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

Finding Hope One Step at a Time

Meet Tyrell, a brave 13-year-old boy who had to face the unthinkable – the death of his beloved mother after she underwent a kidney transplant and fell ill. With his life suddenly uprooted, Tyrell found himself shuttling between his aunt’s and grandmother’s homes, struggling to cope with his overwhelming grief. In the wake of this devastating loss, Tyrell and his family found solace in…

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.”