ONLINE RESOURCES
THE DOUGY CENTER
The National Center for Grieving Children and Families
NAGC
National Alliance for Grieving Children
GRIEF.COM
Because Love Never Dies
GRIEF OUT LOUD
A Podcast by the Dougy Center
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
VOCAL
VICTIMS OF CRIME AND LENIENCY
Contact: vocaloftheshoals@gmail.com
256.777.0482
All services free of charge
Monthly support groups
Assistance with the criminal justice process and advocates to provide support as needed
Assistance in ensuring victim's rights and communication with police and district attorney's offices
Crime Scene and suicide cleanup
Community outreach
Protest and attend parole hearings
SERENITY COUNSELING
RENEWED SPIRITS
Contact: renewedspiritsflorence@gmail.com
256.263.6367
Therapy using primarily equine-assisted activities to understand clients with various physical, cognitive, and emotional issues.
Equine assisted psychotherapy
Equine assisted learning
EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) for trauma
Play therapy for children
Personal growth and educational opportunities utilizing horses (or not) for children and adults
GRIEF SHARE
Contact: Chris Underwood
256.764.1392
Meets weekly on Tuesday evenings from 6-8pm
Highland Baptist Church
219 Simpson Street
Florence, AL 35630
H.E.A.R.T. GROUP
Contact: 256.320.4200
A support group for those grieving the loss of a spouse or a significant other
Wednesdays at 12pm
Highland Park Church of Christ
600 Geneva Avenue
Muscle Shoals, AL 35661
AMEDISYS HOSPICE
Contact: joshua.lambert@amedisys.com
256.760.7877
Grief Support Groups
Every 4th Tuesday at 2pm
Shoals Chamber of Commerce
20 Hightower Pl
Florence, AL 35630
Every 2nd Monday at 11am
The Caring Place
216 Marengo St, Suite 1
Florence, AL 35630
DAY BY DAY SUPPORT GROUP
Contact: Tommy/Debbie Conley
256.762.9596
For Parents who have experienced the
death of a child
Group meets the 2nd Sunday
of each month at 2pm
Woodmont Baptist East Campus
2002 Darby Drive, Florence, AL 35630
CATHOLIC FAMILY SERVICES
Offers free individual therapy for all ages and stages including but not limited to: family, marriage, grief, and pregnancy.
TRUE HOPE MINISTRIES
True Hope is a ministry with a mission to rescue people from life controlling problems. True Hope Ministries is not only for drugs and alcohol but also eating disorders, depression, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and self harm.
CROSSPOINT CHURCH OF CHRIST
Contact: 256.764.4073
Recovery Support Groups
AL-ANON Thursadys at 7pm/Saturdays at 10am
Adult Center #23
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS Tuesdays at 7pm
Adult Center #27
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Monday-Tuesday, Thursday-Saturday at 7pm
ROC #10
1350 Cox Creek Parkway
Florence, AL 35633
DIVORCECARE
Contact: Chris Underwood
256.764.1392
Tuesdays at 6pm, Fireside room C101
Cost is $15 and includes a workbook
Highland Park Baptist Church
219 Simpson Street
Florence, AL 35630
SHOALS DREAM CENTER
Contact: 256.760.9759
Food assistance
After-school programs
Addiction recovery resources
Life skills training
3510 Cloverdale Road
Florence, AL 35633
PATHWAYS PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING
Contact: 866-991-6864
Provide adults, children, couples, and families professional counseling services from a Christian perspective
Colbert-Lauderdale Baptist Association
3901 Hatch Boulevard
Sheffield, AL 35660
ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS (SHOALS)
505 N Columbia Avenue, Sheffield, AL 35660
256-248-1931
Our one-to-one mentoring relationships support the critical social and emotional development needed to help build resilience and promote the mental health and well-being of thousands of children we serve across America.
CRAMER CHILDREN'S CENTER (CAC)
404 W. Tennessee Street Florence, AL 35630
256-760-1140
A comfortable, private, child-friendly setting that provides a safe space for child victims of abuse and assault to talk about what happened. Multidisciplinary team response, forensic interviewing, and counseling services.
COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF NORTH ALABAMA
256-355-7843
Activities to promote school growth and development, monthly group connections for families, along with health and developmental screenings for enrolled children.
COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY OF NORTHWEST ALABAMA
Lauderdale Co. 256-766-4330
Colbert Co. 256-383-3832
Franklin Co. 256-332-7534
Planning, developing and administering programs and services designed to help eliminate poverty and encourage self-sufficiency.
THE RECOVERY VILLAGE
855-760-3366
Dealing with grief and loss is natural and can be a deeply personal and challenging experience. To help educate, we've created an in-depth guide on grief.
MILAVETZ LAW, P.A.
CHILDREN AND DIVORCE
Children can experience short- and long-term negative consequences when their parents divorce. They are still growing and maturing, so every aspect of their lives, from school life to sleeping, tends to be affected.