Support Groups

JCFS Chicago offers a full calendar of events, trainings, lectures and presentations, support groups, volunteer opportunities, and other programs each month.

Many of our support groups, workshops, trainings, and events have moved to an online format. Check out our calendar for details.

For more information, please contact the individual whose name is listed with an event on our calendar, or call 855.275.5237 (855.ASK.JCFS).

Date Event Location Contact
Support Groups

7-8:30pm

Support Groups

A grief support group for those under age sixty who are grieving the death of their spouse or partner within the past two years. 

Contact Leah Shefsky to register. Registration is required.

Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss.

Support Groups

5140 Golf Road
Skokie, IL 60077
United States

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Support Groups
Leah Shefsky
847.745.5404
Support Groups

10:30am-12pm

Support Groups

This drop-in grief support group is for older adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner within the last two years. The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30am -12:00 pm. Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.

Support Groups
Support Groups
Marsha Raynes
847.745.5408

For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.

Support Groups

7-8:30pm

Support Groups

A grief support group for those under age sixty who are grieving the death of their spouse or partner within the past two years. 

Contact Leah Shefsky to register. Registration is required.

Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss.

Support Groups

5140 Golf Road
Skokie, IL 60077
United States

View Map
Support Groups
Leah Shefsky
847.745.5404
Support Groups

7-8pm

Support Groups

A free monthly drop-in group for adults in the Jewish community and beyond who are navigating the world after the loss of a loved one to suicide.

The group is held online.  Please contact Tracey Kite for the Zoom link and to ensure your ability to access the event.

Co-led by experienced clinicians Tracey Kite, LCSW and Wendy Dolin, LCSW, a survivor of suicide loss.

Support Groups
Support Groups
Tracey Kite
773.467.3810
Support Groups

7-8:30pm

Support Groups

A grief support group for those under age sixty who are grieving the death of their spouse or partner within the past two years. 

Contact Leah Shefsky to register. Registration is required.

Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss.

Support Groups

5140 Golf Road
Skokie, IL 60077
United States

View Map
Support Groups
Leah Shefsky
847.745.5404
Support Groups

10:30am-12pm

Support Groups

This drop-in grief support group is for older adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner within the last two years. The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30am -12:00 pm. Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.

Support Groups
Support Groups
Marsha Raynes
847.745.5408

For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.

Support Groups
Support Groups

It's not a club anyone wants to be a part of, but if you are a person in their 20s or 30s who has lost a parent, sibling, or partner, sometimes it's good to be with people who get it.

Co-sponsored by Mishkan Chicago, Base Hillel, and JCFS, this group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month to share memories of our loved ones and discuss our experiences of grief in a supportive space.

Time for each session is as follows:

Support Groups
Support Groups
Leah Shefsky
847.745.5404
Support Groups

7-8pm

Support Groups

A free monthly drop-in group for adults in the Jewish community and beyond who are navigating the world after the loss of a loved one to suicide.

The group is held online.  Please contact Tracey Kite for the Zoom link and to ensure your ability to access the event.

Co-led by experienced clinicians Tracey Kite, LCSW and Wendy Dolin, LCSW, a survivor of suicide loss.

Support Groups
Support Groups
Tracey Kite
773.467.3810
Support Groups
Support Groups

It's not a club anyone wants to be a part of, but if you are a person in their 20s or 30s who has lost a parent, sibling, or partner, sometimes it's good to be with people who get it.

Co-sponsored by Mishkan Chicago, Base Hillel, and JCFS, this group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month to share memories of our loved ones and discuss our experiences of grief in a supportive space.

Time for each session is as follows:

Support Groups
Support Groups
Leah Shefsky
847.745.5404
Support Groups

7-8pm

Support Groups

A free monthly drop-in group for adults in the Jewish community and beyond who are navigating the world after the loss of a loved one to suicide.

The group is held online.  Please contact Tracey Kite for the Zoom link and to ensure your ability to access the event.

Co-led by experienced clinicians Tracey Kite, LCSW and Wendy Dolin, LCSW, a survivor of suicide loss.

Support Groups
Support Groups
Tracey Kite
773.467.3810