The East Suburban Chapter is a chartered chapter of the Compassionate Friends/USA, a national nonprofit, self-help organization offering friendship, understanding, and hope to families grieving the death of a child of any age, from any cause. All adult bereaved family members are welcome. TCF was founded in England in 1969 and was established in the US in 1972, with 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corpor
ation in 1978, under which provision the organization's more than 630 local chapters also operate.TCF operates as separate entities in at least 30 countries around the world. The East Suburban Chapter was established in 2009 and meets twice a month in Brookfield, IL.