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SUMMARY:Grief Gathering for Families
DESCRIPTION:Hitchcock Academy and Rick's Place Partner to Offer Grief Gathering for Families\n\n \n\nBrimfield\, MA   Hitchcock Academy\, in partnership with Rick's Place\, is hosting a Grief Gathering on Sunday\, December 7\, 2025\, from 3:00 4:00 p.m. at Hitchcock Academy 2 Brookfield Rd. Brimfield\, MA.\n\n \n\nThis program is open to all community members with children ages 5 18 who have experienced the death of a loved one. This program is free of charge\, but registration is required.\n\n \n\nGrief cannot be fixed\, but connection and community can help ease its weight. Grief Gatherings provide a supportive space for children\, teens\, and their caregivers to find understanding\, share experiences\, and honor the person who has died. No one should have to grieve alone.\n\n \n\nFamilies attending the December 7 Gathering will have the opportunity to take part in conversation\, receive compassionate support\, and engage in a simple\, yet meaningful activity designed to acknowledge both their grief and the memory of their loved one. Youth and adults will remain together throughout the program in a safe\, welcoming environment. Light refreshments will be available.\n\n \n\n \n\nAbout Hitchcock Academy\n\nHitchcock Academy is a community center dedicated to providing inclusive\, enriching programs that connect\, support\, and strengthen the community through  educational\, recreational\, and cultural programming.\n\n \n\nAbout Rick's Place\n\nRick's Place offers compassionate grief support for children\, teens\, and families throughout Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. Through free grief support programs and community partnerships\, Rick's Place provides safe spaces for youth and caregivers to connect\, share\, and be on the grief journey together.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-size:16pt\;">Hitchcock Academy and Rick&rsquo\;s Place Partner to Offer&nbsp\;Grief&nbsp\;Gathering for Families</span></strong><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:11pt\;">Brimfield\, MA &mdash\; Hitchcock Academy\, in partnership with Rick&rsquo\;s Place\, is hosting a&nbsp\;<strong>Grief&nbsp\;Gathering</strong>&nbsp\;on&nbsp\;<strong>Sunday\, December 7\, 2025\, from 3:00&ndash\;4:00 p.m.</strong>&nbsp\;at Hitchcock Academy 2 Brookfield Rd. Brimfield\, MA.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:11pt\;">This program is open to all community members</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt\;">&nbsp\;<strong>with children ages 5&ndash\;18</strong>&nbsp\;who have experienced the death of a loved one.&nbsp\;This program is&nbsp\;<strong>free of charge</strong>\, but&nbsp\;<strong>registration is required</strong>.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:11pt\;">Grief&nbsp\;cannot be fixed\, but connection and community can help ease its weight.&nbsp\;Grief&nbsp\;Gatherings provide a supportive space for children\, teens\, and their caregivers to find understanding\, share experiences\, and honor the person who has died. No one should have to&nbsp\;grieve&nbsp\;alone.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:11pt\;">Families attending the December 7 Gathering will have the opportunity to take part in conversation\, receive compassionate support\, and engage in a simple\, yet meaningful&nbsp\;activity designed to acknowledge both their&nbsp\;grief&nbsp\;and the memory of their loved one. Youth and adults will remain together throughout the program in a safe\, welcoming environment. Light refreshments will be available.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:11pt\;">About Hitchcock Academy</span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:11pt\;">Hitchcock Academy is a community center dedicated to providing inclusive\, enriching programs that connect\, support\, and strengthen the community through &nbsp\;educational\, recreational\, and cultural programming.</span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong><span style="font-size:11pt\;">About Rick&rsquo\;s Place</span></strong><br />\n<span style="font-size:11pt\;">Rick&rsquo\;s Place offers compassionate&nbsp\;grief&nbsp\;support for children\, teens\, and families throughout Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut. Through free&nbsp\;grief&nbsp\;support programs and community partnerships\, Rick&rsquo\;s Place provides safe spaces for youth and caregivers to connect\, share\, and be on the&nbsp\;grief&nbsp\;journey together.</span>
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URL:https://business.qhma.com/events/details/grief-gathering-for-families-8438
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