Deadline to Register for FREE Overnight Camp is May 5, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, AR (Feb. 21, 2024) – Methodist Family Health’s Kaleidoscope Grief Center is currently accepting applications to attend its FREE overnight grief camp, Camp Healing Hearts, which will begin at 5 p.m. Fri., May 17 and conclude Sat., May 18 at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock. Camp Healing Hearts is available to any Arkansas family who has experienced a death in the last three to six months.
Losing a loved one is difficult for everyone, and grieving a loss is essential to accepting painful feelings and creating an opportunity for growth and a new sense of normal. Camp Healing Hearts is for Arkansas children ages 5 to 18 and their families who are grieving the death of a loved one. Utilizing both therapy and recreation, our camp offers children and families an opportunity to discover their own inner strength.
An adult caregiver is required to accompany the grieving child or children attending camp. Camp Healing Hearts is a FREE overnight camp at Camp Aldersgate that includes heart-to-heart time, swimming, fishing, crafts, games, campfires, s’mores and much more. It is best for children and families who have experienced a loss of 3-to-6 months or more. Only 100 spaces are available.
To apply, complete the form online at MethodistFamily.org/Camp-Healing-Hearts. Application deadline is Sun., May 5, 2024.
Kaleidoscope Grief Center serves grieving children, teens and their families throughout Arkansas. Grief can be an isolating experience for children. We help those dealing with loss and bereavement through education, therapeutic and recreational services, grief support programs, counseling and Camp Healing Hearts. To register for Camp Healing Hearts, learn more about Kaleidoscope Grief Center or find out how Methodist Family Health can assist your family, contact Dao Ward, Kaleidoscope Grief Center 1600 Aldersgate Road, Suite 100B Little Rock, Arkansas 72205, 501-537-3991, 800-756-3709 TOLL FREE, DWard@MethodistFamily.org or visit MethodistFamily.org.
ABOUT METHODIST FAMILY HEALTH
Since 1899, Methodist Family Health has helped rebuild the lives of Arkansas children and their families who are abandoned, abused, neglected and struggling with psychiatric, behavioral, emotional and spiritual issues. What began as the Arkansas Methodist Orphanage is today a comprehensive, statewide continuum of care that includes Methodist Behavioral Hospital, psychiatric residential treatment facilities, qualified residential treatment programs, a therapeutic day treatment program, outpatient and school-based counseling clinics, Arkansas CARES and Kaleidoscope Grief Center.