Widows/Widowers Support Group

What Widows/Widowers Support Group does

Widows/Widowers Support Group, Inc. (dba WidowedToWidowed.org) is a 501(c)-style non-profit founded in 1978 and incorporated in Arizona, operating a network of peer-facilitated grief support groups for individuals who have lost a spouse or life partner. The organization is entirely volunteer-run by people who are themselves widowed, and it is structured as a non-political, non-religious community support network serving Pima County, Arizona.

The organization delivers services through five physical support groups (East Tucson, Central Tucson, Northwest Marana, North Tucson/Oro Valley, and the Far East group, which meets via Zoom) plus one pure virtual option, hosted at donated venue space provided by community partners including Saguaro Christian Church, Jewish Family Community Center, Cogir at Continental Ranch, The Watermark at Oro Valley, and Harrison Hills Mobile Home Park. Core products include the in-person and Zoom support groups, the founder-authored 'Widow to Widow' book/audiobook by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg, a seven-stage grief educational framework, and the 'Our Voices' online peer story-sharing platform. There is no proprietary technology stack; delivery relies on standard email, phone (including a 24/7 answering service), Zoom, and a basic GoDaddy-hosted website.

The business model is a hybrid micro-subscription and donation model: members attend up to three sessions free, then are asked to join on $20 annual dues (with a $15 cash alternative), supplemented by tax-deductible donations from individuals and business sponsors. There are no paid employees in the disclosed structure (headcount of 11–50 reflects volunteers and elected board members rather than compensated staff), no external investors, and no material revenue disclosed. Customer acquisition is community-led, driven by word-of-mouth, healthcare and hospice provider referrals, and Facebook-driven organic reach, with no formal sales motion.

Name

Widows/Widowers Support Group

Legal name

Widows / Widowers Support Group, Inc.

Website

https://widowedtowidowed.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Widows/Widowers Support Group is a 1978-founded volunteer-run non-profit in Tucson, Arizona that operates a network of peer-facilitated grief support groups and a virtual Zoom group for widowed individuals across Pima County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bereavement Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Hospice-Affiliated/Independent) (HLADAHAL), Bereavement & Grief Support Services (Family Aftercare) (HSABAFAI)

Keywords

• Grief support groups
• Bereavement counseling
• Widow peer support
• Spousal loss support
• Community grief services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tucson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Dues: Members pay $20 annual dues after 3 visits to help cover organizational costs including website hosting, printing materials, and outreach expenses. Cash donations of $15 for membership are also accepted.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Widows/Widowers Support Group is a non-profit organization operating since 1978 that provides volunteer-facilitated, peer-led grief support groups for individuals who have lost their spouse or life partner. It offers multiple in-person meeting groups across the Tucson metropolitan area plus one Zoom-based virtual group, along with educational resources such as the 'Widow to Widow' book and a grief stages framework. Services are sustained by $20 annual membership dues and tax-deductible donations.

Product overview

Widows/Widowers Support Group is a non-profit organization operating since 1978 that provides a network of peer-facilitated grief support groups for widowed individuals in Pima County, Arizona. The organization offers in-person support group meetings at multiple Tucson-area locations (East, Central, Far East, Northwest, and North Tucson/Oro Valley) as well as a virtual Zoom option. Core services include facilitator-led peer sharing sessions, the 'Widow to Widow' educational book/audiobook resource, a grief stages educational framework, and a peer story sharing platform. The organization operates on an annual $20 membership model and welcomes volunteers who are widowed to become group facilitators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• In-Person Grief Support Groups Facilitator-led peer support groups for widowed individuals held at multiple community venues across Tucson and surrounding areas (East, Central, Far East, Northwest Marana, North Tucson Oro Valley), providing confidential sharing and mutual support during the grieving process.
• Zoom-Based Grief Support Group Virtual grief support meeting (Far East Tucson group) held via Zoom video conferencing, allowing remote participation for widowed individuals who cannot attend in-person meetings.
• Annual Membership Program $20 annual membership (or $15 cash) offering access to all support groups, participation in organizational events and potlucks, and inclusion in the widowed community network after three visits.
• Widow to Widow Book Self-help guide authored by founder/therapist Genevieve Davis Ginsburg offering practical guidance through grief stages for those who have lost a spouse or life partner; available in print and audiobook formats.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Saguaro Christian ChurchminorOthersProvides meeting space for the East side grief support group on Thursday evenings. Located at 8302 E. Broadway, Tucson, AZ 85710.
• Jewish Family Community CenterminorOthersProvides meeting space for the Central Tucson grief support group on Tuesday mornings. Located at 3800 East River Road, Tucson, AZ 85718.
• Cogir at Continental RanchminorOthersProvides meeting space for the Northwest/Marana grief support group. Located at 8689 N. Silverbell Road, 85743.
• The Watermark at Oro ValleyminorOthersProvides meeting space for the North Tucson/Oro Valley grief support group on 1st Saturdays. Located at 9005 N Oracle Rd, Oro Valley, AZ 85704.
• Harrison Hills Mobile Home ParkminorOthersProvides meeting space for the Far East grief support group (via Zoom). Located at 4675 S. Harrison Road, 85730.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• The Dinner Party: Peer-led dinners and community experiences for people in their 20s-40s who have experienced significant loss including widowhood; comparable in peer-support and grief-recovery framing.
• Modern Widows Club: Peer-led community and support groups for widows, combining in-person meetups with virtual programming — directly comparable in member-centric peer-support model.
• Soaring Spirits (widowed.org): National peer-support network specifically for widowed individuals, offering both in-person and online communities — the most direct comparable to Widows/Widowers Support Group's mission and model.

Emerging players

• What's Your Grief: Online grief education and community resource serving people across loss types including widowhood; comparable as a peer/educational resource complementing formal group support.
• Open to Hope: Online media and community platform for people coping with loss, including a significant widowhood audience — adjacent competitor in the digital grief support space.
• Refuge in Grief: Online grief support community and educational content platform focused on helping grievers through peer connection — comparable in bereavement support mission but distributed digitally rather than local in-person groups.

Broad incumbents

• Hospice Foundation of America: National nonprofit providing bereavement education, tele- programs, and bereavement resources including for widowed individuals — overlapping in bereavement/grief support delivery to hospice-affiliated families.
• AARP Widowed Persons Service: Long-running AARP program that trains volunteers to provide peer support to newly widowed individuals — closely comparable in audience (older widowed adults) and volunteer-led peer-support delivery.
• GriefShare: Large-scale, faith-based grief support program run through partner churches nationwide; comparable because it delivers structured peer grief groups, though serving a broader grief population (not just widowed).

Others

• TAPS (Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors): National nonprofit providing peer-based emotional support, grief groups, and resources for those grieving military loved ones; structurally similar in volunteer-facilitated support group model for bereaved populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/widowedtowidowed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/widows-widowers-support-group-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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