Compassionate Friends of Tampa Bay Area

 Chapter Grief Support Meetings and Events

We are a grief support group of bereaved parents, grandparents, and adult siblings that provides help, hope, and healing to each other as we share our journey through grief. Life changes after the painful loss of our precious children. This has forever changed us, and we are trying to make it through the anguish and sorrow. Even though it may be difficult for you at first to attend a Compassionate Friends of Tampa Bay Area grief support meeting, you will begin to see how important it is to experience our grief together.  

Losing a child is out of the natural order in life. It shatters our world. We need a safe place to heal, be heard, and to keep our child’s memory alive.

Together we can get through this. I am here for you  –  and you are here for me too!  I can’t tell you how much it means to have the depth of understanding and compassion from our group. This grief journey is something we can do together. “You need not walk alone.”

Compassionate Friends of Tampa Bay Area Monthly Meetings:

In Person Meetings Are The First Thursday of Every Month (unless it falls on a Holiday ) from 6:30 to 8:45 pm

 

2026 Monthly Grief Support Meeting Dates:
Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Thursday, September 3rd, 2026
Thursday, October 1st, 2026
Thursday, November 5th, 2026
Thursday, December 3rd, 2026

 

2027 Monthly Grief Support Meeting Dates:

Thursday, January 7th, 2027
Thursday, February 4th, 2027
Thursday, March 4th, 2027
Thursday, April 1st, 2027
Thursday, May 6th, 2027          

Thursday, June 3rd, 2027
Thursday, July 1st, 2027

Where: The meeting location for the Compassionate Friends of Tampa Bay Area Grief Support Group is the Brandon Regional Library, 619 Vonderburg Dr., Brandon, FL 33511.   You will find us in Meeting Room 1 – you will see the glass doors after entering the library.

When: 6:30- 8:45 pm

JOIN US For Our  Next In Person Monthly Grief Support Meeting: We are meeting on the First Thursday of each month from 6:30 pm to 8:45 pm at Brandon Regional Library

Compassionate Friends of Tampa Bay Area Virtual Meetings:

JOIN US For Our  Next Virtual Monthly Grief Support Meeting on the Third Thursday (Exception Holidays)

Virtual Monthly Grief Support Meeting Link – Zoom Meeting Link

 

Compassionate Friends of Tampa Bay Special Meetings and Events:

Annual Candle Lighting – Sunday, December 13th, 2026 at 6 pm – Potluck Dinner with Candle Lighting Ceremony with Slideshow to Follow – Beverages and candles provided.

 

To sign up for the December 13th, 2026 Candle Lighting, please complete the form at this link: https://bit.ly/4nqnsEg

 

 

 

Grief Workshops beginning soon