Pathways Programs

Caring with H’Art is an open art group for anyone in the community who is caring for someone with a serious illness. This group offers a place where caregivers come together in a safe and supportive environment to share ideas, gain support and learn about caring for themselves as they care for their loved ones. Being creative can re-energize the work you do in caring for another. There is no need for art experience, just a willingness to have fun and discover your creative potential.

Caring with H'Art Brochure

Dates: March 19, 26, and April 2, 2009
Time: 2:30-4:30 PM
Location: Pathways Hospice, Art Room, 305 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Fees: Please call (970)663-3500 for more information
Sign-up: Please call (970)663-3500 for more information
Contact: Amanda Hillman or Margaret Hartsook at Pathways Hospice (970)663-3500

This group supports parents who have lost a child of any age.

School programs
Helping children with grief (pdf)

Dates: Once yearly, six sessions; please check calendar or call for dates and times.
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Fees: $50
Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

PATHWAYS has developed presentations to help people gain a better understanding of grief and loss. Pathways educators can tailor presentations to specific needs and different audiences, such as parents, children, managers or educators.

Topics include:

• Understanding grief
• Helping a grieving colleague
• Helping children with grief
• When a co-worker dies or is terminally ill

Dates: Schedule
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Location: On-site or at the PATHWAYS building at the Pathways Hospice Fort Collins location
Fees: Vary; non-profit rates available
Sign-up: Schedule
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

This two-day retreat is designed for adults grieving the death of a loved one. Participants will have the opportunity to express their grief and explore their losses through writing, art, music and movement. No prior experience is necessary, just a curiosity and an interest in engaging their creative selves in exploring grief.

About art therapy & grief (pdf)

Dates: Two-day retreat; please check calendar or call for dates and times.
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Fees: Call for information
Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

Designed for families who have experienced the death of a family member, this program offers support groups for children, teens and parents at the same time so that everyone in the family may conveniently attend the specialized support group they need.

Kids Grief Connection gives children ages seven to twelve, who have experienced the death of a loved one, help in understanding and expressing their feelings of loss.

Teens Grief Connection is open to teens grieving the death of a family member or friend. The group focuses on the unique issues of teenage grief in a safe setting among other bereaved teens.

Parents Grief Connection provides support and education to parents whose family is grieving a death loss.

School programs
Helping children with grief (pdf)

Dates: Please check calendar or call for dates and times.
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Fees: Call for information
Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

Following Image helps participants tap into the creative process to find a new and healthy way to relate to their experience of loss.

Dates: Yearly; please check calendar or call for dates and times..
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Location: PATHWAYS Art Therapy Studio
305 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Fees: $80 plus $20 for art materials
Sign-up: Registration required; space limited to six participants
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

HOPING provides education and support to parents who have experienced prenatal loss or the death of an infant. Meetings include time to share experiences as well discussion about grief, loss, relationship changes and resources.

Dates: Monthly; please check calendar or call for schedule
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Sign-up: Drop-in
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

This group provides support and structure for exploring your loss as you begin, continue, or deepen your journaling. Your journal can be a simple and personal record of your grief journey. You'll discover how your journal can become a helpful companion during this transition.

Dates: Yearly; please check calendar or call for dates and times.
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Fees: $40
Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

A therapeutic riding retreat for bereaved children and teens, this program is a collaboration between of Pathways Hospice, Community Care for Northern Colorado and the Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center in Loveland. It helps participants explore grief through activities that will include the care of horses, horseback riding and counseling in a group setting facilitated by a hospice grief counselor. .

Dates: 1 day, yearly in summer; please check calendar or call for dates and times.
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Location: Hearts & Horses Therapeutic Riding Center
163 N. County Rd. 29, Loveland, CO 80537
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Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

An Evening of Remembrance Winter Memorial Service and the Summer Memorial Service are held annually in January and July. We invite anyone in our community for an evening of remembering loved ones. The services can include a slide show honoring loved ones, a message from a hospice staff member and special rituals of remembrance. Attendees are invited to share a reading or poem dedicated to their loved one.

Dates: January & July; please check calendar or call for dates and times.
Time: Evening
Location: Pathways Counseling Center
305 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins, CO 80525
Fees: Free
Sign-up: Drop-in
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

For people whose loved one has died in the previous three months, this group works together to help answer questions such as What is happening to me? and What can I do to help myself?

Dates: Please check calendar or call for dates and times.
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Fees: $25
Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

A monthly drop-in group, On Our Own offers mutual support and education on topics of concern to widowed men and women.

Dates: Monthly; please check calendar or call for schedule.
Time: 6:30 PM
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Sign-up: Drop-in
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

We offer this specialized art-based group for those living with chronic illness.

About art therapy & grief (pdf)

Dates: 6 sessions; please check calendar or call for dates and times.
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Location: PATHWAYS Art Therapy Studio,
305 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins, CO
Fees: $60 plus materials fee
Sign-up: Registration required, space limited to six participants
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

Hospice staff grief counselors present topics such as What is Grief? Families Experiencing Grief, and The Importance of Self Care When Grieving. All sessions are open to those grieving the death of a loved one or anyone providing support to bereaved persons. Those interested may attend any or all of the sessions.

Dates: Weekly, June-August; please check calendar or call for dates and times.
Time: Afternoon
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Fees: Free
Sign-up: Drop-in
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

The holiday season, especially the first after the death of a loved one, can be a very difficult time. The familiar routines and traditions may seem empty and hollow. If you are like most people in grief, you will have many questions about how to approach the holidays. Surviving the Holidays provides ideas to navigate the holiday season.

Dates: Yearly; please check calendar or call for or dates and times..
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Fees: Free
Sign-up: Drop-in
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

For more information on this support group, please call the Suicide Resource Center at 970.635.9301.

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Contact: Suicide Resource Center, 970.635.9301

Open to adults who have experienced the death of a loved one, The Mourning After provides both grief education and support.

Dates: 8-week program; please check calendar or call for schedule
Time: By appointment
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Fees: $75
Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

In this series of cooking classes for widowed persons, local chefs and caterers teach basic recipes and food preparation techniques. Participants then share a meal and socialize with others in the class.

Dates: Please check calendar or call for dates and times.
Time: By appointment
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Fees: $25
Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500

Many people find writing a valuable tool for self-care after the loss of a loved one. Facilitated by a creative writing teacher and grief counselor, this group helps participants gain insights into their grief experience by exploring their thoughts, emotions and circumstances through writing.

Dates: Once yearly; please check calendar or call for schedule
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Fees: $75
Sign-up: Registration required
Contact: T: 970.663.3500