Cobb County, GA Area Resources

 

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Find support for a child

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National Alliance for Grieving Children
A map showing grief support services offered throughout the United States.

Rainbows
An international children’s charity dedicated to helping youth successfully navigate the very difficult grief process.

The Link Counseling Center
Programs for children and teens at The Link’s “House Next Door.”

Camp STARS
A bereavement camp for families, designed to help people understand their feelings of loss are normal and that they are not alone. Family members will have the opportunity to express their grief in groups, bond with family members, establish new friendships and have fun. Located at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, Ga.

Carry On Youth, Inc.
An organization that provides mentoring and recreational service to youth in Gwinnett, Hall, Barrow, and Jackson Counties who have lost a parent. Their services include an annual memorial tree planting, donating clothing and household items to grieving families in need, and monthly recreational events for kids/teens and their families to meet others who are grieving the death of a parent. All programs are at no cost to the families.

Find support for an adult

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Camp STARS
A bereavement camp for families, designed to help people understand their feelings of loss are normal and that they are not alone. Family members will have the opportunity to express their grief in groups, bond with family members, establish new friendships, and have fun. Located at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, GA.

The Compassionate Friends
Grief support after the death of a child. A national organization with local chapters.

Crossroads Hospice Grief Recovery Programs
A 12-week program that creates a safe environment to explore and cope with a loss, located in Tucker, GA.

Cry for Me…No More
A program designed to support bereaved families after the death of a child, located in Gainesville, GA.

GriefShare
Searchable database of local seminars and support groups.

National Students of AMF
College students supporting college students grieving the illness or death of a loved one. A national organization with chapters at colleges across the country.

The Widowed Parent Podcast
The Widowed Parent Podcast is your guide to the murky waters of “only-parenting“ after the loss of a spouse. After losing her husband to brain cancer when her kids were 9 & 11, Jenny List decided to set out each week in search of the best information, advice, and experts, and bring them straight to you.

Widowed Village
An involved and lively website for peer support, Widowed Village connects widowed people through bad times and good. Widowed Village is a program of Soaring Spirits International, a non-profit organization:   http://www.soaringspirits.org/

Grief blogs

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Grief Awareness Blog

Kate’s Club blog

Hello Grief, Blog
Comfort Zone Camp’s blog, developed to build a community of support for anyone living with grief.

Open to Hope
An online journal with grief related threads.

 

Grief Camps for Kids

Grief Centers for Families (Alphabetically by State)

In-Print Resource Center

In-person Regional Support for Young Adults

Memorial Items

Support for Widowed Parents

Support for LGBT Widowed

Widow Strong Liability Release Form

 

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