The Dougy Center
The original children's grief center — peer support groups for grieving kids, teens, and their families, based in Portland.
Grief Support Portland, OR
Grief support groups in Portland
Real, local places to take your grief in Portland — starting with the city's dedicated grief organizations. The Portland area has 29 Medicare-certified hospice programs in this metro alone, every one required to offer bereavement support — and the 6 nonprofit ones below are where free community grief groups usually live.
Local & Verified
Portland’s dedicated grief organizations
Established local centers whose whole mission is grief support.
The Hospice Route
Hospice grief programs open to the Portland 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.
- Kaiser Permanente Continuing Care Services HospicePortland, OR · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1984 · (503) 499-5200
- Adventist Health HospicePortland, OR · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1989 · (503) 251-6192
- Care PartnersPortland, OR · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1990 · (503) 648-9565
- Lower Columbia HospiceAstoria, OR · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 1991 · (503) 338-6230
- Housecall Providers HospicePortland, OR · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2009 · (971) 202-5501
- Pinnacle Hospice Care of PortlandPortland, OR · Nonprofit · Medicare-certified since 2017 · (503) 236-7454
Plus 23 more Medicare-certified hospices across the metro — every one searchable, with inspection results and family ratings, on Medicare Care Compare. All of them provide bereavement support to families in their care; the nonprofit and government ones above are the likeliest to run open community groups.
Loss-Specific & Meeting Locally
National networks with groups in the Portland 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
- Portland ChapterPortland, OR
- TCF Clackamas County ChapterMilwaukie, OR
- Washington County ChapterHillsboro, OR
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 Support GroupVancouver, WA
- Suicide Bereavement Support GroupSalem, OR
- Suicide Bereavement Support MilwuakieMilwaukie, OR
- Suicide Bereavement Support GreshamGresham, OR
- Suicide Bereavement Support NE PortlandPortland, OR
- Suicide Bereavement Support SW PortlandBeaverton, OR
- Suicide Loss SupportPortland, OR
Meeting times and contacts are on AFSP’s support group finder. More support after suicide loss →
For grieving children & teens · NACG member centers
- Abba's Child Grief CampsIdaho, Oregon, United States, Washington
- Oregon River Rafting for Grieving TeensOregon, United States
- Camp Erin – PortlandOregon, United States
- In This Together Program – Supporting Children & Families in GriefOregon, United States
Members of the National Alliance for Children’s Grief serving the Portland 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 Portland 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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Questions
What families ask
Are grief support groups in Portland 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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