Program & Services
Programs
We offer a variety of Programs:
Drop-ins – 5 monthly – mixture of Suicide Loss, Addiction Loss, Dad’s ONLY, Afternoons and Evenings
Reconnect Group/Infant Loss – 6 yearly (odd month)
Reconnect Group/Older Children Loss – 6 yearly (even month)
Family Support Night -please see notes below:
Closed Infant Loss Group – 1 to 3 per year
Closed Women’s Group – 1 to 3 per year
Closed Couples’ Group – as needed
Closed Mixed Group – as needed
Closed Men’s Group – 1 to 3 per year
Siblings Drop-in – Monthly
Sibling One-on-One -as needed
*New* Closed Siblings’ Group -Oct & Nov 2026 (no sibling specific drop-ins during those months)
Services
One-on-One Support – available upon request by contacting our office
Telephone Help Line and Support – your phone call is very important; if no one is available, your message will be returned as soon as possible
Newsletter – sent out electronically 3 times yearly
Facilitator Training – contact the Office for more details
Lending Library – open to all members during office hours
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Family Support Nights are Returning to BFO Durham!
Some of our long-term members may remember our Family Support Nights or Care & Share Nights.
These events were open to our members & their families & friends & were designed to provide education & support on a range of subjects connected to grief.
We now have the space available to offer this support program in-house and the next in the new series of Family Support Nights will be “Grandparents” on Wednesday September 23rd from 7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. at the office. Refreshments will be available.
Followed by: Sudden Death Monday November 2nd and Getting Through the Holidays – Wednesday December 9th
We look forward to seeing you at this events for discussions on the issues of Grandparents & grief, and/or any other topics we offer.
The Family Support Night program resumes again in the Fall.
If you have any suggestions for topics you would like to be presented at a Family Support Night, please contact Jane Carter, at the office.
Program Co-ordinators, Jane Carter & Caroline Goswell
New support group for long term grief
It was suggested by several members that BFO Durham offer a closed support group for long term grief.
Our grief for the loss of our child does not have a time limit however many things can change as the years go by.
Do we still get the support from family and friends? Do people still remember? Are there problems at work?
How have we changed as the years passed? What new traditions or memorials have we created to honour of our child?
These are just some of the possible topics that could be discussed and shared in a long-term grief support group.
BFO Durham will be offering a 6-week closed group to provide support and address the issues surrounding long term grief.
The next group will begin this coming September.
It will be a mixed group of mums and dads who are 5yrs or more beyond their loss and have previously attended an initial support group.
If this first group is successful, and there is a demand from members, then this support will continue to be offered as needed.
We will also learn from this group, and make any changes needed to improve it if necessary.
If you would like to join this long-term grief group, please contact the office to register.