Bereaved Families of Ontario

Bereaved Families of Ontario - Kingston Region

2024 Butterfly Release

The 2024 Butterfly Release was our largest event yet! Stay tuned for news about the 2025 Butterfly Release!

Walk to Remember

Join us on October 6th for the Walk to Remember 2024 at MacDonald Park! Sponsored by Kingsbridge Retirement Community.

Update:

Walk to Remember 2024 is coming up on October 6th! Join us at MacDonald Park for a beautiful memorial event. See more details here or register online at https://bit.ly/WTR-2024.

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Bereaved Families of Ontario – Kingston Region continues to offer both group and one-to-one peer support with phone conversations, video conferencing or in-person. Please call or email for more information or to register.

The office is open most days between 9:30am and 12:30pm, but we suggest calling ahead to ensure someone is there before arriving. Phone and email continue to be the most reliable way to contact us; every effort is made to reply to voicemails and emails within two business days.

Support Group Sessions of Bereaved Families of Ontario – Kingston Region

Please email bfo@kingston.net or call 613-634-1230 to register.

Parent (Loss of a Child) First Tuesday Monthly 6:30 p.m.

Suicide Loss First Wednesday Monthly 6:30 p.m.

*Partner/Spousal Loss Second Thursday Monthly 6:30 p.m.

Living with Loss Third Tuesday Monthly 6:30 p.m.

*Mourning Break Fourth Tuesday Monthly 11:00 a.m.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Last Tuesday Monthly 6:30 p.m.

*meets in-person; all other groups continue to meet on Zoom.

#WeAreHere to #SupportYGK

Please e-mail or call to register bfo@kingston.net or 613-634-1230

Who We Are

If you are visiting this website, chances are someone important/special to you has died or you are preparing for a death. We are a supportive community who understands grief. We have all been there. We hope you will find that these pages are a comfort and a place to remember those we love, as well as a resource for information about BFO – Kingston Region’s programs and services. We believe that when bereaved families come together to support one another, they can influence the growth of a healing and caring community.

Our Mission

We are Bereaved Families of Ontario – Kingston Region. We provide programs, services and resources based on a mutual support model to individuals, families, children, groups and communities. We are the bereaved helping the bereaved learn to live with grief. We can help the healing begin.

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We are a charitable organization registered with the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. Our charitable registration number is 86521 1718 RR0001