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This website is current as on 26h June, 2009
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Write an email to webmaster@tcfpittsburgh.org
if you want to have login feature.
Message to members:
Please attend the benefit performance on July 23rd; Click "Rabbit Hole"
image at top to find details and talk to John Urso for tickets.
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Mission
The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the
positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to
provide knowledge to help others to be supportive.
The Compassionate Friends (TCF) is an international non-profit, self-help
support organization which offers friendship, understanding and hope to famiies
who are grieving the death of a child of any age from any cause. There is not
religious affiliation. There are no membership fees or dues, and all bereaved
family members are welcome.
The
Compassionate Friends was originally founded in England in 1969. The first
U.S. Chapter was organized in 1972. The Pittsburgh Chapter began in 1978.
Click here to read 2009 Fact Sheet.
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Request
If you or any of your family member lost a child, sibling or grandchild,
we are sorry that you happened to find our company. But, you are in right hands.
In TCF, we are all working on voluntary basis. Each member has a lost a child or
sibling. We find some solace, warmth and comfort here in the
compassionate friendship.
We request you to try us. We welcome you to attend, at least, three monthly
meetings and our support sessions, and lectures.
Talk to us; you may cry; you may find warm shoulder and a hug to help your heavy
heart; what you say or do in grief, here, does not get out of our hearts.
Explore our library to fathom the help you need.
This website is only a pointer to our various facilities. We know you may not
find healing in a website but in our compassionate friendship.
We welcome you to explore our website and find thIf you or any of your family
member lost a child, sibling or grandchild, we are sorry that you happened
to find our company. But, you are in right hands.
If you happen to visit this site, you are welcome to refer this site to any of
your friend or family member who may need the warmth and care of "The
Compassionate Friends" in Pittsburgh region.
There are various support groups across the countrThere are various support groups across the country. If you need any help, you
are advised to visit:
Support
Group for Child Loss
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What we do
Phone calls on
birthdays, anniversaries
Grief share over the phone
Newsletters
Candle light ceremony in
December
Lectures on grief and healing
Circulation of books from
Library
Grief share sessions
during monthly meetings
Home meetings
Steering committee meeting
Sharing of National news
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Where we meet
TCF general meetings are
held on the last sunday of every month. During this meeting, new-comers are
given an introduction to various services.
Members attend sharing sessions and attend monthly lecture given
by leading
psycologists and others.
The meeting is held at Bower Hill Community Presbyterian Church,
Moffett Street off Bower Hill Road,
Mt. Lebanon PA
Click here:
Print Route Map
Direction to meeting place
While coming on Parkway West:
Immediately upon exiting Fort Pitt
Tunnels, follow exit sign to Banksville Road (Rte.19S), until
Mt.Lebanon; right on Beverly Road; left on Cochran Road and right on Bower
Hill Road. Turn right at Moffett Street.
Bower Hill Community Church is on right.
While coming from Rte 19:
When you enter Mt.Lebanon,
follow signs for Washington Road.
At light, turn on Bower Hill Road.
Continue 1.7 miles on Bower Hill Road;
turn left at Moffet Street.
Bower Hill Community Church is on right.
Parking is
available in the North and South
Parking Lot at the Church.
click
here for map to find the location.
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Pittsburgh traffic
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