Support For Grieving Children & Families

The Playful Child was born out of tragedy, but exists because of love and life! Our ultimate goal is to wrap grieving hearts in love and support! To give grief a voice and the grieving permission to share their heart, love, and loved ones with our community! Below is a list of resources we have found useful that support grieving families and children.

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Resources

Camp Agape

Healing Little Hurting Hearts. ... A ministry that brings hope to grieving children through energetic camp-like settings. Offers a summer camp and family retreat.

https://campagapetexas.org/

Footprints

Footprints Children’s Grief Ministry is a free community-wide program serving children between the ages of six and sixteen and their families experiencing grief and loss due to death.

https://campagapetexas.org/footprint/

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Grief & Grits

I think there is no one braver than a grieving child. I am honored to help our littlest grievers as they learn to understand their great big feelings.

https://www.griefandgrits.com/

Children's Grief Awareness Day

Children's Grief Awareness Day is designed to help us all become more aware of the needs of grieving children — and of the benefits they obtain through the support of others.

www.childrensgriefawarenessday.org

Wonders & Worries

Ensuring children and teenagers can reach their full potential, despite a parent’s serious illness.

Contact:

info@wondersandworries.org

https://wondersandworries.org/

Sibling Wings

Sibling Wings provides care packages to children who are grieving the loss of a sibling.

Contact:

siblingwings@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/siblingwings/

Faith's Lodge

Faith’s Lodge provides hope, connection, and support to parents and families coping with the death of a child.

https://faithslodge.org/

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Austin Center for Grief & Loss

We are a non-profit organization focused on loss, grief, and bereavement with the mission to assist children, adolescents, and adults as they move from loss to life, transforming their grief through therapy, support, education, training, consultation, and hope.

https://www.austingrief.org/

Selah Care Farm

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