OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER IS HOSTING CAMP ERIN® LA June 8-10 and
AUGUST 17-19 at the scenic CAMP BLOOMFIELD in MALIBU. Camp Erin LA is
a WEEKEND-long camp EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS AGES 6 TO 17 WHO
HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A PARENT, sibling, or guardian in the
past 3 years. Camp is free of charge for all CHILDREN AND COMBINES
TRADITIONAL CAMP ACTIVITIES WITH GRIEF SUPPORT, education, and
remembrance projects. Typical fun and engaging camp favorites such as
rock climbing, swimming, arts and crafts, and campfires are
interspersed with projects and EXPERIENCES USED TO FACILITATE
EXPRESSION OF FEELINGS, memorialize their loved one who died, and
promote healing. Trauma Informed Yoga will be offered Sunday
morning.When campers arrive on Friday, they are greeted with open arms
by the dozens of grief specialists and trained volunteers who guide
the campers through a series of bonding and grief-related exercises,
as well as fun high-energy physical activities. They begin their camp
journey with an intimate Friday evening ceremony where each camper
shares their name, the name of their loved one who died, and places a
photo of that person on a "memory board." Saturday evening’s
Luminary Ceremony is equally powerful and another opportunity to come
together to say goodbye to their loved one by writing a message or
drawing on a lantern that's lit and set adrift across the pool. OUR
HOUSE Grief Support Center recognizes every person’s grief is unique
in duration and intensity, and that commonalities of experience
strengthen the value of a grief support group in helping the healing
process. “By offering Camp Erin LA, OUR HOUSE puts a support system
into place, offering a safe space to talk and providing the tools to
cope with their grief,” said Michele Prince, Executive Director of
OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center. “Camp might be the only opportunity
they have to work on their grief with other kids.”
Camp Erin is an initiative created and funded by The Moyer Foundation
in Seattle, WA, a non-profit organization established by Major League
All-Star pitcher Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen. Camp Erin is named
in memory of Erin Metcalf, a friend of the Moyers who lost her battle
to cancer at age 17. Camp Erin LA was featured in an Emmy
award-winning HBO documentary “One Last Hug: Three Days at GRIEF
CAMP,”which was produced in association with The Moyer Foundation
and OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER.
For more information about Camp Erin LA, please
http://www.ourhouse-grief.org/camp-erin-la-oc/
[http://www.ourhouse-grief.org/camp-erin-la-oc/]
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About OUR HOUSE GRIEF SUPPORT CENTER
OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center is one of the nation’s most respected
organizations for grief support and education. For 24 years, OUR HOUSE
has helped thousands of grieving children, teens, and adults as they
embark on their journeys to hope and healing following the death of
someone close. The safe, warm, and nurturing environment of their Los
Angeles centers offer support groups specific to age and relationship.
OUR HOUSE is a leading provider of grief education, offering
workshops, seminars, and in-service training to mental health and
medical professionals, clergy, educators, and other members of the
community who interact with bereaved families. The OUR HOUSE grief
education program is part of the curricula for students at USC’s
Keck and UCLA’s David Geffen Schools of Medicine. With offices in
West Los Angeles, Woodland Hills and Mid-City, OUR HOUSE offers
bereavement support groups for adults and children in English and
Spanish.To learn more, please visit www.ourhouse-grief.org.
About The Moyer Foundation
The Moyer Foundation is a public, 501(c)(3) non‐profit organization
with a mission to provide comfort, hope and healing to CHILDREN AND
FAMILIES AFFECTED BY GRIEF AND ADDICTION. Founded in 2000 by former
MLB pitcher Jamie Moyer and child advocate Karen Phelps Moyer, The
Moyer Foundation SUPPORTS THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR
THROUGH ITS FREE SIGNATURE programs and services. Camp Erin® is the
largest national bereavement program for CHILDREN AND TEENS GRIEVING
THE DEATH OF SOMEONE SIGNIFICANT IN THEIR LIVES AND CAMP MARIPOSA® is
a national addiction prevention and mentoring program for youth
impacted by a family member's substance use disorder. The Moyer
Foundation Resource CENTER EXTENDS THE FOUNDATION’s continuum
of care by providing a curated set of online resources with
personalized phone and email SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING GRIEF,
addiction and other related issues.
For more information, please visit moyerfoundation.org.
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