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
Men’s Grief Support Group
OnlineMen’s Grief Support Group Facilitator: Edward Hower Dates: Thursdays 2/2, 2/9, 2/16, 2/23, 3/2 Time: 5:30 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: A 5-week group offering men who are grieving the opportunity to deal with their loss in a friendly and confidential setting. Attendance at all sessions is not required and registration is open until the…
Spousal Loss Support Group
OnlineFacilitator: Laura Ward, LMFT, CT Dates: Tuesdays, 2/28, 3/7, 3/14, 3/21, 4/4 Time: 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: 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. Participants must commit to attend 4 of the 5 sessions.…
Grief Yoga Workshop
OnlineInstructor: Shasta Savage, MSW Date: Wednesday, March 8th Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: This yoga & mindfulness workshop will be led in the virtual format by Shasta Savage, MSW. Appropriate for those over 18 years of age. No experience necessary. Registration is required by March 2nd. Use the form below. For more information contact…
Meditation for Grief and Loss
OnlineFacilitator: Ellen Abrams, LMFT Date: Monday, March 20th Time: 6:00-7:15 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: This workshop will help us to learn to turn our attention, through meditation, to the heart of our experience with griefs, sorrows, and losses – the often denied or unmarked moments, experiences that have been cast out, cast away or un-witnessed.…
Grief Writing Workshops
OnlineInstructor: Clare Jones Dates: April 26, May 10 and June 14 Time: 6:30-8:00 pm Location: Zoom Description: Join us for an online writing workshop led by poet, Clare Jones, recipient of fellowships from the Fulbright Program, Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts, and the Iowa Writer’s Workshop. She will be providing a safe and comforting space…
Finding Forgiveness: Healing After the Loss of a Parent
OnlineInstructor: Mara Alper, Hospicare volunteer, creator of “Forgiveness: A Healing Documentary” Dates: Tuesday, May 9 & 16 Time: 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: The focus of this two-part workshop is to help adult children heal through forgiveness after the loss of a parent. Forgiveness can be an on-going process, even after death. Learning to…
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…
Book Discussion: Grief is Love: Living with Loss by Marisa Renee Lee
OnlineFacilitator: Peaches Gillette Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2023 Time: 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Location: Zoom Description: Peaches Gillette will facilitate an interactive discussion of the book, Grief is Love: Living with Loss. In this book, author Marisa Renee Lee reveals that healing, does not mean moving on after losing a loved one — healing means learning…
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…
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…