Our Community

Widowed Friends is a community for people who have lost a spouse or partner. Follow the step-by-step instructions below to join. We look forward to meeting you!

Are You Ready to Join?

We recommend that prospective members wait 4 – 6 months following a loss before applying to join our community, to ensure they’ve taken time to deal with the initial stages of grief.

If you require professional bereavement support, please contact your family physician.

For Canadian residents only at this time

Full and Distance Memberships are currently open to Canadian residents only.  

Instructions

It’s easy to become a member, just follow these easy steps!

  1. Review our Membership Options.
  2. Click on one of the Membership options.
  3. Complete the Membership Application Online.
  4. Read and accept the Terms of Membership and Covid Waiver.
  5. Submit your annual payment on our secure payment. platform. You will receive a confirmation email when your application and  payment have been received.
  6. You’re done! Welcome to Widowed Friends.

Note: Prospective members may be asked to attest to proof of loss. Supporting documents can be, but are not limited to, a death certificate or obituary.

Membership Options

Widowed Friends Within Ontario

$ 120 Per Year
  • In-person events
  • Virtual/online events
  • Travel Club
  • Weekly newsletter
  • Special events*
    extra charges may apply
Become a Member

Widowed Friends Outside Ontario

ONLY AVAILABLE IN CANADA AT THIS TIME
$ 75 Per Year
  • Virtual/online events
  • Travel Club
  • Weekly newsletter
  • Annual Special Events*
    extra charges may apply
Become a Member

Have a question?

If you have questions about membership or about our community, first visit our FAQ page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Or contact us for more details.

What Our Members Say…

"I think it’s fair to say that Widowed Friends saved my life. My husband died of a particularly aggressive cancer last winter. The shock and tragedy of it shook all the joy out of me. I was so very lonely… Widowed Friends threw me a lifeline when I was drowning."
"Joining Widowed Friends Zoom meetings is like walking into your living room and finding all your friends there! It's been wonderful to have so many Zoom meetings each week to connect with others and feel a part of a larger community. "
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone that works so hard in the group for providing this network for people like myself and others."
"I felt alone and isolated due to Covid until I joined Widowed Friends. I quickly made friends and found others with something in common. They get it. I value the time, effort and support from the group. It’s a life saver."
"I can’t come close to expressing my gratitude and love for our Widowed Friends group."
"Widowed Friends has helped ease my new journey into widowed life since we are all of like minds. It has helped make my life more meaningful."
"Being widowed, lonely, then moving to Oakville and only knowing my son and his family, Widowed Friends has been a godsend to me. With this group I met lovely new friends and this group opened up for me a wonderful new life with lots of social activities."
"Since joining Widowed Friends, my loneliness and sadness, as a result of my wife’s death, have decreased. This personal change, is due to the warm interactions, offered to me, from the many widows and widowers I meet, at the socials. Thanks to everyone for your sincere caring."
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