Community Hospice & Palliative Care
Jacksonville's nonprofit hospice — bereavement counseling, grief groups, and Camp Healing Powers for grieving children ages 7–17.
Grief Support Jacksonville, FL
Grief support groups in Jacksonville
Real, local places to take your grief in Jacksonville — starting with the city's dedicated grief organizations. The Jacksonville area has 3 Medicare-certified hospice programs in this metro alone, every one required to offer bereavement support — and the 2 nonprofit ones below are where free community grief groups usually live.
Local & Verified
Jacksonville’s dedicated grief organizations
Established local centers whose whole mission is grief support.
The Hospice Route
Hospice grief programs open to the Jacksonville community
Every Medicare-certified hospice must offer bereavement support, and nonprofit hospices in particular usually run free grief groups open to anyone — whether or not your person was in their care. Call and ask for the bereavement coordinator.
- Community Hospice of Northeast Florida INCJacksonville, FL · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1983 · (904) 268-5200
- Heartland Hospice (Jacksonville)Jacksonville, FL · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2007 · (904) 737-2553
- Hospice of FloridaJacksonville, FL · For-profit · Medicare-certified since 2024 · (904) 740-2310
Loss-Specific & Meeting Locally
National networks with groups in the Jacksonville area
These come straight from each network’s own chapter locator — real groups, run by people who have lived the same loss.
After the death of a child · The Compassionate Friends
- Orange Park-Jacksonville ChapterJacksonville, FL
Peer groups of bereaved parents, grandparents, and siblings. More support after the loss of a child →
After a suicide loss · Survivors of Suicide Loss groups
- Survivors of Suicide of Northeast FloridaJacksonville, FL
- The Vinson Foundation Ponte Vedra Beach Family Support GroupPonte Vedra Beach, FL
- The Vinson Foundation Orange Park/Fleming Island Family Support GroupOrange Park, FL
- The Vinson Foundation Jacksonville San Jose Family Support GroupJacksonville, FL
- The Vinson Foundation Fernandina Beach Support GroupFernandina Beach, FL
- The Vinson Foundation Jacksonville Riverside Family Support GroupJacksonville, FL
Meeting times and contacts are on AFSP’s support group finder. More support after suicide loss →
For grieving children & teens · NACG member centers
- Community Hospice of Northeast FloridaFlorida, United States
- Post Family CounselingCalifornia, Florida, United States
Members of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief serving the Jacksonville area. More support for children & teens →
By Type of Loss
Groups that fit your specific loss
A widow, a bereaved parent, and someone mourning a dog need different rooms. These pages list the national networks — most with Jacksonville chapters or weekly online groups.
Loss of a Spouse or PartnerLoss of a ChildPregnancy & Infant LossPet LossSuicide LossMilitary & Veteran LossChildren & TeensLoss of a Parent
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One email with every network on this page, plus a short guide to choosing a group. No newsletter, no follow-ups — just the list, to read when you’re ready.
Questions
What families ask
Are grief support groups in Jacksonville really free?
Mostly, yes. Hospice bereavement groups are free — Medicare requires the service — and nonprofit grief centers are typically free or donation-based. If a fee ever blocks you, say so; it is almost always waived.
How do I actually use this hospice list?
Call one nonprofit hospice near you and ask for the bereavement coordinator — that person’s job includes knowing every grief group in the area, including ones no website lists. You do not need to have used the hospice, and there is nothing to sign up for. One call, one question: “What grief groups are meeting near me right now?”
What if I need a group for my specific loss?
Start with our loss-type pages — spouse, child, pet, suicide loss and more. The national networks there run local chapters and scheduled online groups, which is often the fastest route to a room that fits.
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