A Grief Support Community for Children, Teens, and Families.
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Support Bridges of Hope in providing an ongoing grief support community for children, teens, and families.
Our Mission
Bridges provide a safe group environment to support and empower children, teens & their families grieving a death.
Our Approach
We provide trauma-informed, kid-focused services to grieving children and their families where they can connect with peers who “get it.”
Through activities like music, art, movement, and mindfulness, kids learn coping skills to live with their grief.
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Our Impact
Leading the Way: Chris Wells
Every organization has dedicated leaders, but Chris Wells takes it to a whole new level. Chris has been leading grief groups at Shannon’s Hope Camp for nearly 30 years! “By giving young people the space to be sad, have fun, make friends, and be in the healing wonder of nature, we not only help them learn important lessons, we learn some, too.”
Making a Difference: Marlena Hamm
Every camp has a huge impact on the children. The way they come to camp shy and quiet, to then mostly being able to share their story is remarkable. The impact the candlelight ceremony has leaves an imprint on my heart each time. If I had to pick one moment that I felt I personally made the biggest difference, it was sitting outside the cabin in the middle of the night with a little girl who couldn’t sleep – her mom had died of drug overdose. My stepdad is an addict, and overdosed many times. So while I couldn’t fully understand how she felt, I could relate to a lot of what she felt and even understood why she felt a sense of relief that it was all over. After listening to her for quite awhile, she was able to go back to bed and get a good night’s sleep…
A Fall Full of Hope
As the seasons change, so can our grief. So, we’ve designed a fall full of activities to empower you & your family to connect & grow. Mark your calendars and plan to join us this season! And as the newest member of the Bridges of Hope, I look forward to meeting you soon.
September…