The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age.

Our local Chapter meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month @ YMCA on the corner of Airport-Pulling and Pine Ridge in North in Naples @ 7:30 PM. We have greeters at the front door that will show you to our meeting location.

For additional information contact: Anne Rinaldi-Nonamaker 239-287-5968, Chapter President.


The Compassionate Friends is a national nonprofit, self-help support organization offering friendship and understanding to bereaved parents and families. Our purpose is to promote and aid parents and families in the positive resolution of the grief experience upon the death of their child, and to foster the physical and emotional health of bereaved parents and surviving children. Some chapter meetings are in church facilities, but no religious creed or affiliation is involved.


The secret of TCF's success is simple: As seasoned grievers reach out to the newly bereaved, energy that has been directed inward begins to flow outward and both are helped to heal.

We feel the pain of your loss and invite you to share your grief with us. We, too, have lost a child. We are the surviving parents, grandparents, siblings, and loved ones. The death of a love one causes stress, but the death of a child is particularly severe. This loss is considered premature at any age and symbolizes the destruction