Week of Events
*VIRTUAL* Death Café
*VIRTUAL* Death Café
At a Death Café, people - often strangers - gather to drink tea, enjoy snacks, and discuss death. Death Café offers everyone a chance to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death in a supportive and safe environment...with tea and snacks. There is no agenda. This is a discussion group, not a grief support or […]
*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings
*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Tuesday Evenings
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact facilitator Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Barbara Karnes & Gabby Jimenez: Navigating End-of-Life Care
*VIRTUAL* Conversation with Barbara Karnes & Gabby Jimenez: Navigating End-of-Life Care
Barbara Karnes' work over the last 30 years as a hospice nurse and end-of-life educator has made the world a better place. Her "little blue book" is a staple for any hospice program. Her ability to translate complicated information into simple and easy to understand language has been essential to those receiving hospice care. Gabby […]
*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons
*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – Thursday Afternoons
This weekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. It's open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.
*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group
*VIRTUAL* Suicide Loss Support Group
This free *virtual* biweekly support group (1st and 3rd Thursday evenings) is for adults grieving the loss of a loved one to suicide. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more […]
*VIRTUAL* New Volunteer Training Session
*VIRTUAL* New Volunteer Training Session
Our April training sessions (April 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and May 1) will prepare you for being a Direct Care volunteer for our patients. To apply and register, contact Volunteer Services Director Craig Schroeder at 650.532.2323 or by email.
*VIRTUAL* Transforming Grief Workshop Series
*VIRTUAL* Transforming Grief Workshop Series
This free *virtual* weekly workshop (Fridays, April 9 - May 28, 11:30am-1:30pm) offers an integrated somatic and creative approach for working with grief. Participants will learn techniques for calming the body, as well as the use of music, writing, and sharing activities to work through loss and move toward growth and reintegration. This group is […]
*VIRTUAL* New Volunteer Training Session
*VIRTUAL* New Volunteer Training Session
Our April training sessions (April 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and May 1) will prepare you for being a Direct Care volunteer for our patients. To apply and register, contact Volunteer Services Director Craig Schroeder at 650.532.2323 or by email.
*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings
*VIRTUAL* Drop-in Support Group – 1st/3rd/5th Saturday Mornings
This biweekly *virtual* drop-in Bereavement Support Group is offered by video/phone, free of charge. This group is open to family members of Mission Hospice patients, and to all bereaved individuals living in Mission Hospice’s geographical service area. Please contact Christine Kovach, LCSW by email for more information.