WHAT: Camp Safe Haven – A Grief Support Day Camp for Children and their Families
WHEN: Saturday, April 5, 2025 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center
DETAILS: Haven offers camps at no cost for children, youth and their families who have lost a loved one. Children and youth suffering a loss can often benefit from the development of coping skills to handle their emotions. Supported by Haven Hospice’s professionals and volunteers, Camp Safe Haven provides fun and therapeutic activities to help children work through feelings of grief.
Camp Safe Haven is free and open to children and youth, ages 5-18, who have experienced the loss of a loved one, regardless of how that loss occurred. Attendance at camp will give participants the tools they need to acknowledge that a change in their life has occurred and to accept that change through a three-step approach: Encourage participants to acknowledge their feelings, thoughts and behaviors related to loss; empower participants to learn how to manage their grief reactions; and enlighten participants with the understanding that grieving is a natural process that others experience too, it’s okay to feel sad, and it’s okay to express their feelings.
This camp will feature nature walks, grief art projects, a drumming circle provided by The Giving Tree Music, therapeutic music and dance by singer-songwriter Shana Banana, adult support group, lunch, special horse visitors, and a memorial ceremony. All children and teens must be accompanied by a caregiver.
To register or learn more about Camp Safe Haven, please call 1.844.LIGHTEN (544.4836) or visit https://havenhospice.com/camp. Funding for Camp Safe Haven is provided by the Haven Foundation and generous donations from supporters.