Ele's Place

During the current year, Ele's Place served 3,372 family members and children. Ele's Place provides regularly scheduled sessions that allow children to interact with peers who have suffered similar loss, and to express their fears, anger, guilt and sadness in a secure and empowering environment. Utilization of music, art, story telling, writing and play promotes the healing process. Clinicians and trained volunteers, supervised by professional clinical staff, facilitate age appropriate groups. Parents or guardians of the participating children are encouraged to attend separate groups concurrently. Young adults may participate in their own group independently. While length of participation is determined by each family, the average period is nine months. Ele's Place staff provide grieving families with individual guidance and support upon request. Clinical staff assist parents in helping their children through the grief process with helpful information, advice and referrals to area therapists who can provide child and family counseling.