PROGRAMS
We offer a range of support groups and services to meet your unique needs during the difficult period of coping with loss. Unless indicated, the groups meet at the Grief Place NCW, at 1610 5th Street in Wenatchee, WA. Please call the Center at 662-6069 for further information about any of these programs or services.
Children's Grief Night
This program provides a safe, caring environment for children and their families who are coping with the death of a loved one. Groups are based on age and assisted by trained volunteers.
It meets the second and fourth Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.
How do I know when my child is grieving?
Camp Erin for Children - Wenatchee 
Camp Erin bereavement camp provides education, grief support and fun activities for children and teen ages 6 to 17 who have lost a loved one. This camp is free and provided in part by The Moyer Foundation.
The
Grief Place NCW was proud to announce in 2009 a partnership with The Moyer
Foundation to provide a Camp Erin. At Camp Erin, grieving children have an
opportunity to address their feelings and memorialize their loved ones. They
are provided with tools and resources for use during and after camp, including
memories and friendships that last long after camp is complete. It is facilitated
by trained grief volunteers.
Crisis Response Team
A roster of trained volunteers who respond when requested to schools, businesses and individual groups for a variety of grief issues.
Facilitator Training
The Mission of Grief Place NCW is to provide a caring community of volunteers who help individual adults, children and their families reconcile their grief through activities and sharing in a safe, supportive, confidential and affirming environment.
To accomplish our mission, we provide training to prospective and recruited group facilitators. The core curriculum of this Facilitator Training includes:
- grieving as a process
- how to facilitate grieving children, teens and adults
- how to facilitate safe play
- how to facilitate a group
- activities for working with grieving children and teens
This valuable training is for anyone who is interested in facilitating any type of group. However, the training is based around grief issues. If you have any questions, please give us a call at 509-662-6069.
The next training sessions will be held Saturday-Monday, January 21- 23, 2012. Attendance at all three sessions is required to complete the training. Please call to register.
Friends & Families of Victims of Violent Crimes
Led by Jim Huffman, this group supports people who are dealing with the aftermath of violent crime.
Grief Listeners
Suicide Loss Grief Listeners - Have you lost a loved one to suicide? Do you need someone to talk to who understands? Call Grief Place NCW for one-on-one grief listening and support with a Grief Listener who has also lost a loved one to suicide.
Available by appointment.
Survivors of Suicide Loss Group
This program runs in 6 week sessions. This group is specifically for those who have lost a loved one to suicide. Please call to pre-register and for additional information. These sessions are led by trained volunteer facilitators and are held at the Grief Place NCW. Please call to register for the next group. Our next session starts January 16, 2012.
Read more about suicide survivors. Also read more at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
Adult Grief Group
This group provides a comfortable place to share emotions and normalize the grief process. The Adult Grief Group helps grieving people achieve personal growth and adjust to the new reality of their lives following their loved one's death. This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 5:30 pm. Please call to register or for more information.
Widowed Support Group
This program covers a wide variety of subjects in the 12 week session. Each evening has a specific subject ranging from understanding grief to the practical issues of financial, legal and insurance. A new Widowed Support Group starts Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 10:00 am.
This group runs in a twelve week session. Space is limited and registration is required. Call for details and start date. Read a flyer.
Lending Library
The Grief Place NCW maintains a library of useful books, publications and videos available for check-out.
Central Washington Hospital also has a library which is open to the general public. It is located in the hospital basement. Contact Susan Marshall, MLS, at (509) 662-1511 ext. 2446 for further information.
For more information about programs, email karen.sheppard@goodgriefcenter.org
