Hendrick Hospice Care - Abilene Texas

Upcoming events

For more upcoming events, view our
monthly bereavement calendar.

Gone But Not Lost
A grief support group for those who have lost children
Thursday, March 11 - 6:30 - 8 p.m.
300 Westwood Drive, Abilene Garden Club

Camp Courage
June 7 - 10
Helping children cope with loss
Click here for more information.

Abilene LIFT Luncheon

Monday, March 8 - Noon
Auxiliary Conference Center, Room A
Shelton Building, second floor

Sweetwater LIFT Luncheon
Thursday, March 18 - 12:30 p.m.
TSTC, The Center, 300 College Drive Sweetwater

Please call 325.677.8516 for reservations. (Cost: $5).

Healing through Hope
A grief support group to discover healing for your grieving heart
If you are interested in attending this small grief support group, please call Judy Osborne, bereavement coordinator, at 325.677.8516 for more informaiton.

Club Courage, formerly Rainbows, is a six-week support group for children who are grieving either through the death of a loved one, divorce, separation, incarceration or deployment. Children participate in activities that promote self-esteem, encourage self-healing and provide an outlet for unexpressed emotions. The supportive environment helps each child develop healthy coping skills through a variety of grief exercises. The ultimate goal of Club Courage is to help build self confidence, trust and an understanding of the grief process. Children in kindergarten through 12th grade who are grieving through a loss are encouraged to participate.

The next Club Courage session is scheduled for the fall 2010. Registration will be open in late summer 2010.

For more information, contact:
Hendrick Hospice Care
Club Courage
1682 Hickory
Abilene, TX 79601
325-677-8516

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Club Courage exists in part because of generous volunteers. Our volunteers give their time, expertise and love to work with children who need healing and hope. Applications are accepted from licensed counselors and social workers as well as individuals who have experienced grief first-hand and want to support others through the process. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and are reviewed accordingly.
Counselors: All counselors are required to attend Club Courage training and are asked to facilitate age-specific groups in the six-week program

Click here to download a voluteer and facilitator application.

Hendrick Hospice Care opened its doors to Abilene and its surrounding communities in 1983 with a mission to provide physical, medical, emotional and spiritual care to terminally ill patients. This care and support continues for families as they face the pain of loss and the difficult journey of grief.

Hendrick Hospice Care recognized a community need to address the grief children experience through death, divorce, separation, incarceration and even deployment. Club Courage, then Rainbows, began in the late 90s as a natural extension of the Hendrick Hospice Care's mission.

Club Courage meets at Southern Hills Church of Christ, located 3666 Buffalo Gap Road in Abilene. Two sessions for kindergartners through 12th graders occur within the school year, beginning in September and January. Weekly group meetings throughout the six-week period include activities centered around helping each child express emotions in coping with their grief.

The purpose of Club Courage is multi-dimensional and includes helping each child to:

Identify and express feelings
Feel acceptance and understanding of what has happened
Build self-esteem
Receive love and support to help them through grief

Club Courage is free community service of Hendrick Hospice Care through donations to Children's Miracle Network.