AHCH announces winter 2011 adult, youth grief support programs

LEWISTON – Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice (AHCH) is offering programs this winter to provide information and support to adults and youth in central and western Maine grieving the death of a loved one.

Program sessions help participants understand the grief process, share feelings and experiences and find hope and comfort. All programs are led by trained bereavement volunteers and/or professional grief facilitators and are offered at no cost to participants.

For more information, including program locations/dates, or to pre-register call the Bereavement Office at 777-7740 or 1-800-482-7412.

Lewiston/Auburn

Adults:

Guidance through Grief - Eight Weeks, January 18-March 22 on Tuesdays, 2-3:30 p.m. Requires pre-registration. Co-sponsored with Central Maine Medical Center.

Children:

Program for Grieving Children and Teens - 10 Weeks, January 18-March 22 on Tuesdays, 7-8 p.m. Requires pre-registration. For youth ages three to 18 years old.

Farmington

Children:

Program for Grieving Children and Teens - 10 Weeks, January 20-March 24 on Thursdays, 7-8 p.m. Requires pre-registration. For youth ages three to 18 years old. Co-sponsored by St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center and Franklin Community Health Network.

AHCH, in collaboration with co-sponsoring organizations, offers grief support program at various times throughout the year. Contact them at the numbers provided at any time to learn about other planned offerings, connect with other community-based bereavement resources, or learn about opportunities to become a trained bereavement volunteer.