The office of Bereaved Families of Ontario-Cornwall is now permanently closed due to a lack of funding. Messages will be checked periodically and calls returned…

On Wednesday, May 8th, Bereaved Families of Ontario-Cornwall held its final Annual General Meeting. The office will close permanently on May 31st. Guests in attendance…

Our 2018 Candlelight Remembrance Service was held on Wednesday evening, December 12th.  Many bereaved joined us to remember their lost loved ones and to share…

September 15th, 2018 This annual Gala has been the “Signature Event” for Bereaved Families since 2001. Its goal has always been to support our Children…

Death is the last taboo in our society, and grief is still profoundly misunderstood. So many of us feel awkward and uncertain around death, and…

Bereaved Families is honoured to have been chosen as one of the Charities for the Ghost Walk 2018. We appreciate that the committee believes in…

Jack’s son was killed in an automobile accident in March 2002. He and his wife attended a Closed Group for “Loss of a Child” shortly…

Francis has lost many loved ones through death. He learned that grief was a very unique kind of pain and that there was an agency…

Denise lost her husband, companion and best friend after a prolonged illness. The emptiness and loneliness she felt were overwhelming. She came to Bereaved Families…

Monique was devastated when she lost her husband. He had beaten cancer when they were a very young couple. But this time, it was not…