About Courageous Kids


 Courageous Kids is a grief support program for youth (1st-12th grades), and their families who have experienced the death of a loved one. Since 1995, over 4000 people have participated in Courageous Kids' weekly support groups, theater troupes, and summer camps.

Adults sometimes want to protect children from the facts of a death, thinking children may become too upset. However, children and teens, who don't grieve the death of someone significant in their lives, can develop physical and emotional problems. The mission of Courageous Kids is to provide a developmentally appropriate, caring, and accepting atmosphere to normalize a child's thoughts and emotions related to grief and loss.

​Through art therapy, drama, sand play, and discussion groups, youths may give voice to thoughts and feelings, remember loved ones, and tell their stories. Courageous Kids activities emphasize ways for children and teens to give and receive support from each other. 

Courageous Kids programs also provide peer support and education about children’s grief for caregivers/parents.​
Courageous Kids' programming is funded through PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Hospice, grants, and donations, making services free of charge to all families.

CK News
Hot off the press!

Greetings, Courageous Kids Community!

PeaceHealth leadership has decided to pause all programming at this time while they focus on recruitment of new staff and securing group space. This means they will not be holding camp this year. They hope to have some portion of programming running by late fall 2023 and the regular camp program in summer 2024.

Please come back and visit this page for program updates.

Questions? 458.205.7474

Last updated 03/24/23
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If you're interested in more information about Courageous Kids programming, please call or email:
Deborah Welker
458.205.7474
dwelker@peacehealth.org
Courageous Kids Administrative Office
677 E. 12th Avenue Eugene, OR 97401