Counseling & Support Resources
The Who I Am Foundation volunteers and staff have compiled this condensed list of local and national resources to help you identify possible options to meet your needs. The resources included in this guide are not endorsed by The Who I Am Foundation, Inc. and The Who I Am Foundation, Inc. is not responsible for the content of, or service provided by any of these resources. Please email us at info@whoiamfoundation.com with concerns or additional resources we can add.
Support Groups
National & Statewide Support Groups
VITAS Healthcare
855-970-2735
VITAS support groups provide information and guidance to those experiencing grief and loss. They offer an assortment of phone-in support groups and Zoom video support groups, free of charge, to help meet the needs of caregivers. These support groups are offered by VITAS Bereavement Services.
Cornerstone Bereavement
888-728-6234
Their bereavement services are available to anyone in our community who is experiencing the emotions of grief due to the loss of a loved one, even if they were a patient of ours or not. The Cornerstone bereavement professionals are involved in both individual and group sessions.
Grieving.com
One of the oldest grief support communities on the internet. Founded in 1997, it now supports a quarter million people annually from over 100 countries, from all walks of life. The focus is to provide grief support via community interaction.
Grief In Common
Whatever your loss, whatever your experience, wherever you live - there is someone here who understands. So log in, create a profile, and search for those with whom you will find you have much more than just your grief in common.
Grief Anonymous
A grief support organization dedicated to assisting those grieving the loss of a loved one. We are an established, USA-based, global grief support online organization. Grief Anonymous supports local community-based support group meetings that are designed to help our members.
Grief Net
E-mail and Online Support Groups - We have over 50 e-mail grief support groups and two web sites. Our integrated approach to on-line grief support provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of many kinds.
Hope Again
The youth website of Cruse Bereavement Care. It is a safe place where you can learn from other young people, how to cope with grief, and feel less alone. Here you will find information about our services, a listening ear from other young people and advice for any young person dealing with the loss of a loved one.
Various Support Groups
Haven offers Healing Hearts grief support in 18 counties across Florida as a community service. For more information on these programs and services, call 1-844-544-4836. or visit their site.
Middleburg
Conviva Care Center
Phone: 904-212-639
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Gainesville
4200 NW 90th Boulevard
Gainesville FL 32606
Phone: 352-378-2121
Chiefland
311 NE 9th Street
Chiefland FL 32626
Phone: 352.493.2333
Palatka
6400 St. Johns Avenue
Palatka FL 32177
Phone: 386-328-7100
Lake City
6037 W US Highway 90
Lake City FL 32055
Phone: 386-752-9191
Orange Park
745 Blanding Blvd
Orange Park FL 32065
Phone: 904-213-2639
Jacksonville
9143 Philips Highway Suite 480
Jacksonville FL 32256
Phone: 904-733-9818
St. Augustine
2497 US Highway 1 S
St Augustine FL 32086
Phone: 904-810-2377
DeLand
1576 North Woodland Blvd.
Deland FL 32720
Phone: 386-734-7600
Elder Services
Elder Help Line
863-382-2124
Meals on Wheels
863-402-1818
Nu-Hope Elder Care Services, Ins.
863-382-2134
West Central Florida Agency on Aging
800-336-2226
ElderCare Locator Helpline: (800) 677-1116 / www.eldercare.acl.gov A public service of the U.S. Administration on Aging that offers a “Find Help in your Community” locator that connects individuals to services in the community for older adults and their families, including volunteer organizations, transportation, housing, healthcare, legal aid, and day programs, etc. Provides Spanish language translator.
Deaf & Blind Resources
Central Florida Deaf Services
863-686-1221 x239
Florida Telecommunications Relay
7-1-1 or 1-800-955-8771 TTY
Blind Children's Center
800-222-3566
National Deaf Center
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf and Blind Southeast Contact
Voice: 516-393-7733
Email: cory.parker@hknc.org or janice.hanvery@hknc.org
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Heller Keller Center for Deaf and Blind
718-522-2122 or Email: info@helenkeller.org
Veteran Resources
Veterans Administration Mental Health Services 877-222-8387 to find the right resources for your needs. If you have hearing loss, call TTY: 800-877-8339. We’re here Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.
Lakeland Veterans Center, Main number: 863-284-0841
1370 Ariana Street
Lakeland, FL 33803-1817
Highlands County Support Groups
Bible Fellowship Church - 3750 Hammock Rd. Sebring, FL
Mondays at 2:00 pm
Sep 13, 2021 – Dec 6, 2021
St. Catherine Catholic Church,
820 Hickory St, Sebring, FL
863-385-0049, Call for dates and time.
Highlands Community Church,
3005 New Life Way, Sebring, FL
863-402-1684, Call for dates and time
Alpha-Omega Crisis Center
863-385-1024
Children's Home Society
863-382-0007
Good Shepherd Hospice
800-544-3280
Tri-County Human Services
863-452-0106
Highlands County Outpatient Clinic
100 West College Drive, Bldg. E Avon Park, FL 33825
United Way of Central Florida's Information & Referral
863-648-1515 or 800-881-8929
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Volusia County Support Groups
Volusia County Services
386-427-2523 or 386-733-9818
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New Beginnings and Reflections Bereavement Support Group
386-322-4701
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Bereavement Support Group for Children
Deland 386-822-4852
Daytona Beach 386-258-5100
Hospice of Volusia
386-322-4701 or 800-272-2717
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Bereavement Support Group/Odyssey Health Care
386-248-2380 or 866-853-2380
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Bereavement Support Groups – through VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
386-286-6129 or Email: Donald.Dalton@VITAS.com
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Miami-Dade, Broward & Palm Beach Counties Grieving Support Groups for children
The Children’s Bereavement Center (CBC)
CBC provides Free Grief Support Groups at 10 different locations in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The Children's Bereavement Center provides free Peer Support Groups for children, young adults, and adult caregivers after the death of a loved one. Participants can contact CBC 888-988-5438 for information or to register.
