Hudson, NC – AMOREM will offer Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp for grieving children in the spring of 2024.
It’s hard to recognize a child’s grief because they tend to express their emotions differently than adults. When children experience death, they may think that they are the only ones in the world who have lost a mother, father, grandparent or other loved one. At Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp, children will learn that they are not alone, their feelings are normal and it is okay to remember and honor their loved ones.
For more than 20 years, children ages 6 through 12 who are grieving the loss of a loved one have been invited to spend a day devoted to remembering and healing through grief-related activities. Through age-appropriate activities, children will gain a better understanding of loss and grief. As they talk, draw, write, listen and laugh, children have the space to find the healing tools that they need.
AMOREM’s Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp is presented by Ashewood Grief Support Services and is provided at no cost to participants due to the generosity and support of the community. The spring camp is facilitated by AMOREM staff and specially trained adult volunteers and VolunTEENS.
The Good Mourning Children’s Grief Camp will be held in the Caldwell service area on April 6 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the AMOREM Jack & Shirley Robbins Center located at 526 Pine Mountain Rd. in Hudson. The Burke service area camp will be held on April 20 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Valdese Campus on 1721 Enon Road in Valdese. The High Country service area camp will be held on May 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the AMOREM Palliative Care Center at 274 Archie Carroll Road in Boone.
Ashewood Grief Support Services of AMOREM helps individuals of all ages and their families cope with the loss of people they love. Grief support services are provided at no cost to the community, even to those with no affiliation with hospice services. For more information, or to register for grief camp, contact Director of Grief Services, Kimberly Setzer, MSW, LCSW at 828.754.0101 or email [email protected].
