Our new Overdose Grief Support Group will have their first meeting on Tuesday October 26th

Tomorrow!

****REMINDER: HERO'S OVERDOSE GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP AT ADDITIONAL LOCATION STARTING TOMORROW:

Our new Overdose Grief Support Group will have their first meeting on Tuesday October 26th @ Alive Church in Oak Lawn, IL (8844 S. Austin Ave) 7pm*****

The wave of overdoses happening in our communities due to the presence of Fentanyl is raising alarm bells for all of us working in Addiction Services. The bell hasn’t stopped ringing since the pandemic began.

If you have lost someone to #Overdose and would like to include them in our Share Your Heart Memorial, let’s remember each soul and the love you have for them.

Submissions are taken all month long and collected for reading at our monthly Board Meetings.

www.AlmostHomeChicago.org/remembering

#ShareYourHeart #AHChicago #Addiction #OpiodOverdose #AccidentalOverdose #Suffering #Mourning #Grief

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HERO will be adding a new location for GRIEF SUPPORT starting Tuesday October 26th at 7pm in Oak Lawn, IL.

We currently meet every 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month in New Lenox, but in an effort to help more people in other communities, we will be having our support group meet every 4th Tuesday of the month at Alive Church in Oak Lawn, IL (8844 S. Austin Ave).

Having lost a brother to an overdose in 2009, I realized early on in my grief that I struggled to accept and cope with the monumental loss my family suffered. I found that not many people truly understood my feelings and all the unanswered questions I had lingering. At grief support group meetings, you are met by understanding, support, and no judgement.

HERO's Grief Support Group is led by a licensed counselor to help you through the grieving process. There is also no charge and this is an open meeting.

If you have any questions or would like more information, please call us at (708) 557-8394, www.theherofoundation.org, www.facebook.com/beaherotoo

--> Other free services offered by HERO: Please contact us if you feel we can help you or a loved one with any of the services below.

*Narcan (Naloxone) - We will train you how to use life-saving Narcan and give you a complementary kit upon training completion.

*Speaking - HERO President & Co-Founder, John Roberts travels to schools around the area to speak to student and staff.

*Hidden in Plain Sight Trailer - Our adult/parent education program. We travel to community events, village halls, schools, Police/Fire Departments (anywhere we are asked to go!), etc. with a trailer set up to look like a typical teenager's bedroom. Inside, we give a tour showing adults/parents imitation street drugs, over the counter medications that are misused, signs of substance use, vaping information, numerous props (everyday items) used as hiding spots as well as other valuable information. (Trailer Season is April 1- October 30. If you would like to schedule the trailer for your event, please contact Bonniert90@gmail.com)

Grief Support Group - Every 1st & 3rd Tuesday at Lincolnway Christian Church 690 E. Illinois Hwy Lenox, IL 7-8:30pm Every 4th Tuesday at Alive Church 8844 S. Austin Oak Lawn, IL 7-8:30pm

Family Support Group - Every Tuesday at Lincolnway Christian Church 690 E. Illinois Hwy New Lenox, IL 7-8:30pm.