LEWISTON -- Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice is offering several programs this winter to provide information and support to adults and youth in central and western Maine grieving the death of a loved one.

Program sessions help participants understand the grief process, share feelings and experiences and find hope and comfort. All programs are led by trained bereavement volunteers and/or professional grief facilitators and are offered at no cost to participants.

For more information, including program locations/dates, or to pre-register, call 795-9460 or 1- 800-482-7412, ext. 1460

For adults

Pathways through Grief Suicide Survivor's Group — eight weeks, Jan. 19 to March 9, Mondays 6 to 7:30 pm. Requires pre-registration.

Guidance through Grief — eight weeks, Jan. 20 to March 10, Tuesdays 2 to 3:30 p.m. or 6 to 7:30 p.m. Requires pre-registration. Co-sponsored with Central Maine Medical Center.

For children

Program for Grieving Children and Teens — 10 weeks, Jan. 13 to March 17, Tuesdays 7 to 8 p.m. Requires pre-registration; youth ages 3 to 18 years old. Co-sponsored by St .Mary's Regional Medical Center and Franklin Community Health Network.

AHCH, in collaboration with co-sponsoring organizations, offers grief support program at various times throughout the year. Contact them at the numbers provided at any time to learn about other planned offerings, connect with other community-based bereavement resources, or learn about opportunities to become a trained bereavement volunteer.