Champlain Valley Chapter of the Compassionate Friends

Last Updated:February 19, 2004

Address

856 O'Neil Road

West Chazy NY 12992-
County: Clinton

Contacts

Dale Anne Wolter
Co-Leader
Sophie Mitsglou
Co-Leader

Telephone: (518) 493-2304
Fax:
E-Mail:

Hours of Operation

Telephone available twenty-four hours daily

Services Provided

Self-help support group for bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings - whose child (ren) has (have) died, and siblings. Compassionate Friends is not a counseling group per se but rather a group in which parents help other bereaved parents understand and deal with their grief.

Newsletter is available and presently is mailed to 70 families.

An Agency of the United Way of Clinton and Essex Counties, Inc.

Service Eligibility

Bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents

Referral Procedure

Referrals through clergy, doctors, nurses, relatives, friends, funeral directors, Crisis Center personnel, schools, etc.

Fee Schedule

None
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Volunteer Opportunities

Researching and publishing a Newsletter, assisting with the lending library

Additional Information

No dues, religious affiliation, or obligation The Champlain Valley Chapter serves both Clinton and Franklin County families. Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month at the United Way Building, 45 Tom Miller Road, Plattsburgh. People may submit names to be put on a mailing list for the newsletter.

National number is 708-990-0010.