Grief Support Groups for Bereaved Children
Children's Art Therapy Groups
Art Therapy bereavement groups for children ages 5 to 13 yrs. 7 week cycles.Professionally run, no fee. 732-530-2382 Booker Cancer Center
1 Riverview Plaza
Red Bank NJ 07701.
The Dougy Center for Grieving Children
The Dougy Center provides loving support in a safe place where grieving children, teens and families can share their experiences. We also provide training to individuals and organizations who assist children in grief.
The Front Porch of Atlanta
The mission of the Front Porch of Atlanta is to provide a safe and supportive environment that promotes healing for children who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Camp Hope for Grieving Children and Teenagers
Camp HOPE (Helping Other's Pain End) is in central Wisconsin where children and teenagers from throughout the state gather to work through the grieving process after a loved one dies. Because of the generosity of many individuals, groups and businesses, Camp Hope is offered free of charge.
Rainbows
Rainbows fosters emotional healing among children grieving a loss from a life-altering crisis at no cost to the children. It provides accredited training for volunteers to prepare them for the commitment of assisting bereaved youth.
New Song Center for Grieving Children
New Song Center provides ongoing grief support to children,
youth, young adults and families who have experienced the death of a loved one. We also provide comprehensive education for volunteers, professional and the community.
Ted E. Bear Hollow
Ted E. Bear Hollow, a center for grieving children located in Omaha, Nebraska, offers day-long support\educational camps for children ages 3-19. and support groups for children and parents that meet weekly throughout the year for six- and eight-week periods. For additional information, please contact: Sarah at 402-502-2773.
GriefNet.org
GriefNet.org is an Internet community of persons dealing with grief, death, and major loss. We have 55 e-mail support groups and two web sites. Our integrated approach to on-line grief support provides help to people working through loss and grief issues of many kinds. Our companion site, KIDSAID, provides a safe environment for kids and their parents to find information and ask questions.
The Kids’ Place
Family grief support resources for churches and community groups. After serving hundreds of grieving families for nine years since the Oklahoma City bombing, The Kids’ Place, Inc., is branching out nationally by offering materials, training and support for the establishment of grief programs to community organizations and churches.
Camp Erin - Bereavement Camp for Children
Camp Erin is an initiative established by The Moyer Foundation in Seattle. Camps provide a weekend-long therapeutic experience for children ages 6-17. Camps are staffed by professional grief counselors and volunteers who understand the grieving process first hand. Camps are FREE to all campers. Camps are currently located in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, and Idaho. Camps are managed in each location by partner hospice organizations. Contact information for Camp Erin in your community can be found on The Moyer Foundation website.
Hospice Support Care
The Children's Bereavement Program provides services to children ages 5 to 12 who have lost a loved one or are currently living with a family member with terminal illness. We offer a support group, bereavement camp, and brief counseling.
Grief Support Groups for Children and Teens
Journey of Hope Grief Support Center provides support at no cost for children, teens and their caregivers. Free grief groups available for children age 3-18, Young Adults, and youngsters facing the impending death of a loved one (Anticipating Loss).
The Healing Garden,
A Child’s Place for Remembering
The Healing Garden is a child-grief web page with interactive activities to help children deal with their grief and loss through creative expression and companion interaction. Plant seeds and watch them bloom, revealing a loss lesson on the healing nature of the grief journey. Decorate your garden, name it in honor of your loved one, and then print it out in color or in black-and-white as a coloring sheet. Or email your garden memorial to a friend or relative. We hope that The Healing Garden is helpful for you and a child you love.
The Alcove Center For Grieving Children & Families
The Alcove's mission is to provide a safe place where children and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one can receive comfort and support through the healing process. A non-profit bereavement center.
Good Grief
Good Grief in northern New Jersey is a free, year-round, grief support program for children and teens who have lost a parent, sibling or other important person. We also offer young-adult groups, parent groups and educational workshops on grief and loss in schools, communities and organizations.
We look forward to expanding our good grief resources to offer more services for people suffering from grief and for people who provide support for the bereaved. If you have a grief related resource, please let us know about it by adding your listing. |
Grief Resources
