Events
Please see our calendar below for more details. Some are held online while others are in-person.
Our interactive online calendar allows you to view events by month, week or day. Click on each event title for more information, including description and details about how to RSVP. Hospicare has a list of online grief resources that may be of assistance.
Throughout the year, Hospicare holds many events and programs, including ongoing grief support groups and special one-time or limited-time sessions. Hospicare also holds fundraising activities and outreach and educational events.
Grief Support Groups
Grieving Together Ongoing Support Group
OnlineThis group is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Held via Zoom and registration is required to attend your first session. You must reside in Tompkins or Cortland County to participate. Contact Liz Wood via email to register. Details will be conveyed to all…
Grief Support: In-Person Ongoing General Support Group
Lifelong West Court Street, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThis in person group held at Lifelong is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Meetings will be held the third Thursday of every month at Lifelong, 119 W. Court Street, Ithaca, 607-273-1511. Facilitator: Laura Ward, LMFT, FT Registration is required. Please contact us at…
Full: Submit registration form to be placed on wait list. Spousal Loss Support Group
Hospicare Ithaca Office 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesFacilitator: Laura Ward, LMFT, FT Dates: Mondays, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Hospicare & Palliative Care Services, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca This is a 5-week group offering men and women who have lost a spouse or partner the opportunity to process their loss in a supportive and confidential setting. …
Book Discussion: It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok, by Megan Devine
OnlineFacilitator: Laura Ward, LMFT, FT Date: Wednesday, September 25 Time: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Laura Ward will facilitate an interactive discussion of the book, It’s Ok that You’re Not Ok. In this powerful book, Megan Devine normalizes and validates the pain of grief while challenging a culture that often fails to understand. Her writing…
Full: Submit registration form to be placed on wait list. Spousal Loss Support Group
Hospicare Ithaca Office 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesFacilitator: Laura Ward, LMFT, FT Dates: Mondays, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Hospicare & Palliative Care Services, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca This is a 5-week group offering men and women who have lost a spouse or partner the opportunity to process their loss in a supportive and confidential setting. …
Grieving Together Ongoing Support Group
OnlineThis group is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Held via Zoom and registration is required to attend your first session. You must reside in Tompkins or Cortland County to participate. Contact Liz Wood via email to register. Details will be conveyed to all…
The Compassionate Friends
OnlineThis group meets the first Thursday of every month via Zoom, and is open to any parents, grandparents or siblings over the age of 18 who have experienced the death of a child of any age. This group is run independently from Hospicare and is the local chapter of the national Compassionate Friends organization (visit…
Full: Submit registration form to be placed on wait list. Spousal Loss Support Group
Hospicare Ithaca Office 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesFacilitator: Laura Ward, LMFT, FT Dates: Mondays, 9/9, 9/16, 9/23, 9/30, 10/7 Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Hospicare & Palliative Care Services, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca This is a 5-week group offering men and women who have lost a spouse or partner the opportunity to process their loss in a supportive and confidential setting. …
Grieving Together Ongoing Support Group
OnlineThis group is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Held via Zoom and registration is required to attend your first session. You must reside in Tompkins or Cortland County to participate. Contact Liz Wood via email to register. Details will be conveyed to all…
Grief Support: In-Person Ongoing General Support Group
Lifelong West Court Street, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThis in person group held at Lifelong is for anyone 18 years of age or older grieving a loss, regardless of when the death occurred. Meetings will be held the third Thursday of every month at Lifelong, 119 W. Court Street, Ithaca, 607-273-1511. Facilitator: Laura Ward, LMFT, FT Registration is required. Please contact us at…