Bereavement support groups offer a safe, mutually supportive environment for sharing experiences, insight, and encouragement through discussion, handouts, and suggestions for writing. Support groups are free of charge. 2024: The Spouse/Partner group runs in six to eight week cycles. It is currently meeting weekly on Monday...

This group is for family members, friends, and caregivers of folks with dementia. People tell us that sharing their experiences in the company of others who understand their particular situation can provide comfort, strength, validation, reassurance, and hope to endure the challenges and realize the...

Ongoing group, meets every other Tuesday in person. Caregiver, caretaker, care partner, care provider…whatever you call it, it takes a lot of yourself to care for another person, whether they are near or far. People tell us that sharing their experiences in the company of others...

 On  Saturday, January 20, 2024 1 pm to 3 pm , we will be hosting a Death Cafe at Putney Friends Meeting, 17 Bellows Falls Rd, Putney VT 05346. At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat snacks, drink tea, and discuss death. Our...

We will be hosting a conversation on Act 39, the Medical Aid in Dying act. In Spring 2023, legislation was passed to allow terminally ill people from out of state to take advantage of it to end their lives. We will have the opportunity to...

We will be gathering at Pliny Park on Wednesday, November 1st at 5pm to begin a new tradition – a “lantern walk” through town ending at the parking lot at Experienced Goods. Lanterns will be provided and you may also bring your own or use the...

We are providing one evening of grief support and a time to remember loved ones around the holidays. We will offer coping skills, time to share stories and concerns, and non-religious ornaments that a name or message can be written on and then hung on...

  Wednesday, October 25, 2023 6 pm - 8 pm Experienced Goods 80 Flat St, Brattleboro Hosted by Brattleboro Area Hospice The end of October is a fitting time to hold a Death Cafe. In many traditions, it is the season when the veil between the world of the living and...

Annual Memorial Service to Remember Those Lost to Substance Use & Overdose   Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 5:30 pm Buzzy Towne Park-S Main St, Wilmington VT   Voices of Hope and Brattleboro Area Hospice invite you to a non-religious service with music, readings, and more, including a memorial candle...

Zeke was a stunning “Gentle Giant” who was a German Shepherd with some Border Collie mixed in for fun. He rescued me in July of 2017 from the Monadnock Humane Society.  He LOVED tennis balls and I’m still finding them in the yard. He was gentle...