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We allow them to talk, we encourage them to share their feelings, and we try to keep things on track.  We offer reassurance to those who feel they're going 'crazy,' and we offer hope for tomorrow to those who have misplaced theirs today. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Hours</B>: One hour a week</div> <div> <B>Experience</B>: Must be a Compassionate, Supportive, Understanding, and Non-Judgmental Person.  TCF Members who understand the underlying principles of The Compassionate Friends preferred.</div> <div> <B>Job Title</B>: Compassionate Friends Chat Moderator.</div> <div> <B>Compensation</B>: Knowing you are helping others who need our help. Plenty of Cyber Hugs.</div> <div> <B>Areas Most Needed</B>: West Coast Moderators</div> <div>                      Spanish Speaking Moderators</div> <div>                      General Bereavement Co-Moderators</div> <bR> <div> If you are interested in assisting us in our Mission to help these people, please contact the National site.</div> <div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div>    <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TCF National Conference "><U>TCF national conferences</U></A></div> <div> ------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.centering.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.centering.org/"><U>Centering Corporation is now </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.centering.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.centering.org/"><U><U>The Compassionate </U></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.centering.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.centering.org/"><U><U>Friends</U></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.centering.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.centering.org/"><U> recommended source for books.</U></A></FONT></div> <div> ------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> <I><B>The Compassionate Friends</B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT><I><B>Atlanta Georgia Area Chapters</B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tcfatlanta.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tcfatlanta.org/"><U><I><B>http://www.tcfatlanta.org/</B></I></U></A></div> <div> <B>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/tcfwyoming/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/tcfwyoming/inde"><U>Central Wyoming</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/tcfwyoming/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/tcfwyoming/inde"><U>TCF Chapter</U></A></div> <div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="top_of_page"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.compassionatefriends.org/grieflinks.shtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.compassionatefriends.org/grie"><U><B>The following organizations have missions which are</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.compassionatefriends.org/grieflinks.shtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.compassionatefriends.org/grie"><U><B>similar to that of The Compassionate Friends:</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/"><U>B</U></A><A HREF="http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bereavedparentsusa.org/"><U>ereaved Parents of the USA (BP/USA)</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.caringbridge.com/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.caringbridge.com/index.htm"><U><B>CaringBridge</B></U></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B>A free online service to keep friends and family - your caring community - in touch and informed during important life events, including medical treatment, childbirth or adoption.</FONT></div> <div> CaringBridge is a nonprofit organization, offering free Web pages to those receiving care since 1997. It was started after an unbelievable reaction to a Web page created for a premature baby.  CaringBridge has grown steadily since 1997 and by the begining of 2003 had hosted more than 8,000 personalized CaringBridge pages, with more than 20 million visits, and more than a million guestbook entries. </div> <bR> <div> <B>SHARE</B> is a not-for-profit nondenominational organization providing support to those whose lives are touched by the tragic death of a baby through early pregnancy loss, stillbirth or newborn death.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nationalshareoffice.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nationalshareoffice.com/"><U><IMG SRC="21efe440.png" border=0 width="510" height="68" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3195/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch"><U><B><U>Pregnancy</U></B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3195/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch"><U><U> </U></U></A><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3195/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch"><U><B><U>Loss</U></B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3195/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch"><U><U> Home Page</U></U></A></div> <div> Miscarriage support, <B>pregnancy</B> <B>loss</B> references, a tribute to my unborn baby, and</div> <div> links to other miscarriage sites and resources. <B>Pregnancy</B> <B>Loss</B> Home Page. <B>...</B> </div> <div> Description: Miscarriage support, <B>pregnancy</B> <B>loss</B> references, tribute to an unborn baby, and links to other miscarriage...</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.griefcompanion.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.griefcompanion.org/"><U>http://www.griefcompanion.org/</U></A></div> <div> Everyone grieves differently. But no one needs to carry grief alone. Whatever loss you are grieving, here you can share your loss with others, and find material that other grieving people have found helpful and comforting.  Words of comfort; Share your loss; Free ebooks</div> <div> <B>The Bruderhof Grief Companion</B> is a service offered by the Bruderhof Communities, an international movement of intentional communities. For over eighty years, we have tried to counter the increasing fragmentation and isolation of modern society by living together in settlements where we can love and care for one another, carry one another's burdens, and make sure no one falls through the cracks.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webhealing.com/1grief.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webhealing.com/1grief.html"><U>Tom Golden: You can respond & leave messages.  A place to discuss...</U></A>.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.after-death.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.after-death.com/"><U>After Death Communications.  Book:  "Hello from Heaven!"</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bereavementmag.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bereavementmag.com/"><U><U>http://www.bereavementmag.com/</U></U></A>           <IMG SRC="18ab4500.gif" border=0 width="180" height="80" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Bereavement Publishing, Inc.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>4765 North Carefree Circle<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>Colorado Springs, CO 80917-2118</div> <div> (888) 60-4HOPE (4673)</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.griefdigest.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.griefdigest.com/"><U><IMG SRC="25ef1510.jpg" border=0 width="241" height="81" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><I><B>Grief Digest </B></I><I>is a quarterly magazine supporting grieving people. The </I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.centering.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.centering.org/"><U><I><B><U>Centering Corporation</U></B></I></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.centering.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.centering.org/"><U><I> </I></U></A><I>which is the largest and oldest grief resource center in the country has created this resource by gathering a remarkable</I><I><B> </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><I><B><U>group of writers</U></B></I></FONT><I> </I><I>to aid you in your journey. </I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hospicefoundation.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hospicefoundation.org/"><U><B>Hospice Foundation of America</B></U></A><B> </B>is a nonprofit organization that promotes hospice care and works to educate professionals and the families they serve in issues relating to caregiving, terminal illness, loss and bereavement. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="parents_murdered_children.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Parents of Murdered Children"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Parents of Murdered Children</U></A></div> <bR> <div> This "Survivors" newsletter is issued 3 times per year.  POMC survivors deal with their grief and with the criminal justice system.</div> <bR> <div> Parents of Murdered Children</div> <div> 100 E 8th Street B-41</div> <div> Cincinatti, OH 45202</div> <div> 888-818-7662</div> <bR> <div> National site:  <A HREF="http://www.pomc.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pomc.org/"><U>http://www.pomc.org/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Twin Cities:   651-484-0336</div> <div> ---------------------------------</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.campamandaminn.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.campamandaminn.com/"><U>Camp Amanda </U></A>offers grief support for kids</div> <div> <I>"When adults lose a loved one, it is often easy to utilize the considerable resources available  to their grief.  or kids, death can be a much more frightening and confusing time.  That's the reason behind the creation of Camp Amanda-Minnesota, a grief camp for ages 6 thru 14." Annandale, MN. Partnered with Camp Amanda of Des Moines, IA.</I></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Welcome to </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><U>Growth House</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U>, your worldwide gateway to information about end of life issues. We offer the net's most comprehensive directory of reviewed resources for </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><U>hospice care</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U>, </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><U>palliative medicine</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U>, </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><U>pain management</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U>, </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><U>death with dignity</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U>, </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><U>grief</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U>, and life-threatening illnesses such as </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><U>AIDS</U></U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U> and </U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.growthhouse.org/rings.html"><U><U>cancer</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Alive Alone</U>  </div> <bR> <div> Loss of an only child or all childeren.  Minimal charge.</div> <bR> <div> Alive Alone, Inc.</div> <div> 11115 Dull Robinson Road</div> <div> Van Wert, OH 45891</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://thecompassionatefriends.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://thecompassionatefriends.org"><U><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Compassionate Friends</U></A></div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="national_newsletter"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A>National magazine "We Need Not Walk Alone"</div> <div> -representing bereaved parents, siblings, and grandparents.</div> <div>  Published 4 times per year, the cost is a donation of $20.00.</div> <bR> <div> The Center for Grief</div> <div> 1133 Grand Avenue</div> <div> St. Paul, MN 55105</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.griefloss.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.griefloss.org"><U><U>www.griefloss.org</U></U></A></div> <div> “A non-profit organization dedicated to offering help and hope for the difficult times in our lives.” The Center for Grief offers a wide range of individual and group therapy, with particular focus on some of the more complicated aspects of grief. Topics include:  caregiver grief, homicide survivors, suicide survivors, aging and loss, separation and divorce.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Minnesota S.I.D.S. Center   612/863-6285</div> <div> Publishes 4 newsletters per year free of charge.</div> <bR> <div> Children's Health Center</div> <div> 2525 Chicago Avenue South</div> <div> Minneapolis, MN 55404</div> <div> 800-732-3812</div> <div> Fax 612-813-7344</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0bf000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">TCF Chat Line for Newly Bereaved  </div> <div> Past sessions were Wednesdays 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM</div> <div> Link through the chat entrance on TCF National web site.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f0bf000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">For Siblings:</div> <div> In many areas of the country there aren't any TCF siblings groups available.  The sibling forum is a place where siblings from all over can share and help each other cope.  This is not a public board; interested siblings will need to request the password from the national web site:</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Southwest Coalition for Grief Support</div> <bR> <div> A group of several Southwest Minneapolis congregations have joined together to offer support groups for adults who are grieving the death of a loved one<B> </B>at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church (2914 W. 44th St).</div> <div> This support group is designed for adults experiencing grief as a result of the death of a loved one. The group is open-ended. You may come as you feel the need. Presentations are made by clergy, grief educator, and peers, followed by discussion groups. Groups are led by trained facilitators.</div> <div> For more information please call 612/922-0041.</div> <bR> <div> St John's Episcopal in Southwest Minneapolis</div> <div> 612-922-0396</div> <bR> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Suicide Awareness Voices of Education</div> <bR> <div> Support groups dealing with suicide loss.  Meet biweekly - no charge.</div> <bR> <div> S.A.V.E.</div> <div> PO Box 24507</div> <div> Minneapolis, MN 55424</div> <div> 952-946-7998</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.save.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.save.org"><U>www.save.org</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)'s mission is to educate about suicide prevention, eliminate stigma and to support those touched by suicide. People who have lost a loved one to suicide are invited to participate. </div> <bR> <div> The program included music, personal stories, a video and reading of names of suicide victims, and a live satellite broadcast from New York commemorating National Survivors of Suicide Day. Refreshments, displays, educational material and book purchases was available, and free admission. Questions about future events can be directed to SAVE at 952-946-7998 or website <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.save.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.save.org/"><U><U>www.save.org</U></U></A></FONT>.</div> <div> ___________</div> <bR> <div>  <A NAME="good_things_come_to_those_who_seek"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >"Golden, Tom:</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webhealing.com/1grief.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webhealing.com/1grief.html"><U>Tom Golden's page "In Tribute</U></A>"</div> <bR> <div> ------------------------------------------------------------</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Ashley's Dad - Singer and Songwriter</B></div> <bR> <div> Hi, my name is Alan Pedersen, a fellow bereaved parent. I am a singer and a songwriter who will be touring the country this summer playing and speaking for grief organizations and chapters of The Compassionate Friends. I will be traveling from my home in Denver, Colorado to the National Conference in Boston between June 18th and July 15th and will also be a part of the International Gathering on Grief in Vancouver, Canada and will be on the west coast in August.</div> <bR> <div> I would like to fill in my schedule by performing house concerts for my fellow Compassionate Friends along the way, I will be traveling through your area and would love to play for you. There is no better way to honor my precious angel Ashley than by sharing our journey of grief through music with other bereaved parents. I released a CD of music at the Atlanta National Conference of The Compassionate Friends in July of 2003, and have just finished a book titled, "Growing Through Grief", (learning to live love and laugh again after loss.) </div> <div> My mission this summer is to play as many house concerts as possible, both large and small. I am open to all types of events, from small informal living room gatherings to churches and meeting halls etc. I do not charge anything to host a concert or to those who attend these concerts. I do allow folks to donate if they would like and also sell my book and CD as a means of support.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> To learn more about me, find out specific dates, and listen to some music at:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.everashleymusic.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.everashleymusic.com/"><U><U>www.everashleymusic.com</U></U></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <div> Carol Baum - Songs of Healing</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.songs-of-healing.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.songs-of-healing.com/"><U>http://www.songs-of-healing.com/</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Singer-Songwriter Carol Baum from Dell Rapids, SD has released her 1st CD entitled BESIDE STILL WATERS...MY JOURNEY TOWARD HEALING.</div> <bR> <div>  Carol also has an excellent links page with many resources:</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://songs-of-healing.com/links.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://songs-of-healing.com/links.html"><U>http://songs-of-healing.com/links.html</U></A></div> <div> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</div> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > <A NAME="__a_silent_sorrow__pregnancy_loss_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT>  <U>A Silent Sorrow</U>  Pregnancy Loss: Guidance and Support.  Long considered the 'bible" for families seeking emotional and practical support following a pregnancy loss...the authors offer important advice and new information about coping.....</div> <bR> <div> <I>"A SILENT SORROW speaks powerfully with practical advice and penetrating understanding of the suffering, loneliness, and despair of pregnancy loss.  It's a valuable resource for those who work with the bereaved and a comforting companion to those grappling with their own sorrow."</I></div> <div> <I>                                                          -Rabbi Dr. Earl A. Grollman</I></div> <bR> <div> You may order A SILENT SORROW from SHARE at 1-800-821-6819, or directly from the publisher at 1-800-634-7064, or online through amazon.com.</div> <bR> <div> A personal message from Perry-Lynn Moffitt, co-author:</div> <bR> <div> <I>A Silent Sorrow</I> was indeed a labor of love, a way of turning my sadness and anger into something positive that could help others. This is the true legacy of the babies I lost. As I have often said, I am sorry whenever I hear of families who have suffered a pregnancy loss, but I am grateful that my book is there for them. </div> <div> I do not have a website, but I have a recommendation for one and a situation under which I can be contacted directly by e-mail. </div> <div> The web site I'm recommending is for the Pregnancy Loss Support Program I have worked with for the past 20 years. It is a non-sectarian program affiliated with the National Council of Jewish Women, NY Section, and it offers immediate phone counseling for grieving parents. We also run peer support groups facilitated by professionally trained lay counselors, such as myself. Here's a complete listing: </div> <div> Pregnancy Loss Support Program </div> <div> National Council of Jewish Women, NY Section </div> <div> 820 Second Avenue </div> <div> New York, NY 10017-4504 </div> <div> Phone: 212-687-5030, ext. 40 </div> <bR> <div> web site: <A HREF="http://www.ncjwny.org/services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ncjwny.org/services.htm"><U>ncjwny.org/services</U></A> (it is the second listing under "Support Groups") </div> <bR> <div> You probably have contact with parents who have chosen to end their pregnancy following prenatal testing which revealed a severe problem with the baby. If they would appreciate a referral in the New York metropolitan area, I run support groups with a psychotherapist colleague, Joann Paley Galst, Ph.D. I've attached a copy of our flyer (it is in flyer layout form, so it can be printed on both sides and folded into thirds) so you can see a statement of our goals in helping this very underserved group of grieving parents. If you would like to have actual folders, I will be happy to mail some to you. In the meantime, please feel free to list our groups as <I>The Painful Choices in Pregnancy Support Groups</I>.</div> <div> Hope this is helpful for you and the many parents who benefit from the good work you are doing throughout the bereaved community. </div> <div> Sincerely, </div> <div> Perry-Lynn Moffitt </div> <div> 207 West 78th Street </div> <div> New York, NY 10024-6604 </div> <div> 212-877-5533</div> <div> ------------------------------------------------------------</div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Minneapolis Chapter of The Compassionate"><U>home</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#top_of_page" TITLE="Support Resources"><U><B>top of page</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>