Additional Resources

Pennsylvania Centers & Organizations that use The Dougy Center for Grieving Children Resources:

The Dougy Center for Grieving Children was the first center in the United States to provide peer support groups for grieving children. Started in 1982, they have served 20,000 children, teens and families. Through the National Center, they provide support and training locally, nationally and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief.  Dougy Center model support groups are located throughout the country. 

Center for Grieving Children, Teens & Families                       
1139 East Luzerne Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124 USA
www.grievingchildren.org

The Center for Grieving Children, Teens and Families is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia.  In their center, they offer grief support groups for children, ages 6 - 18, who have experienced the death of someone close, educational programs for families, support and referral, conferences on grief and loss for professionals, workshops for professionals and volunteers who work with children in schools, social service agencies, community groups, hospitals and religious congregations, and consultation on crisis intervention related to the grief of children and teens.           

Center for Loss and Bereavement
3847 Skippack Pike
Skippack, PA 19474
www.bereavementcenter.org

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Bereavement Program
34th & Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
www.chop.edu

Coping Kids Program
PATHways Center for Grief and Loss
Hospice of Lancaster County
685 Good Dr
Lancaster, PA 17604-4125

Daddy's Spirit Moves Me Forward
PO BOX 80022
Valley Forge, PA 19484
www.DaddysSpirit.org

Highmark Caring Place
620 Stanwix St
Pittsburg, PA 15222
www.highmarkcaringplace.com/

Highmark Caring Place
Bayview Office Park, Building 2
510 Cranberry St , Suite 200
Erie, PA 16507 USA
www.highmarkcaringplace.com/

Highmark Caring Place
3 Walnut St, Suite 200
Lemoyne, PA 17043
www.highmarkcaringplace.com/

Highmark Caring Place - Erie
Bayview Office Park, Building 2
510 Cranberry Street
Erie, PA 16507
www.highmarkcaringplace.com

Highmark Caring Place - Lemoyne
3 Walnut Street
Lemoye, PA 17043
www.highmarkcaringplace.com

Highmark Caring Place - Pittsburg
620 Stanwix St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
www.highmarkcaringplace.com

Hospice Care, Inc.
343 E Roy Furman Hwy #107
Waynesburg, PA 15370-8084
www.welnet.org

Mommy's Light Lives On
PO Box 494
Lionville, PA 19353
www.mommyslight.org

Mommy’s Light is an organization in the Greater Philadelphia area with two important programs: Tradition Fulfillment Program - Mommy's Light supports hundreds of children/teens and their families in continuing cherished traditions, once a year, each year until the child/teen turns 18 years old. Mommy's Light develops and distributes user-friendly bereavement education materials.

Olivia's House
830 S George St
York, PA 17403
www.oliviashouse.org

Peter's Place
Center for Grieving Children & Families
150 North Radnor-Chester Road, Suite F130
Radnor, PA 19087
www.petersplaceonline.org

Pinnacle Health Hospice
Children & Teen Bereavement
Camps & Groups
3705 Elmwood Dr
Harrisburg, PA 17110
http://www.pinnaclehealth.org

Precious Gems Counseling Services
231 South Easton Rd, Third Floor
Glenside, PA 19038
www.preciousgems.org

Safe Harbor Program
Abington Memorial Health Center
Willow Wood Bldg Ste 225
2510 Maryland Rd
Willow Grove, PA 19090
www.amh.org/healthsrv/wcsafhar.htm

St. Luke's VNA Hospice
1510 Valley Center Pkwy, Ste 200
Bethlehem, PA 18017

Sun Home Health Hospice
PO Box 232
61 Duke Street
Northumberland, PA 17857

Tides
P.O. Box 1251
State College, PA 16804
www.tidesprogram.org

Center for Loss of Life Transition
3735 Broken Bow Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
970-226-6050
www.centerforloss.com
           
American Associate of Suicidology
5221 Wisconsin Ave.
Washington, DC 20015
202-237-2280
www.suicidology.org

National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M St. NW Suite 480
Washington, DC 20036
202-467-8700
www.ncvc.org

National Children's Alliance
1319 F Street, NW, Suite 1001
Washington, DC  20004-1106
1-800-239-9950