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Mission: Henry Ford Hospice created the SandCastles Grief Support Program to provide grieving children and families the opportunity to come together for nurturing and strength as they learn to cope with the loss of a loved one. SandCastles works to provide a safe and comforting environment for children and teens, ages 3-18, to grieve their loss and to find within themselves their natural capacity to heal. Participation in group activities with peers supports the healing process by helping young people to accept grief as a normal response to loss.

Community Stories

4 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

Dr Mary

Dr Mary Donor

Rating: 5

08/02/2023

Sandcastles Grief program sets the stage for kids to learn "It's OK not to be OK", that our feelings are normal, that we all have feelings of loss and may show our feelings differently, and it's OK to talk about your feelings. They are making the situation normal and teaching kids how to deal with their feelings positively. Keep up the good work. Susie Q's Kids is a proud sponsor providing comfort bags, bears, and blankets for the kids to thrive on their grief journeys.

Annie62 Volunteer

Rating: 5

04/20/2022

SandCastles is an exceptional program that provides a safe place and amazing support for children, teens and their families as they navigate through their grief after experiencing a death. The SandCastles staff brings compassion, care and knowledge to their support role. It is an honor to volunteer for the program, and work side by side with the staff and the other volunteers. Grief is very personal, and unique to each individual. It is truly a gift to walk with someone on their grief journey. A very humbling, rewarding and special kind of volunteer experience!

jon33lewis Volunteer

Rating: 1

08/03/2021

I have really enjoyed my involvement with Sandcastles as it’s a very needed program for an often neglected demographic but what I couldn’t stand was dealing with their leadership. Henry Ford as a whole seems to always have controlling and patronizing leadership staff who seem to think there’s only their way to function and wants to chew you out in a childish way if you don’t do things their way and so, I try to avoid them as much as possible.

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tombrella Client Served

Rating: 4

08/25/2010

My nine year old daughter and I attend the twice monthly support meetings run by qualified social work staffers. She is in a group of children, of her age, who have lost a parent to death. I attend the group for parents. My daughter finds herself in the other children and their stories. She doesn't feel "different" and "alone" as much knowing that there are other children out there whose mother or father have died. She enjoys the exercises and activities her group participates in and makes sure we attend the meetings, getting upset if we have a conflict. She's attended their summer weekend camp -Camp Erin- twice now. She loves the facilitators, activities and memorial activities at the camp. It was the first overnight camp she attended and she leaves it looking forward to the next summer.

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