GriefNet.org 
http://www.griefnet.org 

Center for Community Wellness 
http://www.wellnessguide.org 

Adult Orphans: Coping With the Loss of a Parent 
Coping with War, Terrorism and After 9/11

Grief, Loss and Bereavement 
Young Widows and Widowers
8 4 5 - 4 6 3 - 2 5 4 8 
lisawriter@msn.com 

O U R _ C O M M U N I T Y
Hospice & Palliative Care of Westchester
95 South Broadway, White Plains, NY 10601 
PHONE ( 9 1 4 ) 6 8 2 - 1 4 8 4 
FAX ( 9 1 4 ) 68 2 - 9 4 2 5 
www.hospiceofwestchester.com
Westchester Jewish Community Services
845 North Broadway – Suite 2
White Plains. NY 10603-2427

( 9 1 4 ) 7 6 1 – 0 6 0 0
E-Mail: hdg@wjcs.com
http://www.wjcs.com/

Bereavement Center of Westchester 
http://www.westchestercommunitynetwork.com

Myra Alfreds, Director 
Children's Mental Health Services

Carol Hardesty , Executive Director 
Family Ties 
( 9 1 4 ) 9 9 5 - 5 2 1 9 
E-Mail: chh2@westchestergov.com 

Westchester Women's Health
www.westchestergov.com


SELF - HELP GROUPS in WESTCHESTER COUNTY
Bereavement Parents of Adult Children 
Sherry Birnbaum, CSW 
914 - 949 - 7699 ext 367 (days)
Bereavement Group - Adults 
Doris Kempner, CSW 
914 - 949 - 7699 ext 534 (days)
Bereavement Support Group for Adults who have Experienced a Loved One's Death 
as a Result of Events on September 11, 2001 
Mindy Farkas 
914 - 961 - 2818 ext 371 (days)
Bereavement Support of Hospice of Westchester Yvetta Acosta, CSW 
914 - 666 - 4228
Children Loss Support Group 
Mindy Farkas 
914 - 961 - 2818 ext 317
Death of a Loved One 
Mary Wasacz , MS, RN, CS
914 - 725 - 10609 ext 534 (days & eves)
Family and Friends of Homicide Victims 
Richard Steingerg, MSW, CSW
914 - 345 - 3113 (days) 
914 - 739 - 8046 (Wed) 
914 - 965 - 0217 (Thurs)
Family and Friends of Victims of Suicide 
Ann Smolin, CSW
914 - 271 - 3123 (days)
Sudden Infant Death (SIDS) Support Group 
Westchester Self-Help Clearinghouse 
914 - 949 - 7699ext 319 (days) 
Angela ................. 381 - 8029 (days & eves) 
Bereavement Center of Westchester 
• Tree House Program 
• Adult Berreavement Group 
Mindy Farkas 
914 - 961 - 2818 ext 317
Bereavement Support Group 
Joyce Bluestone, CSW 
914 - 366 - 3325 (days) 
Bess Steiger, CSW 
914 - 366 - 3325 (days)
Bereavement Support Group of the Archdiocese of New York 
Mary Kay King 
212 - 371 - 1000 ext 3187 (days) 
Bereavement Ministry Coordinator
Caring Circle 
Ruth Commercio ......... 666 - 4228 ext.336 
Victoria Assumma ....... 666 - 4228 ext.336
Compassionate Friends 
Judy ...................... 669 - 5087 (days & eves) 
Carlotta ................. 763 - 8896 (days & eves)
Compassionate Friends, White Plains Chapter 
The Compassionate Friends 
914 - 381 - 3389 (days & eves)
Perintal Bereavement Support Group 
Donna Kleinberger, RNC, RTS
914 - 681 - 1047 (days) 
Karen Obermeier Bauer, MSW
914 - 681 - 2162 (days)
Perintal Bereavement Support Group Chaplain Sarah L. Fogg
914 - 787 - 3009 (days)
Perintal Bereavement Support Group - Peekskill 
Cynthia ................. 669 - 5087 (days & eves)
St. Patrick's Early Bereavement Support Group 
Olive ................. 962 - 9513 (days)