Local Support Groups(Please call ahead before attending any of these groups)
Compassionate Friends:
817-487-7207. Contact person: Cathy Faher. This group is for parents, grandparents and siblings who have lost a child. They meet the first Monday of the month at 7:00PM at the John Paul II Center at St. Benedict’s Church, 2310 Bedford St., Johnstown.
Conemaugh Regional Hospice:
814-534-6100. This group meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 5-6PM at the Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute, 1450 Scalp Ave., Johnstown.
“In-Touch” Hospice:
814-443-5047. Contact person: Jessie Pringle. This group meets the second Tuesday of the month at 7PM at the Hospice House, 1474 N. Center Ave., Somerset, PA 15501.
Windber Hospice:
814-467-6419. This group meets at 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of each month at the Windber Hospice located in the back of the Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber on Somerset Avenue.
If you prefer one on one counseling, Penny Hoffman, LCSW,
is a Grief Counselor located in the Westmont section of Johnstown. She can be reached at 814-535-8586, Ext. 227. We also have other ways to help you deal with your grief. The following is a list of books available for your use along with some online bereavement information. If you find any of this information is no longer current or accurate, please let us know. Thank you!