The Compassionate Friends is a nonprofit, self-help support organization  for families 
who have experienced the death of a child of any age from any cause. There is no religious affiliation.

Our web site  provides suggested reading  and  online newsletters  to help you in your grieving process. We offer weekly meetings where you can talk to other bereaved parents and siblings. We offer an online newsletter where you can receive messages, articles and poems.  Families are also able to share their feelings online.   ...Remember You Need Not Walk  Alone.

Saturday, May 22nd Stone Mountain Park at 9:00 am For more information please click on link Calmness in the Storm WE'RE MAKING MENTAL HEALTH MATTER, ONE STEP AT A TIME. Preventive Measures is committed to eliminating barriers to Mental Health Services and removing the stigma that keeps so many from seeking help.  We are walking to promote awareness of Mental Health and to raise funds for our mission of advocacy, education, and community support. On Saturday, May 22, 2021, at 9 AM, we’re proud to host our 4th Annual Walk for Mental Health Awareness.  Our first virtual walk in 2021 was a huge success, raising over $10,000 for 5 worthy organizations. This year, we’re excited to again have everyone participating from right where we live, in our own neighborhoods, but we're raising the stakes! We’re inviting all of our friends, families, local businesses, and agencies to help us raise $25,000 for Mental Health Awareness, and collectively walk 2,500,000 steps! This is a huge part of our 2021 BIG Giveback campaign to give a total of $250,000 in 2021. We're raising money for a great cause. Will you help us? Team PMGA will again support the outstanding work of The Compassionate Friends of Atlanta:  For more information contact Robin McCrear email       Atlanta Area Compassionate Friends Walk to Remember 2021 Remembering Our Children Please join us for a day of remembering and celebrating our children.  Saturday, September 18, 2021 Tolleson Park 3515 McCauley Road, Smyrna, GA  30082 Registration Begins at 9:00 am Opening Ceremony 10:00 am Walk from 10:30 - 12:00 am Butterfly Boutique Opens at 9:00 am - 12:00 am Butterfly Quilt Raffle at 12:00 am Face Painting 10:00 am - 12:00 am Food Truck will be on site for those who want to purchase food.  You can also bring a picnic for your family. Bring lawn chairs if you want to sit on the field. Butterfly Picnic 1:00 - 3:00 pm Music and Crafts Dove release 3:00 pm No registration fees or costs to attend.  Your only cost will be if you purchase something in Boutique or Food Truck. Please join us for a day of remembering and celebrating our children.  We do need to know if you plan on attending so we can have some idea of the number of people who will be there. Please RSVP Pamela Frossard at pafbenitz@gmail.com Visit our Walk Website for more information   The Compassionate Friends of Atlanta Facebook Group The Compassionate Friends of Atlanta now has a Facebook Group.  We invite you to join.  For more information, Click the following link  https://www.facebook.com/groups/43057397614/     We also have a Sibling Facebook Group Ages 13 and up....  The Compassionate Friends of Atlanta Siblings Group https://www.facebook.com/TCFAtlantaSiblings     You will need to log into Facebook to join the group.  You will also need a Facebook account (they are free).  Our hope is that you will be able to connect to someone to help you in your grief journey.  Remember "We Need Not Walk Alone".  http://www.facebook.com     TCF Atlanta Chapter Quarterly Newsletters Atlanta Chapter Newsletter - Fall 2012 Atlanta Chapter Newsletter - Summer 2012 Atlanta Chapter Newsletter - Spring 2012 Atlanta Chapter Newsletter - Winter 2012   Prior Newsletter Archives for Atlanta Chapter     TCF Gwinnett Chapter Quarterly Newsletters Gwinnett Chapter - Summer 2015 Gwinnett Chapter - Spring 2015 Gwinnett Chapter - Winter 2014 Gwinnett Chapter - Autumn 2014 Gwinnett Chapter - Summer 2014 Gwinnett Chapter - Spring 2014 Gwinnett Chapter - Winter 2013 Gwinnett Chapter - Autumn 2013 Gwinnett Chapter - Summer 2013 Gwinnett Chapter - Spring 2013 Gwinnett Chapter - Winter 2013   Prior Newsletter Archives for Gwinnett Chapter     TCF Marietta Chapter Bi-Monthly Newsletters Prior Newsletter Archives for Marietta Chapter   Resources for the Newly Bereaved (Please feel free to print and distribute to those in need) TCF Atlanta Area Information Brochure   Special Newsletter for Suicide by Kitty Reeves Suicide Newsletter

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	Safe Passage :  Words to Help the Grieving Hold Fast and Let Go  by Molly Fumia Words of comfort for those who have suffered a loss move the reader through the raw emotions of grief--denial, anger, confusion, guilt, and loneliness--to   acceptance and transformation.
	Healing After Loss : Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief  by Martha Whitmore Hickman   For those recovering from the death of a loved one, here is a collection of daily affirmations and meditations to ease the grieving process  and pave the way for healing to begin.
	My Beautiful Broken Shell by Carol Hamblet Adams

Book Reviews  by TCF Members

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We are also developing "recommended reading sections" which will feature books that others have found helpful. Please visit these sections often to see our new recommendations and links. Click on the book title or cover to link to additional information.
 
 

 

The Story of How Compassionate Friends Began
 

Our Credo...

We need not walk alone. We are The Compassionate Friends. 

We reach out to each other with love, with understanding and with hope. 
Our children have died at all ages and from many different causes, 
but our love for our children unites us. 
Your pain becomes my pain just as your hope becomes my hope. 
We come together from all walks of life, from many different circumstances. 
We are a unique family because we represent many races and creeds. 
We are young, and we are old. 
Some of us are far along in our grief, but others still feel a grief so fresh 
and so intensely painful that we feel helpless and see no hope. 
Some of us have found our faith to be a source of strength; 
some of us are struggling to find answers.
Some of us are angry, filled with guilt or in deep depression; 
others radiate an inner peace. 
But whatever pain we bring to this gathering of The Compassionate Friends, 
it is pain we will share just as we share with each other our love for our children. 
 We are all seeking and struggling to build a future for ourselves, 
but we are committed to building that future together 
as we reach out to each other in love and 
share the pain as well as the joy, share the anger as well as the peace, 
share the faith as well as the doubts and help each other to grieve as well as to grow. 

We need not walk alone. We Are The Compassionate Friends 

 

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