Compassionate Friends

Alternate Name / Acronym

The Compassionate Friends (TCF)

Parent Organization

The Compassionate Friends, Inc.

Options: Vision, Mission and/or Purpose of Organization

The mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support to every family experiencing the death of a son or a daughter, a brother or a sister, or a grandchild, and helps others better assist the grieving family.

History of Organization:

The Compassionate Friends was founded 50 years ago when a chaplain at the Warwickshire Hospital in England brought together two sets of grieving parents and realized that the support they gave each other was better than anything he, as a chaplain, could ever say or provide. Meeting around a kitchen table, the Lawleys and the Hendersons were joined by a bereaved mother and the chaplain, Simon Stephens, and The Society of the Compassionate Friends was born. The Compassionate Friends jumped across the ocean and was established in the United States and incorporated in 1978 in Illinois.

Each chapter, along with the supporting National Office, is committed to helping every bereaved parent, sibling, or grandparent who may walk through our doors or contact us.

Today TCF has about 660 chapters serving all 50 states plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam offer friendship, understanding, and hope to bereaved parents, siblings, grandparents, and other family members during the natural grieving process after a child has died. Around the world more than 30 countries have a Compassionate Friends presence, encircling the globe with support so desperately needed when the worst has happened.

Options: Accreditations and Licenses

The Compassionate Friends is a 501 (c) (3) not for profit corporation

Legal Structure

Non-profit corporation

Funding Sources

Restricted/designated Funds
In-Kind donations
Individual donations

Leadership

Key Leaders

Name* Title/Description (Executive Director, Vice President, etc.) Phone Number 1 Phone Number 2 Fax Number Email Address
Sharon Kovach Chapter Leader 724-847-1494 kskovach@yahoo.com
Sharon Kovach Chapter Leader 724-847-1494 724-728-3003

Contact Information

Contact Phone Numbers

Number* Title / Description (Telephone, Toll free, Fax, etc.)
(724) 728-3003

Contact Emails

Email* Title / Description (Director, General, Intake, etc.)
tcftristatepa@yahoo.com

Primary Address

Title/Description (Corporate office, Headquarters, etc.)

The Compassionate Friends Tri-State Chapter

Address:

Beaver, PA 15009
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Service Area

Tri-State Area

Services Provided

Fees/Cost for Services

No dues or fees

Eligibility Requirements

Beareaved parent, sibling or grandparent

How to Access Services or Schedule Appointments

No preregistration.or appointment necessary, just come to the meeting.

Handicap Accessibility

Yes

Speaker Available

No

Volunteer Use

No

Volunteer Need

No

Thank You To Our Sponsors

We are grateful to our many partners who provide financial and operational support. 

OUR SUPPORTERS