May 2021 Update:

The Annual General Meeting for Bereaved Families of Ontario – Kingston Region will take place at 4pm on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. Due to the pandemic, the meeting will take place on Zoom. You can register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrcOuurz0uHtz9Bq5iR4OxDF_lxcR_29Cp. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

At this meeting, an election will take place for the Board of Directors for 2021-2022. The list of potential Directors is below. If you are interested in a position on the Board or would like to make a nomination, please contact the Nominating Committee Co-Chairs via the BFO – Kingston Region office: bfo@kingston.net or 613-634-1230.

Chair: Laura Kennedy

Vice-Chair: Matthew Williams

Secretary: Vacant

Treasurer: Nadine Greenwood

Member-at-Large: Kelly Bell, Cheryl Paquette, Kathy Pringle

Past Chair: Rick Frasso

COVID-19 Update:

This is a difficult time for all of us, particularly those grieving during the isolation of COVID-19.

Bereaved Families of Ontario – Kingston Region will continue to offer group support on Zoom, and one-to-one peer support with phone conversations or video conferencing during the pandemic. Please call or email for more information, or to register.

During the provincial shutdown, BFO’s office is closed and we are working remotely. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience and understanding. Voicemails and emails will be returned by the next business day.

Virtual Support Group Sessions of Bereaved Families of Ontario –Kingston   

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

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

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

Living with Loss Grief Support            Third Tuesday Monthly              6:30 p.m. 
            This Living with Loss group will help support                                                                          attendees from all the other groups and will                                                                            have multiple facilitators available to breakout                                                                                into virtual rooms. 

Mourning Coffee                                     Fourth Tuesday Monthly           11:00 a.m.

Pregnancy and Infant Loss                  Fourth Thursday Monthly           6:30 p.m.

We also continue to support the community through 1:1 phone support.  Please don’t hesitate to reach out in this difficult time. 

 We will do our best to ensure #WeAreHere to #SupportYGK 

 With funding providing by:   Community Foundation for Kingston & Area 

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