After the life changing loss of a wife or partner men often:
Through the National Widowers’ Organization’s “Widower to Widower” peer support program, widowers can be put in contact another widower interested in communicating about their experiences.
Most widowers who have met others who also experienced the loss of their wife can attest to the power of this shared connection. It is often another widower who can recommend a book, connect someone to a support group or another resource, or simply provide reassurance.
Simply contact the National Widowers’ Organization by clicking here and completing the contact request form. Your request will be evaluated against the database of other widowers, and you will be matched whenever possible to a widower who:
After you have contacted the National Widowers’ Organization expressing your interest in the Widower-to-Widower program, you will receive an email informing you that your request was received and is being processed.
Once a match has been confirmed you will receive an email from The National Widower’s Organization with the name and email address of your peer contact. From that point on it is up to you two individuals to make contact and share your experiences.
Widowers should be motivated and interested in participating in the program on their own. If you are a family member or friend of the widower and you have questions, please feel free to contact us for more information about the program and how sharing information about it can help someone.You can reach us by email at [email protected] or by calling 774-361-4474.
No, this is not a mental health or counseling service. Volunteers may be able to provide information, based on their own experiences, about finding mental health professional or support groups.
Contact us by clicking here and completing a contact request so that we can match a widower in our “Widower to Widower” program database and arrange a peer contact for you.
You can also fill out the request form right on this web page:
