The Compassionate Friends, Inc.
                                                               P. O. Box 3696
                                                               Oak Brook, IL  60522-3696
                                                              
Toll-free: 877-969-0010
                                                               PH: 630-990-0010
                                                               FAX: 630-990-0246
                                                              

        
      
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Grief Support After the Death of a Child

The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.

The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. There is no religious affiliation and there are no membership dues or fees.

The secret of TCF's success is simple: As seasoned grievers reach out to the newly bereaved, energy that has been directed inward begins to flow outward and both are helped to heal. The vision of The Compassionate Friends is that everyone who needs us will find us and everyone who finds us will be helped.   

                  
               TCF National Conference Online Registration Now Open

 Planning to attend the 31st TCF National Conference in Nashville, Tennessee
 July 18-20? You can now register conveniently through our online form available
 at
conference online registration. You can also register by mail by downloading
 the 
conference registration brochure. Additional  information regarding the
 conference is being added daily to the
conference information page. Please
 visit
tcfwalktoremember.org to participate in the  popular “Friends Asking
 Friends
Ň” virtual walk where you have the opportunity  to create a personal or
 team website in memory of a beloved child and help support The
 Compassionate Friends in our mission to support families that have
 experienced the death of a child. We hope to see you in Nashville!
 
 

 


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     "What amazes me even more is how many people develop Web sites that seek to brighten our lives. For instance... the Compassionate Friends organization, which strives to help families resolve grief following the death of a child by offering friendship and understanding."


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