Resources / Members
We need not walk alone. We are The Compassionate Friends.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that
within me there lay an invincible summer.
Albert Camus
National OFFICE
For more information and resources, please click the link to the National Office website.
There are numerous resources for families, contact information for all TCF chapters
across the country, subscribe to their national magazine "We Need Not Walk Alone",
and much more!
TEAR SOUP
    "In our richly illustrated new book, Grandy has just suffered a big loss
    in her life, and so she is cooking up her own unique batch of 'tear
    soup'. Tear Soup gives you a glimpse into Grandy's life as she blends
    different ingredients into her own grief process. Her tear soup will
    help to bring her comfort and ultimately help to fill the void in her life
    that was created by her loss."
    written by Pat Schwiebert & Chuck DeKlyen, illustrated by Taylor Bills

An excellent selection as a supportive grieving gift; appropriate for
adults and beautifully expressed and illustrated for children, too. As one
of the original founders of the Portland TCF Chapter, Pat has
generously donated a portion of the proceeds of each book sold from
our library to our local chapter.

If you would like to know more about Pat, click here:
SUICIDE BEREAVEMENT
SUPPORT (SBS)
Portland 503-236-7524
The Dalles 541-296-8850
Hood River 541-386-4997
PARENTS OF MURDERED
CHILDREN
2116 NE 18th
Portland, OR
Ph. 503-761-1304 or 503-656-8039

1st Monday @ 7pm
BRIEF ENCOUNTERS
2116 NE 18th St.
Portland, OR
Ph 503-699-8006

Support groups for parents who
have experienced infant or
pregnancy loss or who are
considering or experiencing a
subsequent pregnancy/adoption.
BRIEF MOMENTS
SW Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, WA
Ph. 360-969-5100

Support group for parents who
have experienced infant or
pregnancy loss.
SIDS RESOURCES OF
OREGON
Ph. 503-287-8265
call for location & time
CHILDREN'S GRIEF SUPPORT
(Family intake is required for these groups)
ME, TOO & COMPANY
Ages 5 - 18 & parents
ph. 503-499-5307
THE DOUGY CENTER
Ages 3 - 19 & parents
Young adults 18 - 29
Ph. 503-775-5683
www.dougy.org
STEPPING STONES
SW Washington Medical Center
Vancouver, WA
Ph. 360-696-5120
Support groups for children, adolescents,
and their parents who have experienced the
death of a loved one.
MORE
SUPPORT
GROUPS
PORTLAND, OR
P.O. Box 3065
Portland, OR 97028
Ph. 503-248-0102
TCF Portland Saturday Group
Ph. 503.771.1318
Meets: First United Methodist Church, Rm 210
SW 18th & Jefferson, Portland
1st Saturday @ 10:30 am

TCF Clackamas County Chapter
Ph. 503-655-6846 (Barb)
Meets: Providence Willamette Falls Hospital
1500 Division St. (Conference Rm 6 on 2nd floor)
Oregon City, OR
4th Tuesday @ 7 pm

NEW- TCF of Battle Ground, WA
Ph. 360-910-9669 (Deborah)
Meets: Battle Ground Community Center
912 E Main St
Battle Ground, WA
Last Wednesday @ 7pm

TCF McMinnville Chapter #1756
Ph. 503-472-4344
rkh.sharingwithu@comcast.net
Meets: Comfort Inn Conference Room
2520 SE Stratus Ave
McMinnville, OR
1st Thursday @ 7 pm

TCF Washington County Chapter
Ph. 503-324-2504
Meets: Elsie J. Stuhr Adult Leisure Center
5550 SW Hall Blvd. (Oak Room)
Beaverton, OR
2nd Tuesday @ 6:30 pm

TCF Salem Chapter Meetings
Salem Hospital Birthing Center, 1st floor mtg. rm.
939 Oak St. SE
1st & 3rd Tue every month
7 - 9pm

Lebanon General Meeting
Lebanon Hospital
525 N Santiam Hwy, Mtg. Rm. #3
2nd Tuesday every month
6:30 - 8:30pm
LOCAL
TCF
CHAPTERS
(create a memorial site for your loved one)
articles, poems and other inspirational information
(light a candle for your loved one –very cool!)
(a moment of grace, a special inspiration)
surfing for inspiration online?
You may want to visit some of these websites shared by some of our families:
Author/Speaker Jackie Hooper: Whether the person has passed
away, contact was lost, or the strength needed at the time was
lacking, this is a chance to say what you have always wanted
them to know.