Compassionate Friends
Alternate Name / AcronymThe Compassionate Friends (TCF)
Parent OrganizationThe Compassionate Friends, Inc.
Options: Vision, Mission and/or Purpose of OrganizationThe 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 LicensesThe Compassionate Friends is a 501 (c) (3) not for profit corporation
Legal StructureNon-profit corporation
Funding SourcesRestricted/designated Funds
In-Kind donations
Individual donations
Leadership
Key LeadersName* | Title/Description (Executive Director, Vice President, etc.) | Phone Number 1 | Phone Number 2 | Fax Number | Email Address |
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Sharon Kovach | Chapter Leader | 724-847-1494 | kskovach@yahoo.com | ||
Sharon Kovach | Chapter Leader | 724-847-1494 | 724-728-3003 | ||
Contact Information
Contact Phone NumbersNumber* | Title / Description (Telephone, Toll free, Fax, etc.) |
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(724) 728-3003 | |
Email* | Title / Description (Director, General, Intake, etc.) |
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tcftristatepa@yahoo.com | |
The Compassionate Friends Tri-State Chapter
Address:Beaver, PA 15009
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Tri-State Area
Services ProvidedFees/Cost for ServicesNo dues or fees
Eligibility RequirementsBeareaved parent, sibling or grandparent
How to Access Services or Schedule AppointmentsNo preregistration.or appointment necessary, just come to the meeting.
Handicap AccessibilityYes
Speaker AvailableNo
Volunteer UseNo
Volunteer NeedNo