SandCastles Grief Support Program

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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.

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2 Stories from Volunteers, Donors & Supporters

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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