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
OnlineCanceled January 1, 2025 due to the holiday. This 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…
The Compassionate Friends
Finger Lakes Independence Center 5th Street 215, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThis group meets the first Thursday of every month at the Finger Lakes Independence Center, 215 5th Street, Ithaca, NY, 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…
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. …
Moving Grief Through the Seasons
Instructor: Kathy Lucas Dates and Times: Saturday, February 17, 10:00-11:30am at Circus Culture Wednesday, May 8, 5:30-7:00pm at The Foundation of Light Wednesday, September 11, 5:30-7:00pm. Location to be determined Saturday, November 2, 10:00-11:30am. Location to be determined Join us for four seasonal movement workshops in which participants discover how the seasons can have an…
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. …
Exploring Your Grief Through Creative Writing: A Workshop
Hospicare Ithaca Office 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesFacilitators: Norm Johnson, Jr., Emily Hopkins and Laura Ward, LMFT, FT Dates: Wednesday 8/14, and Tuesday 9/17. Session scheduled for Wednesday 7/31 cancelled. Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. Location: Hospicare & Palliative Care Services, 172 E. King Road, Ithaca This two hour workshop (attend one, two, or all three), will be led by former Kitchen Theater Director…
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…