The Healing Patch program offers supportive services to grieving children and families who have experienced a significant death. As shared below, services are provided in multiple ways. All services are available free-of-charge.
Family Session Peer Support Groups
These groups are designed for children preschool age through 18 years and their families who have suffered the death of a significant person. Families meet twice a month throughout the school year at the Blair County center. In this safe environment, children break into age-specific groups, and caregivers break into their own groups. Volunteers facilitate activities and discussions for participants to express their feelings, share memories, and relate to one another as they discover that hope and healing are possible.
Young Adult Groups
Peer support groups are offered for adults aged 18-25 who are grieving the death of a significant person. Groups meet twice a month from October to May.
Family Grief Workshops
Held several Sundays each year in Cambria County, these workshops offer families a supportive space to navigate grief together. Through guided activities focused on emotions, memories, coping, changes, and connection, families take steps toward healing with the help of staff and volunteers.
School Services
Community Resources
The Healing Patch offers a variety of resources, such as printable children’s bereavement cards, informational guides about developmental stages of grief, and a lending library of books and other resources.
