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!
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.