This camp is for children ages 7 to 17 (18, if still in high school) who have lost a parent or a sibling due to overdose. It is free of charge.
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Since 2021, Comfort Zone Camp has seen over a 30% rise in campers who have experienced a loss due to overdose. In 2023, through our partnership with A Little Hope Foundation, we responded by introducing a first-of-its-kind grief camp, especially geared for children and families who’ve experienced overdose loss.
Why is this important?
Children react differently when someone close to them dies from drugs instead of from an illness. It’s a more complicated grief. They might say, “Why did my parents choose drugs over me? Why didn’t they choose to stop?” There are a lot of complex emotions — there may be anger, hate, shame, and embarrassment as opposed to when someone is diagnosed with cancer.
Our goal at camp is to provide a safe space for grieving kids to have fun, meet kids like them, share stories about their loved ones, and learn and develop healthy coping skills.
Camp Activities
Includes games, arts & crafts, bonfire, and Healing Circles (support groups) where kids can connect with their peers
The Impact
Campers leave the camp “bubble” transformed with a community, coping skills, and new friends who “get it”
“Anything else I need to know?”
➡️ There is a separate, optional program available for parents of campers.
➡️ Limited travel scholarships are available.
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“The Overdose Loss Camp was spectacular. Because we were all in the ‘same boat,’ the depth of honesty and vulnerability was powerful and contagious. Although the specifics of our stories differed, there were many common themes woven through all of them.
I don’t know anywhere else in the world where this would be possible. My girls were able to speak freely about their dad to other kids and adults who understand. They loved their Big Buddies, who volunteered their time for an entire weekend to be present for my children.
When I returned, people asked me how the weekend went. My response was: ‘It was magical, difficult at times, healing, and validating.’ It is true that something mystical happens when people who have been through similar situations connect with each other on a very deep level.”
