Ontario
Bereaved Families of Ontario – Halton Peel
33 City Centre Drive Mississauga, Ontario L5B 2N5
Email: info@bereavedfamilies.ca Website: www.bereavedfamilies.ca
T. 905-848-4337
Contact: Andrea O’Reilly
Instagram: @centreforgriefandhealing Twitter: bfohp
Facebook: centreforgriefandhealing
Grief and bereavement support programs for children, teens and adults. Also offering individual counselling and resources for the community
Bereaved Families of Ontario – Toronto
250 Merton Street Toronto, Ontario, M4S 1B1 T. 416-440-0290
Contact: Meredith Cochrane
Email: info@bfotoronto.ca
Website: www.bfotoronto.ca
Instagram: @bfotoronto
Facebook: bfotoronto
Grief and bereavement support programs for children, youth and adults. Also offering individual counselling
Bethell Hospice
15835 McLaughlin Rd Inglewood, Ontario L7C 1H4
T. 905-838-3534 Ext. 3010
Contact: Dorothy Rankin
Email: lsallese@bethellhospice.org Website: www.bethellhospice.org Instagram: @Bethell_hospice_foundation
Twitter: BethellHospice
Facebook: BethellHospiceFoundation
Grief and bereavement support programs for children, youth and adults in both individual and group settings. End of life support and in home visitors also available.
Bereaved Families of Ontario South Central Region
2B-300 Fennell Ave, East. Hamilton ON
T. 905-318-0070
Email: ed@bfoscr.com
Contact: Krista Campure
Website: https://bfoscr.com
Grief and bereavement support programs for children, youth and adults
Bereavement Ontario Network
174 Oxford St. Woodstock, Ontario N4S 6B1
T. 519-290-0219
Contact: Kelly Wrigglesworth
Email: info@bereavementontarionetwork.ca
Website: www.bereavementontarionetwork.ca
Twitter: BONnewsandnotes
Facebook:BereavementOntarioNetwork
Online resource for grief and bereavement information, also offering an annual educational and networking conference
Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region
65 Hanson Avenue Kitchener, Ontario N2C 2H6
T. 519-603-0196
Contact: Carly Kowalik
Email: support@bfomidwest.org
Website: www.bfomidwest.org
Grief support programs for children aged 4-12, parents with loss and adults.
Beth Donovan Hospice
1107 French Settlement Road Kemptville, Ontario K0G 1J0
T. 613-258-9611
Contact: Margaret Lorrie Beaton
Email: info@bethdonovanhospice.ca Website: www.bethdonovanhospice.ca Facebook: BethDonovanHospice
Grief counselling offered to both individual and family. Offering grief themed art programs for children.
Children and Youth Grief Network (CYGN)
Email: info@childrenandyouthgriefnetwork.com
Contact: Tory Hagerman
Website: www.childrenandyouthgriefnetwork.com
Instagram: @childrenyouthgriefnetwork Twitter: c_grief
Facebook:childrenandyouthgriefnetwork
Community Care Health and Care Network – Hospice Services
#3-2 Kent Street West Lindsay, Ontario K9V 2Y1
T. 705-879-4123
Contact: Megan Tremblay
Email: hospiceinfo@ccckl.ca
Website: www.ccckl.ca
Twitter: CommunityCareKL
Facebook: CommunityCareCKL
Support for families dealing with terminal illness, diagnosis through to grief and bereavement care
Dorothy Ley Hospice
220 Sherway Drive Toronto, Ontario M9C 5N6
T. 416-626-0116
Contact: Lisa Gregg
Email: lgregg@dlhospice.org
Website: www.dlhospice.org
Twitter: dorothy_ley
Facebook: The-Dorothy-Ley-Hospice
Hospice care for people of all ages
Bereaved Families of Ontario Hamilton Burlington
2B-300 Fennell Ave, East
T. 905-318-0070
Email: edbfoscr@gmail.com
Contact: Diana Boel
Website: https://bfoscr.com
Grief support programs and services for children, teens and adults of all ages.
Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice
277 Stone Church Road East Hamilton, Ontario L9B 1B1
T. 905-387-2448
Contact: Sue Repa
Email: kemp.hospice@kemphospice.org
Website: www.kemphospice.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bobkemphospice
Facebook: Bobkemphospice
Grief support programs and individual counselling for children and youth aged 7 -17. Also offers programs for children with serious illnesses and their caregivers, as well as a bereavement camp for grieving children and teens.
Emily’s House
45 Jack Layton Way Toronto, Ontario M4M 0B7
T. 416-363-9196
Contact: Dan Dempster
Email: info@philipazizcentre.ca Website: www.emilyshouse.ca
Twitter: PACHospice
Facebook: PhilipAzizCentre
Hospice care for children.
Friends in Grief, Bay Gardens Funeral Home
947 Rymal Road East Hamilton, Ontario L8W 3M2
T. 905-318-0059
Email: hamilton@baygardens.ca
Website: www.baygardens.ca/fig Instagram: @baygardens.funeralhome
Twitter: baygardens
Facebook: baygardens.funeralhome
Grief and loss support programs for teens and adults.
Gilda’s Club of Greater Toronto
70570-2938 Dundas St. W Toronto, Ontario M6P 1y0
T. 416-214-9898
Contact: Tory Hagerman
Email: tory.hagerman@gildasclubtoronto.org
Website: www.gildasclubtoronto.org
Instagram: @gildasclubtoronto
Twitter: gildastoronto
Facebook: GildasClubGreaterToronto
Provides support for children aged 4-18 whose lives have been touched by cancer.
Good Grief Resource Centre
936 Lorne Avenue London, Ontario N5W 3L1
T. 519-697-4541
Email: patchforkids@yahoo.ca
Website: www.vonme.ca/hospice
Facebook: GoodGriefResourceCentre
Grief and bereavement support programs for children and their families.
Heart House Hospice
855 Matheson Blvd East Mississauga, Ontario L4W 4L6
T. 905-712-8119
Contact: Jodi Pereira
Email: info@hearthousehospice.com
Website: www.hearthousehospice.com Instagram: @Hearthousehospice Twitter: HeartHouseHosp
Facebook: Hearthousehospice
Grief and bereavement support through individual and group counselling.
Hope House Community Hospice
350 Industrial Parkway South Aurora, Ontario L4G 3V7
T. 905-727-6815
Contact: Heidi Bonner
Email: info@hopehousehospice.com
Website: www.hopehousehospice.com
Twitter: hhchospice
Facebook: hopehousecommunityhospice
Grief and bereavement support groups for children, teens and adults. Offering summer camps for children and family wellness programs.
Hospice Huntsville
100 Frank Miller Drive Huntsville, Ontario P1H 1H7
T. 705-789-6878
Contact: Jane Weiland
Email: hospiceh@vianet.ca
Website: www.hospicehuntsville.com/grief-andbereavement-support/
Grief and bereavement support programs for children and adults.
Hospice Muskoka
15 Depot Drive Unit 217 Bracebridge, Ontario P1L 0A1
T. 705-646-1697
Contact: Sandra Windspear
Email: info@hospicemuskoka.com
Website: www.hospicemuskoka.com/grief-andbereavement-2/
Twitter: HospiceMuskoka
Facebook: HospiceMuskoka
Grief support programs for children and teens aged 5 – 18.
Hospice Niagara, The Stabler Centre
403 Ontario Street #2 St Catherines, Ontario L2N 1L5
T. 905-984-8766 Ext. 233
Contact: Melissa Penner
Email: info@hospiceniagara.ca
Website: www.hospiceniagara.ca/programs/ bereavement/
Grief support programs for children and youth aged 6 – 13 and their caregivers.
McNally House Hospice
148 Central Ave, Grimsby Ontario L3M 4E7
Email: jjowlabar@mcnallyhousehospice.com
Website: http://www.mcnallyhousehospice.com/how-we-help-you/bereavement-services-groups/
T. 905-309-4013
Contact: Jennifer Jowlabar
Bereavement support programs and individual counselling for children and youth ages 7 -17 as well as adults.
Hospice Peterborough
325 London Street Peterborough, Ontario K9H 4E4
T. 705-742-4042
Contact: Sheila Bourgeois
Email: admin@hospicepeterborough.org
Website: www.hospicepeterborough.org Instagram: @Hospiceptbo
Twitter: Hospiceptbo
Facebook: HospicePeterborough
Variety of individual and group grief support programs for children, youth and adults. Also offering programs for families dealing with life threatening illnesses.
Hospice Simcoe
130 Bell Farm Road #1, Barrie ON l4M 6J4
Email: colleen@hispicesimcoe.ca
Contact: Colleen Risk
Website: https://hospicesimcoe.ca/
T. 705-725-1140
One-to-one support, webinars, workshops, drop in groups for bereaved youth
Hospice Vaughan Woodbridge
Woodbridge, Ontario L4L 2S6
T. 905-850-6266
Contact: Sean Gedney
Email: info@hospicevaughan.com
Website: www.hospicevaughan.com/ services-and-programs/
Variety of grief support programs including children’s programs for children aged 4 – 12. Also offering in-school grief support programs in the elementary and high school levels.
Hospice Waterloo Region, Hospice Family Centre
298 Lawrence Avenue Kitchener, Ontario N2M 1Y4
T. 519-743-4114
Contact: Judy Nairn Email:hospice@hospicewaterloo.ca
Website: www.hospicewaterloo.ca
Instagram: @hospicewaterloo
Twitter: hospicewaterloo
Facebook: hospicewaterloo
Grief and bereavement programs for children aged 5 – 13.
Hospice Wellington
795 Scottsdale Drive Guelph, Ontario N1G 3R8
T. 519-836-3921
Contact: Wendy Borutski Email:info@hospicewellington.org Website: www.hospicewellington.org Instagram: @Hospice Wellington
Twitter: HospiceWell
Facebook: HospiceWellington
Grief support programs for children aged 6 – 13 and their families.
House of Hope -Burlington/Waterdown
5115 Harvester Road, unit 10 Burlington, Ontario L7L 6A2
T. 905-340-0431
Contact: Cheyl Ettinger
Email: info@houseofhopeontario.com
Website: www.houseofhopeontario.com/programs/
Loss support programs for children.
Hummingbird Centre for Hope
65 Hanson Ave Kitchener, Ontario N2C 2H6
T. 519-500-8535
Contact: Marny Williams
Email: marny@hummingbirdcentreforhope.com
Website: www.hummingbirdcentreforhope.com
Twitter: hummingbrdhope
Facebook: HummingbirdCentreHope
We provide education, support and community to Widowed Parents. Our LEGACY Family Day programs bring parent and children together so they can grieve, honor, share & remember as a family
Near North Palliative Care Network
2025 Main Street West North Bay, Ontario P1B 8G5
T. 705-497-9239
Contact: Monica Do Coutto Monni
Email: office@nnpcn.com
Website: www.nnpcn.com
Facebook: NearNorthPalliativeCareNetwork
Variety of grief and bereavement support programs for families. Also offering community resources for grief and end of life
Philip Aziz Centre
558 Gerrard Street East Toronto, Ontario M4M 1X8
T. 416-363-9196
Contact: Dan Dempster
Email: info@philipazizcentre.ca Website: www.philipazizcentre.ca Twitter: PAChospice_care
Facebook: PhilipAzizCentre
Hospice care, also offering grief and bereavement programs for children and adults.
The Coping Centre
1740 Blair Rd Cambridge, Ontario N3H 4R8
Email: coping@copingcentre.com
Website: www.copingcentre.com
T. 519-650-0852
Contact: Glenn & Ros Crichton
Facebook: theCopingCentre
Grief and bereavement support programs for children, teens, young adults and adults. Also offers summer camp programs for children.
Roger Neilson House
399 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L2
Email: info@rogerneilsonhouse.ca
Website: www.rogerneilsonhouse.ca
T. 613-523-6300
Contact: Megan Wright
Instagram: @Rogerneilsonhouse
Twitter: RNeilsonHouse
Facebook: Rogerneilsonhouse
Variety of specialized grief support programs for children, youth and adults. Also offering end of life and respite care.
Rainbows Canada
80 Bradford Street Barrie, Ontario L4N 6S7
T. 705-726-7407
Contact: Helen McQuade
Email: info@rainbows.ca
Website: www.rainbows.ca
Instagram: @rainbowscanada Facebook: rainbowscanada
Variety of grief support programs for children, teens and adults. Also offering “Silver Linings” a community crisis response program.
Seasons Centre for Grieving Children
38 McDonald Street Barrie, Ontario L4M 1P1
T. 705-721-5437
Contact: Joan Kennedy
Email: johanna@grievingchildren.com
Website: www.grievingchildren.com/programs/
Instagram: @seasonscentreforgrieving
Twitter: seasons_centre
Facebook: Seasons-Centre-for-Grieving-Children
Grief and bereavement support programs for children, youth and adults. Also offering “Camp Skein” childrens overnight camp and training for the community
SickKids Hospital
555 University Ave Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8
T. 416-813-7654
Contact: Lori Ives-Baine
Email: grief.support@sickkids.ca
Website: www.sickkids.ca
Grief and bereavement support programs for children and their families.
The Hospice of Windsor and Essex County
6038 Empress Street Windsor, Ontario N8T 1B5
T. 519-974-7100
Contact: Brianne Thompson
Email: reception@thehospice.ca
Website: www.thehospice.ca
Grief and bereavement support programs for children.
The Darling Home for Kids
5657 15 Side Road Milton, Ontario L9T 2X7
T. 905-878-1063
Contact: Kelley Dietrich
Email: info@darlinghomeforkids.ca
Website: www.darlinghomeforkids.ca Instagram: @thedarlinghome4kids
Twitter: darlinghome4kid
Facebook: darlinghomeforkids
Pediatric hospice offers support for children and their families dealing with life-limiting or life-threatening illnesses.
The Lighthouse for Grieving Children and Families
2522 Rebecca Street Oakville, Ontario L6J 6N8
T. 905-337-2333
Contact: Candace Ray
Email: info@lighthousegriefsupport.org
Website: https://lighthousegriefsupport.org/
Instagram: @lighthousegrief
Facebook: @lighthousegrief
Free, open-ended grief support programs for children, youth, and their families. Support groups available in-person and online. Community educational training and resources available.
The Nightingale Centre
85 Norfolk Street Guelph, Ontario N1H 4J4
T. 519-265-9594
Email: aw@awarnick.com
Contact: Andrea Warnick
Website: www.nightingalecentre.org Instagram: @Nightingalecentre
Twitter: Nightingalectre
Facebook: TheNightingaleCentre
Grief and suicide bereavement support programs for children and youth aged 6 – 18. Also offering educational workshops for the community
University of Toronto, Family Care Office
500 University Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5G 2V7
T. 416-948-0951
Email: dfcm.divisionpalliative@utoronto.ca
Website: www.studentlife.utoronto.ca/mf/grief
Grief and bereavement support programs as well as individual counselling. Also offering programs for Students.
VON – Middlesex-Elgin, Kids’ Circle Elgin County
175 South Edgeware Road St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 4C4
T. 519-637-6408
Contact: Becky Ahrens
Email: becky.ahrens@von.ca
Website: www.von.ca/en/middlesex-elgin/service/ childrens-bereavement-program
Grief and loss support programs for children aged 5 – 12
VON – Middlesex-Elgin, Kids’ Circle Middlesex County
274 Heat Street North Strathroy, Ontario N7G 4L7
T. 519-245-3170
Contact: Meagan Alexander
Email: meagan.alexander@von.ca
Website: www.vonoxford.ca
Grief and bereavement support programs for children aged 5 – 12.
VON – Oxford Kids Circle Oxford County
550 Ingersoll Avenue Woodstock, Ontario N4S 4Y3
T. 519-537-8515
Contact: Anne Marie Wallace-Philips
Email: annemarie.wallace-philips@von.ca
Website: www.von.ca
Grief and bereavement support programs for children aged 5 -12.
Young Carers Initiative
318 Ontario Street Unit 7A St. Catharines, Ontario L2R 5L8
T. 905-932-7628
Contact: Michelle Lewis
Email: mlewis@powerhouseproject.ca
Website: www.youngcaregivers.ca
Twitter: Powerhouseprjct
Facebook: Powerhouseproject
Support for families with children and youth who are in a caregiving role for a loved one due to illness, disability or other factors
Young Carers Programs (EOL)
55 Eglinton Avenue East suite 502 Toronto, Ontario M4P 1G8
T. 416-364-1668
Contact: Jenna Nelson
Email: jenna.nelson@hospicetoronto.ca Website: www.ycptoronto.com
Twitter: ycptoronto
Facebook: ycptoronto
Support programs for youth who are in a caregiving role due to family illness, disability, addiction, mental illness or language barrier.
Acclaim Health Hospice & Bereavement Program
2370 Speers Road, Oakville ON L6L 5M2
T. 905-827-8800
Contact: Patricia Blakeley
Email: pblakeley@acclaimhealth.ca
Website: www.acclaimhealth.ca
One-on-one grief and bereavement support for children, youth and adults.
Camp Keaton Hamilton
277 Stone Church Rd. East
T. 905-387-2448
Contact: Karen Nowicki
Email: knowicki@kemphospice.org
Website: https://kemphospice.org/services/camp-keaton/
Camp Keaton Hamilton is a no-fee annual bereavement camp for children and teenagers, ages 7 – 17 years, who have experienced the death of a loved one. Camp allows children to come together with other children who have experienced the loss of a significant person in their life, work through bereavement activities in a camp like environment, grieve, mourn and build new friendships.
Upopolis Island/ Kids Health Link Foundation
1066 Masters Green, Oakville Ontario L6M 2P1
T. 905-817-1717
Contact: Krista Naugler
Email: krista@kidshealthlinks.org
Website: https://island.upopolis.com/
Upopolis Island is a place where youth 10-18 years old navigating grief can connect in private groups with other youth who are navigating grief. In this secure and online community, youth will have access to peer support, resources, activities shared by our child life team, and more.
Yorktown Family Services
2010 Eglinton Ave W, Suite 300. Toronto, Ontario M6E 2K3
T. 416-394-2424
Contact: Maureen Ringlein
Email: maureen@yorktownfamilyservices.com
Website: https://www.yorktownfamilyservices.com/programs/grief-and-bereavement/
Yorktown Family Services’ Grief and Bereavement program offer individual/family bereavement and palliative counseling, support groups, workshops and Family Nights for children, youth, and families ages 0 – 21 (with limited spots available up to age 29), who are experiencing grief related to the death or dying of a parent, sibling, or in-home custodial caregiver.
St. Joseph’s Hospice – Caring Hearts Children’s Program
475 Christina St. North. Sarnia, Ontario
T. 519-337-0537
Contact: Orley Culverhouse
Email: oculverhouse@sjhospice.ca
Website: https://www.stjosephshospice.ca/about-hospice/our-hospice-team
Peer group support, individual counselling, special events, caregiver/parent support/psychoeducation, public educations on children’s grief and a summer grief day-camp
VON Durham Hospice Services
1615 Dundas Street E, Lang Tower West Building Suite 304, Whitby ON L1N 2L1
T. 905-240-4522
Email: vondurhamsite@von.ca
Website: https://www.vondurham.org/programs-and-services/bereavement-services/
An 8-week program to support children and teens ages 6-17 who have experienced the death of a person in their life.