Listed below are a few community organizations and support groups put together with the intention of providing easily accessible resource information. If you do not find the resources you are looking for, please feel free to visit Access Kamloops at: http://www.accesskamloops.org for more information and listings of local organizations, associations and support groups.
Canadian Cancer Society: http://www.cancer.ca/
Multiple Sclerosis Society: http://chapters.mssociety.ca/
Alzheimer’s Society of B.C: http://www.alzheimerbc.org/
Royal Inland Hospital Foundation: http://www.rihfoundation.ca/
S.P.C.A: http://www.spca.bc.ca/kamloops/
Compassionate Friends: Compassionate Friends – A support group for families who have experienced the death of a child, from conception through adulthood, recently or long ago. Contact Carol: 250-374-6030 or http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
Kamloops Hospice Association: Kamloops Hospice Association – Bereavement support to families who have lost a loved one. Also has a hospice home emphasizing comfort, quality of life and dignity to those approaching death or during bereavement. Details at: www.kamloopshospice.com Contact: 250-372-1336.
Griefworks BC: Griefworks B.C exists through a partnership between Children’s and Women’s Health Centers of British Columbia and Canuck Place Children’s Hospice. The Griefworks BC helps with finding local support, grief support and a wide range of helpful articles on loss and bereavement topics.
www.griefworksbc.com or email: person@griefworksbc.com telephone: 604-875-2741
BC Bereavement Helpline: The BC Bereavement Helpline is a non-profit organization dedicated to healthy and wholesome recovery of individuals experiencing grief. Provides information on how to seek help for yourself or for individuals who you know who are in need of assistance with their grief.
www.bcbereavementhelpline.com or telephone 604-738-9950