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Empty Chair Dinner Support Group - Dinner will be held the second Tuesday of each month throughout the year from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm at the Wieting Family Funeral Home in Chilton. Please drive around the back of the building and enter through the glass door.

For food planning purposes, please RSVP by phone or email 24 hours in advance of each gathering.
(920) 849-4941 or info@wietingfuneralhome.com

Click HERE for a printable flyer.

Hope After Heartache Grief Support Group - Hope After Heartache Grief Support Group is held the 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm CST. This is a grief support group with other people joining from all over the United States & Canada. A facilitator will be guiding the group through each call. There are two ways to join:

Video and/or Audio from your Computer, Tablet or Smartphone:

Follow THIS LINK

Audio Chat Using Your Phone:

Dial: 626-876-9923

Meeting ID: 917 7868 2953#
You do not need to submet a participant ID, just hit #

Cancer Support Groups - Cancer patients and their caregivers are welcome to attend to connect with others and share their feelings and experiences. A chaplain leads the group and offers encouragement, commitment, respect and support.

Meets twice a month for cancer patients:
~First Thursday at 3:00 pm
~Third Tuesday at 2:00 pm

Meets monthly for cancer caregivers:
~Second Thursday at 3:00 pm

Froedert Holy Family Memorial Hospital
Two Rivers Conference Room
(Use main hospital entrance)
Level 1
2300 Western Ave.
Manitowoc, Wisconsin

No RSVP is necessary. Masking is required; social distancing is in effect. This support group is open to the community, regardless of where you receive care.

Sesame Street Grief Resource - Grief is complex; it encompasses a wide range of emotions that can come and go in waves. Use these tips, videos, children's story, and guide to help your family communicate with one another, express emotions, and begin the process of moving forward. You are not alone. And with time, you and your family will experience new happy moments together.

Exploring Grief - Grief is complex and often confusing to navigate. The following article have been written to help people understand grief and offers several ideas and tips to help traverse these new waters.

A Brief Exploration of Grief

Bandages for Your Heart

Grief from the Inside Out

Laughter in the Face of Tears

Living Your Legacy

Misery Loves Company?

Your Spiritual Toolbox

Articles about Grief -

Death of a Child

Death of a Spouse

Explaining Cremation to a Child

Grieving Process

Helping Children Understand Death

Helping Others Who Are Experiencing Grief

Helping Parents Cope with Losing a Spouse

Holiday Grief Tips

Infants Through Adolescents - How Children Cope with Grief

Mourning the Death of Your Pet

Men Journeying Through Grief -

A unique support opportunity
for men only

Meetings are the first Wednesday of every month, 6-8 pm at the Affinity Visiting Nurses office, 816 W. Winneconne Ave., Neenah. A home cooked meal is served. Pre-registration is not required, but appreciated for planning purposes.

Sleep and Grief - It’s tough to sleep. When we experience grief, it’s common to experience newfound insomnia, or to feel exhausted even if you are getting sufficient sleep.

Compassionate Parents -

A self-help support group offering friendship and understanding for parents of any age who have experienced the death of a child. Meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 7 pm at the United Way Building, 2020 Erie Ave., Sheboygan.

Cup of Hope -

Provides grief support and information to individuals experiencing the death of a loved one. Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday and third Thursday of every month from 10:30 am until noon at the Sharon S. Richardson Community Hospice Center, W2850 State Road 28, Sheboygan Falls, WI 53085 (920) 467-1800. Pre-registration is not required and everyone is welcome to attend.

Healing After Suicide -

Fourth Tuesday of the Month, 5:00 - 6:00 PM at Chilton Town Hall. Please call with questions: Janet McCord: 920-904-3566 or Karen Klippel: 414-248-6277.

Rainbow Kids -

Provides peer support for children and youth, ages 4-18, who have experienced a significant loss due to a death, divorce, separation or abandonment in their families. Several 14 week sessions are held each year. Call Rainbow Kids for information and meeting times (920) 452-2838.

Survivors of Suicide -

(Fox Valley & Heart of The Valley)

Meets the 2nd Monday of the month. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 2600 E. Philip Lane Appleton, WI. Open to all people over 18 who have been affected by loss due to suicide. Free of Charge and no need to pre-register. Questions please contact: Barb Bigalke (920) 750-9091

Willowpark Place Group -

Third Tuesday of the Month, 3:00-4:00 PM at Willowpark Place, New Holstein, Wisconsin.

Youth Survivors of Suicide Group -

(Fox Valley & Heart of The Valley)

Meets the 3rd Monday of the month.6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 2600 E. Philip Lane Appleton, WI. Open to all people age 10 - 18 who have been affected by loss due to suicide. Free of Charge and pre-registration is required. Questions please contact: Barb Bigalke
(920) 750-9091