LOCAL GRIEF SUPPORT
LOCAL GRIEF SUPPORT
The Northeast Wisconsin Grief Network provides these resources because they have been suggested by grieving people who found them useful. The Network does not endorse or assume responsibility for any outcome if a person uses a resource on this list.
SUPPORT GROUPS
GENERAL SUPPORT GROUP LISTINGS
COMPASSUS GRIEF GROUPS
Are you grieving the death of a loved one?
Compassus offers support groups that can help.
The loss of a significant person in your life is difficult. Our grief support groups will address ways to cope. Learn what to anticipate, how to cope with your grief, and personal techniques to assist you and your loved ones.
We welcome you to join us at one of the many support groups available throughout the Northeast Wisconsin region.
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Call one of our Bereavement Coordinators for more information:
Northern Region: (920) 321-2004—Star
Southern Region: (920) 502-9424—Meredith
These events are free and open to the public.
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WEATHER NOTIFICATION:
If schools in your area or the facility where a support group is held are closed, there will be no support group that day.
Compassus Support Group Offerings – Northeast Region
(listed alphabetically by city)
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Appleton
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday – 10:00am-11:30am
Mary Beth Nienhaus Activity Center – 3000 E College Ave
Please register by contacting the Activity Center at (920) 939-3088
Facilitator: Meredith
De Pere
2026: January 15, February 23, March 12, April 16, May 21, June 18, July 16
11:30am -1:00pm
Cedar Creek Event Center (Lower Level) - 1018 Cedar St
Facilitator: Star
Green Bay
Every 2nd Wednesday – 1:00pm-2:00pm
Brown County Central Library (Board Room) – 515 Pine St
Facilitator: Star
Marinette
Every 4th Thursday – 1:30pm-2:30pm
Marinette Senior Center – 1603 Ludington St
Facilitator: Star
Oshkosh
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday – 1:30pm-3:00p
Oshkosh Seniors Center (South Building) – 200 N Campbell Rd
Please register by contacting the Oshkosh Seniors Center at (920) 232-5300
Facilitator: Meredith
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Registration is not required – unless noted in the listing.
Meredith is an active member of the Northeast WI Grief Network and is proud to
share their website where additional local support options can be found:
These are the current offerings as of March 2026.
Group offerings are subject to change based on attendance.
Please feel free to reach out to the facilitator listed under a city you are interested in, to verify availability.
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GriefShare Support Groups www.griefshare.org
GriefShare is a national program that trains local people to become bereavement support group facilitators. These support groups are for any type of loss and can be for recent or past deaths.
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These groups run for many weeks in a row.
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Attendees do not need to attend every week and can join or leave at any time. Attendees often receive an educational workbook when you attend the group. Most groups do not charge to attend, but some do.
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For more information and to see meeting information for Appleton, Little Church, Menasha, Neenah and Oshkosh, please go to www.griefshare.org.
Honoring Grief and Living with Hope Support Group
Grief support group for those who are grieving the death of a loved one.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
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2330 East Calumet Street Appleton, WI 54915
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Facilitator Nancy Scheuerman
Email HopeandHealing@popappleton.org
Church phone 920 739 5255
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Nancy only starts a group when there is enough interest shown so please reach out to her if you would like to attend.
Support, learning, and sharing for those who have experienced the loss of a spouse, partner or loved one.
Non-denominational.
No fee.
Meets at St. Mary’s Parish at 312 South State in Appleton, WI.
Winter hours: December-March First and third Saturday of the month from 9-10:30 AM
Spring to Fall hours: April-November First and third Monday of the month at 6:30-8 PM.
Some T.H.E.O. attendees get together for breakfast at 9:30 AM on the second Saturday of the month and gather at 6 PM for a meal on the fourth Monday of each month. These events are all published in the T.H.E.O. calendar which is available to T.H.E.O. attendees.
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For more information, Contact:
Donna Nemecek 920 739 2093
St. Mary’s Parish Office 920 739 5119
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For Widows/Widowers:
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New Beginnings: Social dinner groups for widows and widowers. Advance registration is appreciated.
Meets the first Friday of the month for a fish fry (or you can order off the menu) at The Stone Toad restaurant, 1109 Oneida Street, Menasha, WI.
This group also meets the second Wednesday of the month at various restaurants in the Fox Valley. Social hour begins at 5 pm and dinner is at 6 pm.
For more information, contact:
Rhonda Witpalek 920 562 4284
Offers education and support to everyone in the community who had experienced a death. 2079 Lawrence Drive, Suite B​, DePere, WI 54115
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Phone 920 338 1111
Fax 920 339 5503
Director Jenny Boeckman
Phone 920 339 6700
Website http://unityhospice.org/grief-support
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Programs Generations on second and fourth Thursdays of the month (support to grieving families)
Healing Thru the Arts -- Afternoon
​ Healing Thru the Arts -- Evening
​​ Holiday Workshops -- Green Bay
​​ Holiday Workshops -- Marinette
​​ Holiday Workshops -- Oconto Falls
​​ Understanding Grief in Sturgeon Bay
​​ Virtual Grief Connect on First Thursday of the month (virtual grief ​​ support for adults)
SPECIFIC SUPPORT GROUPS
DIVORCE SUPPORT IN WISCONSIN
DivorceCare – Divorce Recovery Support Groups
Appleton Alliance Church
2693 West Grand Chute Blvd. Appleton, WI
Enter through east entrance (parking lot closest to Lynndale).
We meet in the Children’s Ministry classroom wing.
Contact: Julie Statezny, Care Ministry Assistant at 920 931 1175
Church phone 920 968 0700
Mondays 6 PM
January 13, 2025 – April 7, 2025
Peace After Divorce Support Groups:
First United Methodist Church
325 East Franklin Street
Appleton, WI
Phone 920 734 2677
Divorce Headquarters
Groups in Madison, Menomonie, Port Edwards, WI
Rebuilding After Break/Up Divorce program
Contact: Bonnie Dilley (Lubet)
Madison, WI
Phone 608 844 2117
10-week program titled Rebuilding: When Your Relationship Ends
Margaret A. Lambert
Madison, WI
Phone 608 433 9346
Support group for grieving parents
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COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP
OSHKOSH, WI
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Compassionate Friends, a national self-help support organization created to help families after a child dies from any cause and at any age, has a newly-chartered chapter in the Fox Valley.
The group offers friendship, understanding and hope to families grieving the death of a child.
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The group has no religious affiliation and no membership fees/dues.
The first meeting was held Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 6 PM at Father Carr’s Place 2B,1062 North Koeller Street, Oshkosh, WI.
Continuing meetings will be held every third Thursday of each month at 6 PM at
Father Carr’s Place 2B, 1062 North Koeller Street, Oshkosh, WI.
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For more information, please phone or text Linda at 920 267 3108 or email foxvalleytcf@gmail.com.
To learn more about Compassionate Friends or to view other groups, please go to www.compassionatefriends.org.
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Infant and perinatal death support group
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Counseling and Consulting Pros
Phone 920 364 608​
Email tara@ccpclinic.com
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UW Health Hope After Loss Clinics
University of Wisconsin Health system
20 South Park Street, Madison, WI 53715
Phone 608 287 5898
Hours Mondays through Fridays 8 am to 5 pm
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Faith’s Lodge Child Loss Retreat Center
Safe haven for grieving families to reflect, explore and be with other grievers.
Administrative office: 8301 Golden Valley Road, Suite 210, Golden Valley, MN
Phone 612 825 2073
Lodge: 6942 County Road C, Danbury, WI
Phone 715 866 8200
Email www.faithslodge.org
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Star Legacy Foundation
6400 Flying Cloud Drive, Suite 225
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Phone 952 715 7731
www.starlegacyfoundation.org
info@starlegacyfoundation.org
Kacie Doxtator kacie@starlegacyfoundation.org
NEWGN contact for Star Legacy Foundation
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Star Legacy Foundation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving pregnancy outcomes and supporting parents who experience the death of a baby during pregnancy or infancy. In January 2023, Star Legacy Foundation created the Wisconsin Center for Stillbirth and Infant Death. This is a statewide program that provides a framework for early referral and intervention when a baby dies in Wisconsin.
WHO IS STAR LEGACY FOUNDATION
Our team of health professionals connect with families who have experienced the death of a baby during pregnancy or infancy. We can listen, provide information, and connect families with available resources. Our services are free to all families.
RESOURCES
Each family has unique needs: Some of the common resources we work with include funeral homes, therapists, support groups, financial assistance programs and peer support. Other options are available as appropriate.
WHO DO WE HELP
Any family in Wisconsin who experiences the death of a baby during pregnancy or infancy. This includes the extended family of siblings, grandparents, or others impacted by the loss. Translation services are available.
HOW TO CONNECT WITH US
Phone 920 561 1600 or 952 715 7731
Email wicid@starlegacyfoundation.org
Website www.starlegacyfoundation.org
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VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUPS
For more information or to register for a group, please visit starlegacyfoundation.org/support-groups.
We have expanded our support group offerings, please see the current offerings at starlegacyfoundation.org/support-groups
Early Pregnancy Loss
First, second, third and fourth Tuesday of the month
6 PM Central Standard Time
Late Pregnancy Loss
First and third Thursday of the month
6 PM Central Standard Time
Second and fourth Thursday of the month
7 PM Central Standard Time
SUID / SIDS / INFANT DEATH
Second Wednesday of the month
6 PM Central Standard Time
PARENTING AFTER LOSS
First and third Wednesday of the month
12 PM Central Standard Time
DADS GRIEF DISCUSSION
Second and fourth Monday of the month
6 PM Central Standard Time
GRUPO DE PADRES EN DUELO
Primer Viernes del Mes (en Espanol)
7 PM Central Standard Time
GRANDPARENTS AND EXTENDED FAMILY
First and third Wednesday of the month
7 PM Central Standard Time
PREGNANCY AFTER LOSS
Weekly on Mondays
7:30 PM Central Standard Time
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Homicide Death
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Homicide Survivors, Inc.
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5049 East Broadway Street, Suite 151, Tucson AZ
Phone 520 207 5012
NAMI Fox Valley
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
211 East Franklin Street, Appleton, WI 54911
Phone 920954 1550
NAMI Oshkosh
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
525 North Main Street, Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone: 920 651 1148
Parents of Murdered Children
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635 West Seventh Street, Suite 307, Cincinnati, OH 45203
Email: natlpomc@pomc.org
Phone: 513 721 5683
Fax: 513 345 4489
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Your local Victim Crisis Response Team
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Male Grief Support
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Fox Valley Men’s Grief Support
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Moments Hospice Office at 5517 West Waterford Street, Suite C, Appleton, WI 54913
Meetings held first Wednesday of each month from 6-8 PM
Facilitator Kerry
Phone 920 841 5088
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Partner / Spouse Death / Widow / Widower​
Soaring Spirits International (Camp Widow, Resilience Center, Soaring Spirits Gala, Widow's Voice Blog, Widowed Village, Widowed Pen Pal Program)
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2028 Cochran Street, Suite 194, Simi Valley, CA 93065
Phone 877 671 4071
Email contact@soaringspirits.org
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Substance Abuse
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Solutions Recovery
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Solutions Recovery (a nonprofit organization)
621 Evans Street
Oshkosh, WI 54901
Phone 920 233 0888
24/7 Help and Support Hotline 866 465 0010
Open daily 8 AM to 8:30 PM
Email info@solutionsrecovery.org
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Suicide
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Support groups for family and friends of those who have died by suicide.
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APPLETON Meets third Thursday of the month from 6-8 PM
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Prevent Suicide Fox Cities
211 East Franklin Street Suite F, Appleton, WI 54911
Website www.preventsuicidefoxcities.org
Facilitators:
Jeanette Potts
Phone 920 209 9040
Email jmpotts@preventsuicidefoxcities.org
Cindy Reffke
Phone 920 996 0563
Email Cindy@preventsuicidefoxcities.org
NEENAH Meets second Thursday of each month 6:30-8 PM
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First Presbyterian Church
200 Church Street, Neenah, WI 54956
Sponsor Community for Hope of Greater Oshkosh, Inc.
Contact Sarah Danahy
Phone 920 230 4840
OSHKOSH Meets third Thursday of each month 6:30-8 PM
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PEER SUPPORT MEETING
Community for Hope of Greater Oshkosh, Inc.
Contact Sarah Danahy
Phone 920 230 4840
CHILD GRIEF SUPPORT CAMPS AND LOCAL CHILD GRIEF ORGANIZATIONS
Camp HOPE​
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A weekend program providing an atmosphere of love and acceptance for children to express themselves following the death of a loved one. CAMP HOPE has three camps per year -- May, October and a reunion (alumni only) camp the first weekend in February.
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Director Maria Loy, MSW
Camp HOPE for Kids
Email marialoy@camphopeforkids.org​
Phone 608 621 0633
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A week-long camp for children grieving the death of a loved one. It’s a safe environment for campters to explore feelings of grief and gain support from one another.
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Website www.uwgb.edu/camplloyd
Founder/Camp Director Dr. Illene N. Cupit​
Phone 920 465 2703​
Email cupiti@uwgb.edu
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UW GREEN BAY, MAUTHE CENTER, 2420 NICOLET DRIVE,
GREEN BAY, WI
DAY CAMP FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN IN GRADES 1-8
JUNE 23 THROUGH JUNE 27, 2025
8:30 AM-4:30 PM
$100 FEE WHICH INCLUDES SNACKS
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
CONTACT: DR. ILLENE CUPIT
EMAIL CUPITII@UWGB.EDU
MANDATORY ORIENTATION FOR CAMPERS AND PARENTS/GUARDIANS
June 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Comfort Zone Camp is a nonprofit bereavement organization that transforms the lives of children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, primary caregiver, or significant person. Our programs are free of charge and include trust-building activities and age-based support groups that break the emotional isolation grief often brings. Offered to children aged 7-17, young adults aged 18-25 and separate parent and guardian programs. These camps are located across the country. There are also free virtual grief support groups.
Address 6606 West Broad Street, Suite 401, Richmond, VA 23230
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Website www.comfortzonecamp.org​
Phone 804 377 3430 ​
Email info@comfortzonecamp.org​
Fax 804 362 3856
Connections Grief Center
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· You do not need to be a member of the Boys and Girls Club to participate.
The Boys and Girls Club of the Fox Valley
600 Racine Street, Menasha, WI 54952
Director Erin Hollister
Email Ehollister@bgclubfoxvalley.org
Phone 920 750 5839
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Youth and Family Grief Support Group
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The Boys and Girls Club in Oshkosh
501 E. Parkway Avenue, Oshkosh, WI 54901
Director Danielle Bittelman
Email danielleb@bgcosh.org
Phone 920 233 1414 x 124
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CHAPS Equine-Assisted Therapy ​
For some youth, spending time with a horse can help break down barriers, allowing them to work through trauma and overcome behavioral and mental health struggles such as anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, suicidal thoughts and more. Available in Fond du Lac, Milwaukee, Neenah, New London and Shiocton. To schedule an appointment, please call 877 300 9101
Phone 877 300 9101​
Website www.Rawhide.org.
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Franki Moscato Foundation ​
Website www.frankijo.com ​
Email Franki@frankilo.com ​
Facebook Facebook.com/FrankiJoDotCom
Instagram Instagram.com/FraniMoscato
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Coalition to Support Grieving Students ​
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The Trevor Project
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Trevor Lifeline: The nation's only around-the-clock, toll-free crisis intervention and suicide prevention lifeline for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questionsing youth. ​
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Trevor Chat A free, confidential and secure online messaging service that providers live help by trained volunteers. Checkout our website for specific hours of operation.
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Trevor Space Social networking site for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth aged 13-24, their friends, and allies. ​
Phone 866 488 7386​
LOCAL GRIEF COUNSELORS
Neenah​​
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Appleton
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Appleton
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Full Circle Counseling Services
Appleton, WI
FULL COUNSELING SERVICES LLC
477 South Nicolet Road #12, Appleton, WI 54914
Email Julie@fullcirclecounselingservices.com
Website WWW.FULLCIRCLECOUNSELINGSERVICES.COM
Phone 920 982 4242
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DePere
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Telehealth counseling only​​
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Appleton
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Telehealth counseling only
Appleton
Appleton
Green Bay
Appleton
Green Bay
Oshkosh
Adaptive Counseling LLC
Phone 920 410 7364
Email paulafharry@hotmail.com
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Appleton
Menasha
Appleton
Kaukauna
Menasha
New London
Oshkosh​​
Appleton
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Integrative Healing Solutions
Phone 920 264 0996
* Utilizes Ketamine assisted therapy
DePere
Appleton
Appleton