Youth Programs

 

programs are offered to grieving families at no cost

 
 

Family Bereavement Support Program

Talk.Listen.Care (TLC)

Since 1997, through our TLC program for children, hundreds of grieving children have learned valuable coping skills and positives ways of expressing their feelings in a productive and effective manner. Our TLC program is for children aged 5-15 years. Children who have experienced the death of a sibling, parent, grandparent or someone the child was close to who died.

Caregivers Supporting Children (CSC)

Runs concurrently with our TLC program, to provide parents and caregivers with insights into children’s grief. CSC is facilitated by trained facilitators, these sessions will be a combination of support and education for the caregivers on children’s grief.

Grief support program for children and their caregivers.

The family bereavement support program is our T.L.C program for children aged 5-15 years and the Caregivers Supporting Children (C.S.C) program combined into an interactive virtual or in-person support program utilizing art and mindfulness to help facilitate grief and open communication.

An 8-week closed group program that is facilitated by highly-trained volunteer grief support facilitators. This program requires a commitment of 8 consecutive weeks.

Held in-person

Please note that all our closed groups require an intake, which can take up to 30 minutes.

If you have any additional questions about our groups or wish to register, please fill out this contact form or email programming@bfoscr.com or contact us at (905) 318-0070.

 
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Missing Pieces Workshop for Teens

Missing Pieces Workshop for teens provides a safe, non-judgmental opportunity for youth to share their experiences, feelings and thoughts about the loved one who has died with other youths in a professionally supported environment. Youth are at an age where they may already be dealing with the changes in their transition from childhood to adulthood. When the death of a loved one occurs, it is common for these struggles to be magnified, leading to anger confusion, deep grief, despair, hatred and sadness.

CURRENTLY RUNNING THROUGH HWDSB & HWCSB

If you have any additional questions about this program, please fill out this contact form or email programming@bfoscr.com or contact us at (905) 318-0070.

 

Resources:

  • Bob Kemp - Grief Support Programs for Families with Teens (virtual)