Footprints Ministry – a ministry created by the co-founders of Our Children’s Memorial Walkway http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/footprintsministry/index.html
Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, http://www.hpccr.org In addition to providing health care for terminally ill patients and support for their families, Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region provides individual and group grief counseling. These services are also available to members of the community. The organization also sponsors an annual grief camp for children ages 7-16, Chameleon's Journey, which is offered free of charge thanks to the generosity of the Junior League of Charlotte, Speedway Children's Charities, and other organizations and individuals.
Children's Memorial and Gardens in Florida: http://www.childrensmemorialandgarden.org. In one of their newsletters, they referred to the co-founders of Our Children’s Memorial Walkway:
This was a question posed in an e-mail received from Skip & Jerry Mudge of Charlotte, North Carolina. "We think our garden is unique....
In answer to their question, yes, there are similar gardens scattered across our nation with more being planned every day. We know of 146 established and developing. If you would like to start one, please contact us. We may be able to offer you some insight from the experiences of others. We know it usually takes between 6 months to 2 years to complete the project but the benefits are remarkable. It provides solace for the grieving; a meditation place for those struggling with life-altering decisions; an opportunity to educate, appreciate, remember; it's a meeting place for the youth; a quiet place for prayer and a sanctuary of hope. If you already have a garden completed or are developing one, we invite you to register to become a part of the National Memorial. For more information on the emblem visit us on line or call 941-749-6166.
Mothers of Murdered Offspring (MOM-O), PO Box 32153, Charlotte, NC 28232
Mothers of Murdered Offspring is a family support organization that reaches out to families of murdered victims to help them on the road to healing. Once contact has been made with the family, one or more of the following services is available free of charge to the family of a murdered victim:
- Assistance in making funeral arrangements
- Scheduling Candlelight Memorial Services prior to the funeral service
- Preparing and distributing personalized keep-sakes at the funeral
- A balloon release a the cemetery
- Assistance with Birthday and Anniversary Memorial Services
- Case up-date information from investigators/dectectives
- Invited to the Annual Thanksgiving Candlelight Memorial Service held every second Tuesday in November (Locate TBA)
- Participate in the Annual New Years Day Balloon Release
- Someone to talk to when needed
- Referral information to other needed services
Families of murdered victims are automatically a member of MOM-O by virtue of their loss and can attend any MOM-O sponsored activities.
Contact Judy Williams @ (704) 334-5056 or (704) 517-8669 or call the MOM-O information line @ (704) 336-3515 for up-coming activities.
United Family Services, Victim Assistance, 601 E. 5th Street, Suite 400
Charlotte, NC 28202
The impact of homicide is immeasurable and affects survivor's physical, emotional, social and psychological well being. The craziness of the survivor's world and the grieving process becomes increasingly chaotic by having to deal with the police, court dates and that ever changing, unexpected plea bargaining, and for some never locating or identifying the murderer.
Victim Assistance provides a support group for homicide survivors. A support group open to both men and women who have lost a loved one due to homicide. The group meets every other week for 6 weeks, parking is provided, and there is no charge for group sessions.
PEN-Parents, A support network of bereaved parents bereaving the loss of a child. Publishes a newsletter and a fee online memorial.
Erichad Grief Support, Grieving the loss of a child is one of life's most difficult experiences. You may think you'll never survive such pain. EriChad can't take away your pain, but we hope to validate it, hold your hand, and help you find life's rainbow.
GROWW, At GROWW you will find your partners in pain sharing their experience and strength. They have message boards, resource listings and secure chat rooms hosted by the most loving people on the internet for all who are grieving.
Compassionate Friends, The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship and understanding to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. There is no religious affiliation and there are no membership dues or fees.
Crisis, Grief and Healing, This page is meant to be a place men and women can discuss, (main, child-loss, siblings), chat, or simply browse to understand and honor the many different paths to heal strong emotions.
Griefnet, GriefNet.org is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. There are 47 e-mail support groups and two web sites.
Broken Hearts ~ Living Hope, Broken Hearts, Living Hope, a support network for bereaved families who have lost children from pre-birth through adulthood, from any cause. May you find peace, comfort, and healing here.
Healing Hearts ~ Bereaved Parents, HEALING HEARTS for Bereaved Parents is dedicated to providing grief support and services to parents who are suffering as the result of the loss of their child or children. The volunteers at HEALING HEARTS are here to help. We have known the pain that the death of a child brings. We have struggled with and worked on our grief and finally have made peace with that sorrow.
Our purpose is to offer understanding, suggestions for coping, support, friendship, and most of all hope to all bereaved parents. Parents who have lost a child as a result of miscarriage or stillbirth are equally welcome as those who have lost children to illness, accident or violence.
Bereaved Parents of The USA, Bereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA) is a nationwide organization designed to aid and support bereaved parents and their families who are struggling to survive their grief after the death of a child.
Any bereaved parent, sibling, or grandparent is eligible to become a member of the BP/USA. Members are free to attend monthly meetings of their chapter, or any other chapter, as often and as long as necessary to meet their needs.
The BP/USA is non-denominational. There is no religious creed involved. Members are free, however, to state their beliefs and the role those beliefs have played in their lives
