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.
Book Discussion: It’s Ok That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine: Online
OnlineLaura Ward, Hospicare bereavement counselor, will facilitate an interactive discussion of the book, It’s Ok That You’re Not Ok. This event is presented by Phillips Free Library in Homer. In this powerful book, Megan Devine normalizes and validates the pain of grief while challenging a culture that often fails to understand. Her writing serves as…
Finding Forgiveness: Healing After the Loss of a Parent: Online
OnlineThe 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 forgive our parents and ourselves opens positive possibilities. Participants must commit to both sessions. Instructor: Mara Alper, Hospicare volunteer, creator of “Forgiveness: A Healing…
Illuminations Community Memorial
Nina K. Miller Hospicare Residence 172 East King Road, Ithaca, NY, United StatesThursday, June 9th, 7:30-9:00 p.m. Illuminations, our annual community memorial event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Please join us to enjoy the Hospicare gardens, light a luminaria in memory of a loved one, and share in a special program of remembrance featuring live music, poetry, and concluding with a…
Dealing with Loss
with Laura Ward, Hospicare's Manager of Psychosocial Services Join us for a special program on grief and loss. Grief is the natural response to profound loss and is the expression of the strong bond you had with the person who died. No two people grieve in exactly the same way, and how we express our…
Hospicare 101
with Dr. Lucia Jander & Edna Brown LCSW Learn more about the difference between hospice and palliative care and how we can help patients, families, and caregivers at ANY stage of a life-limiting illness. Our team will introduce you to the services of Hospicare & Palliative Care Services. We use a team approach to providing…
19th Annual Women Swimmin’ for Hospicare!
Ithaca Yacht Club 1090 Glenwood Rd, Ithaca, NY, United StatesSwim the lake, be a boater, volunteer, donate, or go the distance! For 2022 we have lots of different options for you to participate. YOU choose which is the best fit for you! Sign up to receive events updates below. GO THE DISTANCE – Between May 6 and August 13 anyone can participate by doing any…
Advanced Care Plannng – A Gift to Your Loved Ones
With Dr. Lucia Jander & Edna Brown LCSW Establish your goals and overcome your fears. Death is a part of life, and planning for it can make all the difference to the emotional health of those you leave behind. Talk will cover: • The importance of advance care planning • Guidance in filling out Health…
Advanced Care Planning: A Gift to Your Loved Ones
OnlineWith Dr. Lucia Jander & Edna Brown LCSW Establish your goals and overcome your fears. Death is a part of life, and planning for it can make all the difference to the emotional health of those you leave behind. Talk will cover: • The importance of advance care planning • Guidance in filling out Health…
Writing Your Loss Story: Virtual
OnlineWriting Your Loss Story is a four-week writing program that provides therapeutic writing prompts for the bereaved to use to tell their story. Held via Zoom and facilitated by Jane Baker Segelken, LMSW The group allows individual living with loss to explore their unique circumstances. A goal of the program is healing with words —…
Virtual Book Discussion: The Wild Edge of Sorrow, by Francis Weller
OnlineBrenna Fitzgerald, Hospicare’s Communications Coordinator, will facilitate an interactive discussion of the book The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller, a psychotherapist, writer, and soul activist. In this lyrical book filled with touching stories, Weller offers a poetic handbook for the art of grieving. His insights into grief and the grieving process, including the…