The purpose of the camp is to provide grief education and emotional support free of charge. Families enjoy a meal provided by community volunteers before attending age-specific groups for grief support activities. Adults also have the opportunity to participate in a group while the children meet. You may reach us at Campers will have the opportunity to express their feelings and memories of loved ones through fun activities and crafts.
Our thanks to Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation which has underwritten our camp every year. Our grief support school groups have resumed in the local school districts which include Lynchburg City, Campbell, Amherst, and Bedford County schools. We will use this grant to develop a new program: Tools for Schools. This program will provide resources for students, teachers, and staff on how best to support a grieving child.
We rely on the generosity of our community —individuals, foundations, and companies. Your donation directly assists children who experience the death of a loved one.
Thank you for your continued support! During group night, children participate in age-appropriate activities and conversations that engage them with their own grieving process. Adults meet separately with trained grief support facilitators. School groups provide grief support for children during the school day. Groups are run by our trained facilitators under the supervision of the school counselor.
A free, three-day grief support camp July 23 for children ages 5 through Camp runs from to pm at Camp Kum-Ba-Yah. A non-urgent phone line providing supportive listening and resources. Call Learn More. Grief Support Summer Camp. Best, Rod Meek Board President. View fullsize.
