Support for widowed people
First Light Widowed Support is a community...
It’s a network, it’s a source of information and resources, and it’s a directory that can connect you to further support throughout Australia.
Our goal is to create programs that make it easy for young widowed people to connect with each other as they find their way through their grief. We also want to raise awareness about the unique and difficult challenges of being widowed before the natural course of life events, and build understanding around the best way to support young widowed people as they navigate their new reality.
Here's how we help widowed people
- Support and information for widowed people.
- Newly widowed pack: a physical copy of information about widowhood that is posted free of charge.
- Information for friends and family of widowed people.
- A directory of national and state resources and services for widowed people.
- Online peer support groups.
- Local in-person catch ups and events for widowed people.
- You're not alone, explore our Widow Talk library where many young widowed people share their stories.
We dreamt of an organisation that we wish had existed when we were first widowed
During the first few weeks, months and years of life after the death of our husbands, everything felt overwhelming and difficult.
We (our founders) each went looking for a place where we could go for resources, information, advice, and a network of people who understood what we were going through.
Finding a lack of this type of support in Australia, we created the organisation we needed and wish had existed when they were first widowed – with the hope we could bring support to others.
Hope, community, understanding
Join our community for access to information, resources, events, and a network of widowed people for peer support. Joining is free, with options to become a financial supporter to keep us running and helping others.