Community Outreach • Support Groups

Begin Again

Support for widows and widowers. This group meets the first and third Friday of every month from 7:30-9:00 pm at Northwest Community Hospital, 800 W. Central Rd., Arlington Heights. For more information call Pastoral Services at 847.618.4250.

Compassionate Friends

A self-help organization, which offers friendship and understanding for bereaved parents. This group meets the third Friday of the month at 8:00 pm at Church of the Incarnation, 330 West Golf Road (one block west of Arlington Heights Road), Arlington Heights, IL 60005. For more information, please contact Beth Dorfman at 1.847.291.0622; Jeanne Stesanowski at 1.847.255.2659; or Angelo Militello at 1.847.933.1995.

L.O.S.S. (Loving Outreach to Survivors of Suicide)

A support group assisting the survivors of suicide meets at 7:00 pm on the second Sunday of each month at Catholic Charities, N. W. Suburban Office, 1717 Rand Rd., Des Plaines, IL. For further information, please call 1.312.655.7283.

Northwest Suburban Pregnancy Loss Support Group

The Northwest Suburban Pregnancy Loss Support Group meets the second Monday of the month from 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm in Schaumburg. For more directions or information, please contact Pam Ferguson, RNC, RTSC at 1.847.618.5220. The Renew Through Sharing program provides support for those who are grieving the loss of their baby through ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or newborn death.

The Renew Through Sharing program at NCH also offers an online community for sharing, conversation and support. To visit the NCH Renew Through Sharing blog, click here.

To view a video filmed at our recent Renew Through Sharing event, the Spring Tea and Butterfly Release, held on Saturday, May 16, 2009, click here. This was a very special event to honor mothers and fathers whose babies are remembered in their hearts, accompanied by a very special release of butterflies into the Renew Through Sharing Memorial Garden. We welcome you to join our community and attend other special events in the future.

State's Attorney Support Group

This support group provides assistance for the families of victims of murder, reckless homicide and hit and run. For more information, please call Carole Merkel at 1.847.818.2326.