Camp Erin, Camp Mariposa, and the Eluna Network's Resource Center
“Camp Erin is a national network of overnight grief support camps for youth grieving the death of a significant person in their lives. Camp usually runs from a Friday to a Sunday, so three days and two nights. It combines grief education and emotional support with all the fun, traditional camp activities you would hope to experience at camp.”
— Bethany Gardner
I had such a great discussion with Bethany Gardner and Molly Hasson at the Eluna Network for this episode. Eluna is a national grief support network here in the US, and they run both Camp Erin, for grieving kids, and Camp Mariposa, for kids affected by a family member’s addiction.
Some of the topics we discussed include:
Eluna’s online resource library;
Personalized support available free through Eluna;
Camp Erin, for grieving kids who have lost a parent or other close family member;
Camp Mariposa, a mentoring and support program for kids ages 9-12 affected by a parent’s addiction; and
The New York Life Foundation’s extensive involvement in and support of Eluna’s programs.
I hope you enjoy my discussion with Molly Hasson and Bethany Gardner of Eluna.
Links & resources for this episode
Eluna’s web site
At This Camp, Children of Opioid Addicts Learn to Cope and Laugh - NPR All Things Considered
Safe Crossings Program & Foundation (Seattle, WA)
Diane Ingram Fromme resources on stepparenting grieving kids - article for Eluna, interview with the Widowed Parent Podcast, book, web site
Episode 33: Meredith Polsky and Arlen Gaines on autism and grief
I Have a Question About Death and I Have a Question About Cancer, by Arlen Gaines and Meredith Polsky
Episode 28: StoryCorps & New York Life Foundation
Resources from the New York Life Foundation
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