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Offering support and understanding to bereaved parents of pregnancy and infant loss
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Brief Encounters support group meetings are held at many locations around the Portland area. For more information on our meetings, please call (503) 699-8006 or the Spanish line at (503) 419-6299. Parents of Infant Loss and Pregnancy Loss, Including Early Pregnancy Loss Out of consideration for other bereaved parents, we ask that children not attend these meetings. Thank you. Meets the second Monday of the month, 7:00 pm (Portland: Peace House, 2116 NE 18th Ave. Call 503-699-8006 for information or directions.) Meets the third Monday of each month, 7:00 pm (West Side: Location To Be Announced, Anyone who wishes to attend, please contact Caroline or Talya for location details) Parents of Pregnancy Interruption Due to Medical Reasons Out of consideration for other bereaved parents, we ask that children not attend these meetings. Thank you. Meets the fourth Thursday of the month, 7:00 pm (Portland: Peace House, 2116 NE 18th Ave. Call 503-699-8006 for information or directions.) Parents of Subsequent Pregnancies and Adoptions & Parents Trying to Conceive Meets the fourth Monday of the month, 7:00 pm (Portland: Peace House, 2116 NE 18th Ave. Call 503-699-8006 for information or directions.) Fertility & Adoption Support Group We ask that children not attend these meetings. Thank you. Meets the first Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm (Portland: Peace House, 2116 NE 18th Ave. Call 503-699-8006 for information or directions.) Trying to conceive for more than a few months is difficult for most women; doing it after a loss is even more challenging. This group is exclusively for women who are trying to conceive their first, second or more child. Women who have not experienced a loss are also welcome. This group offers a friendly and relaxed atmosphere where you can have a sense of not being alone in this and receive encouragement, have a chance to express what the experience is like, share what we have learned about fertility and ourselves, and receive positive support for the many aspects of self-care that are critical to our bodies when welcoming a new baby into our lives. RSVP to Anne at (503) 570-3498 or annehend@aol.com, or Carol at (503) 280-0238 or carol@riverhealing.com. Support Groups: Portland Area The Compassionate Friends meets on the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm at the Sunnyside Seventh Day Adventist Church, 10501 SE Market St., Portland, as well as on the first Saturday of the month at 10:30 am in Room 210 of the First United Methodist Church, located at the corner of SW 18th and Jefferson, Portland. -For more information, call (503) 248-0102. Affiliated chapters in Clackamas County, Washington County, Vancouver, and McMinnville also hold meetings; visit the Web site for a schedule. Support Groups: Greater Oregon The Compassionate Friends, Salem Chapter http://tcfsalem.com/ 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. The Compassionate Friends, Rogue Valley Chapter http://roguevalleytcf.org/home.html The Rogue Valley Chapter of The Compassionate Friends offers friendship and understanding to families who are grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. There is no religious affiliation, there are no membership fees or dues, and all bereaved family members are welcome. We are located in Medford and serve families in Oregon's beautiful Rogue Valley. Our only purpose is to provide a comforting network of support, friendship and understanding that only those who have been there can give. SHARE Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support of Eugene/Springfield meets at 7:00 pm on the first Thursday of the month in Room 21 of the Norkenzie Christian Church, 2530 Crescent Ave., Eugene. -For more information, call (541) 393-5107 or visit www.oregonshare.org. Steps To Healing Support Group meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7:30 pm in the Smullin Health Center on the campus of Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford. -For more information, contact Cheryl Lewis at (541) 608-4218. Prenatal Yoga in Subsequent Pregnancy Class We are forming a prenatal yoga class specifically for women who have experienced a loss. If you are interested, please e-mail Caroline at cfalcone@mail.com. |