Divorce Group Activities

Divorce group activities are a great way to start rebuilding your life after a difficult or painful divorce. During the course of a divorce, you might feel lonely and disconnected from friends and family members who are still married and don't quite understand how you are feeling. Joining a support group with others going through the same process makes you feel connected, and understood.

Finding a "Divorce Support Group" or even divorce group activities in your area can be a tough task. While you would think there would be plenty of group around, they can actually be sparse and hard to find. I learned this the hard way when friends of mine and family members were going through a divorce and asking for my help to find them resources in the area. Finding them a divorce support group was next to impossible and this is what I do(as a social worker) for a living!

So, after a lot of searching, some of it fruitful, some of it not, I found the best resources I could for them. While I cannot give information for specific geographical areas, I did find some general resources to begin them and you, on your quest.

First I would check with your local church or religious affliation and see if they run any divorce group activities or know if another church in your area does. If you do not find anything that way, try a community mental health center in your area. They may have some resources to offer or may be able to refer you somewhere. If these two options do not work here is a list of more general resources for you to try.

Specificially geared for divorce:

Divorce Support
5020 W. School Street
Chicago, IL 60641
(773)2864541
Support and assistance for members, information network

Divorced Parents X-Change
P.O.Box 1127 Athens, OH 45701-1127
(614)664-3030
Provides information, children's services, speakers, and other resources

Family related issues, may have resources for divorce issues:

Family Resource Coalition of America
200 S. Michigan Avenue, Ste. 1600
Chicago, IL 60604
(312)341-0900
Network of nationwide family support organizations.

Family Research Council
801 G. Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
(202)393-2100

For Men:

American Divorce Association of Men(ADAM)
1519 S. Arlington Heights Road
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
(708)364-1555

Dads Against Discrimination
P.O Box 8525
Portland, OR 97297
(503)222-1111
Information, referrals, and services for divorced fathers

Divorce Groups and resources by states

New York

Divorce Support Groups in other countries

Israel

Other resources:

New Beginnings
13129 Clifton Road
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301)384-0111
Membership group for divorced and separated people, with workshops and activities

Parents Without Partners
401 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite. 220
Chicago, IL 60611-4267
(312)644-6610
1-800-637-7974
Support groups for single parents, with local chapters.

Directories that may have resources for you:

Seo Web Directory

topdivorcesites.com

Hopefully one of these resources will work to help you find a divorce group or some divorce group activities. I will add in more resources as I find them. Keep checking back, I do find that some organizations have address or phone number changes.

Do you have a divorce support group or divorce group activities going on in your area? Then please let me know so I can post it for others: