Support Groups

Circle Round Women's Support Group

This group is for senior women looking for support, community and a safe space to share their unique story. It will be facilitated by Center Social Worker Kerrie Cusack, LICSW. One group meets on Mondays at the Center at the Heights and a second group meets on Wednesdays at the Nehoiden Glen Community Room. The details are as follows: 

• Mondays, March 25 - April 29 from 3-4pm at the Center at the Heights, 300 Hillside Ave., Needham
• Wednesdays, March 27-May 1 from 2-3pm in the Nehoiden Glen Community Room

If you'd like to join one of these groups, call Kerrie Cusack to register, 781-455-7555 ext. 205.

Life After Loss Grief Group

Losing a loved one is something that affects everyone. No one should have to go through this alone. Niki, a chaplain at West River Hospice, offers this weekly bereavement group every Thursday from 10-11:30am at the Episcopal Church, 1132 Highland Ave., Needham. The group meets in the Memorial Room.

The Caregiver Support Group

The Needham Council on Aging offers a support group for anyone providing care and assistance to a relative, spouse, or friend. The group meets the second Monday (unless Monday is a holiday) of the month 4:00-5:00 P.M. For more information, contact Kerrie Cusack, LCSW at 781-455-7555 ext. 205 or kcusack@needhamma.gov.

Low-Vision Support Group

The Massachusetts Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired offers a monthly low vision support group at the Center at the Heights. The group provides practical and emotional support to individuals coping with serious sight loss. The group provides the opportunity for participants to share fears, frustrations, coping mechanisms, and resources as their vision changes. There are additional support groups located in communities throughout Massachusetts. Many are led by visually impaired peer coordinators. For more information call 781-455-7555.

Group Goal

The goal of the Low Vision Support Group is to provide an opportunity for newly blind as well as visually impaired persons to come together to discuss issues relating to their vision loss, and to focus on topics such as: aging and vision loss,  how to maintain independence, specialized equipment to use in the home or on the job and the effects of vision loss on family and friends