

7:00 P.M.

Tiffin Community Hospice Center
181 East Perry Street
Tiffin, Ohio 44883

Brittany Szablewski
(419)443-0856 Home
(419)618-1239 Cell

AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Mary Ellen Lewis - SIDS - Ohio

Russ & Lynn Tobel - SIDS - Ohio

PENNSYLVANIA
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Beryle Greenwald - Stillbirth - Pennsylvania

Joan Higgs - Stillbirth - Pennsylvania

TENNESSEE
Memphis



TEXAS
Celeste


HOPE Mentor

Melissa Brock
...more about Melissa...
Miscarriage Programs Director
903-453-4164

Houston - Wee Care / MISS

HOPE Mentors

Tami Prangle
281-455-2361

Tamara Vogt

...see local website here...

San Antonio

Third Tuesday of the month from 7-9 pm -
Loss & Grief Support

First Tuesday of the monther from 7-9pm - Subsequent Pregnancy Support

St. Andrews
16320 Huebner Road
San Antonio, TX 78248
(upstairs, second floor)

Jennifer Soos
...more about Jennifer...
210-487-0367

Nicole Visser
...more about Nicole...
210-682-9915

chapter site: www.alamocitymissfoundation.org

AGAST Grandparent Mentor
Stefanie Hackfeld - SIDS, Twin Loss, and Parents - Texas

Dianna Landrum - SIDS - Texas

UTAH
Salt Lake City

Third Sunday of the month

2:00 P.M.

Salt Lake City Library
(Main Library
Conference room 2)
210 East 400 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-524-8200

Ginny Shutt
801-964-9466

AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Peggy Dell - SIDS - Utah

Virginia and Washington DC
Northern VA, DC & Maryland Metro Area

First Wednesday of every month

7:30 - 9:00 P.M.

Please check the DC MISS website for meeting location

Check meeting sign upon entrance as room #'s change

Roberta Quirk - Facilitator
(703) 728-8446

Katie Inlow -local website & yahoo group moderator

Visit our website
Meeting Rooms vary, check schedule upon entering building.


HOPE Mentor

Tara Pitts
...more about Tara...
(703) 730-8266

Northwest Virginia - Grottoes


HOPE Mentors

Tanya Bennett – 540-383-9077

Frank Bennett – 540-383-9082
Frank also hosts a MISS Dad's discussion space on Facebook. Search by his full name on Facebook to "friend" him and ask to become part of "Daddy's Breath" discussion.

Richmond/Montpelier

Third Monday

7 - 8:30 P.M.

St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Forest and Patterson Avenues, (map)
Richmond, Virginia

Twyla Powell
804-741-6562 ext.15

Providing support and education to families who have experienced perinatal or infant loss. 

WASHINGTON
Vashon Island


HOPE Mentors

Contact Kara Jones
...more about Kara...
Hawk Jones
...more about Hawk...
206-251-6706

Also see www.missfoundation.org/washington for ongoing updates.

Spokane - East Washington

First Tuesday of each month

6:30 P.M.

Please call the information line for full details, and click here for our most current flyer.

Sarah Bain
...more about Sarah...
Sara Weaver-Lundberg
...more about Sara...
509-244-2909 ext. 35 (call for info)
Amanda Linder
...more about Amanda...
Arah Kunz
...more about Arah...

Seattle
HOPE Mentor - West Seattle area

Krista McInerney
206-938-5454  

HOPE Mentor - East Side & South Sound

Liz  Allen
253-639-8893 or 425-985-9376  

HOPE Mentor - Seattle Kara Jones
...more about Kara...
206-251-6706
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Michelle LeFave - SIDS - Washington

WEST VIRGINIA
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Sandy Hoffman - Stillbirth - West Virginia

WISCONSIN
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Sue Hansen - SIDS & Multiple loss - Wisconsin

WYOMING
AGAST Grandparent Mentor

Vicky Demshar - SIDS - Wyoming

MISS Groups - International

CANADA
Montreal

First Monday of each month
7:00 - 9:00p P.M.

The Montreal Torah Center
28 Cleve Road
Hampstead, QC H3X 1A6
(514) 739-0770

Dee Dee Epstein
...more about Dee Dee...
Phone: (514) 489-4121

Ann Howell


ENGLAND
London

Second Sunday of each month

1:30 P.M.

Room 4
Northfields Community Centre
71A Northcroft Road (map)
London W13

Cathie Shipton
...more about Cathie...
Phone: 07932 812931
Please phone/e-mail first to confirm attendance

Eastbourne (East Sussex, UK)

Second Tuesday of every month
7.30-9.30 P.M.

Cumberland Hotel
34-36 Grand Parade (map)
Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3Y

Cathie Shipton
...more about Cathie...
Phone: 07932 812931
Please phone/e-mail first to confirm attendance

IRELAND
Dublin

 

 

HOPE Mentor

Sinead Williamson
...more about Sinead...
Ph: + 353 1 453 8061 (Dublin 453 8061)
MEXICO
Mexico City

Second Tuesday of each month
9:30 P.M.

FUNDACIÓN ESPERANZA's Support Group & HOPE Mentor

Carla
...more about Carla...
email or call for location
(52-55)5570 1327

FRANCE
France

tbd

Maison Urrutubéhétia
64470 Alçay
(0033) 0559285551 Ofice

Marion Elichalt-Roesink
...more about Marion...
(5255)5570 1327

ROMANIA
Bucharest
Online Group Support ... click here to see group info also...

Bianca Brad
...more about Bianca...

SPAIN
Barcelona

Salut Torne

Madrid

Tere Bone


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