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The Children's Grieving Center provides families in Orange & Sullivan County, New York with loving support in a safe place where children, teens and their families grieving a death can share their experiences as they move through the healing process.

Each week the Children's Grieving Center provides grief support to children and families who have experienced the death of a family member or friend from accident, illness, suicide, or murder. Trained professionals and volunteers lead activities designed to help the grieving process of children ages 4 -18.

The Children's Grieving Center began in 1996 as a pilot project of the Junior League of Orange County. It was a collaborative effort to create a safe, neutral and private environment for grieving children and their families.

Participation in the Children's Grieving Center does not require prior participation with the Hospice program.

The Center is located in the Hospice administrative building in the town of Newburgh, as well as on the Boces Liberty campus in Sullivan County.

AGES 3-5

"Where's Jess"
by Joy & Mary Johnson

"I Heard Your Mommy Died" and
"I Heard Your Daddy Died"
by Mark Scrivani

AGES 6-9
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
by Judith Viorst

"My Grandson Lew"
by Charlotte Zolotow

"Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs"
by Tomie de Paolo

AGES 10 and Up

"Part of Me Died Too"
by Virginia Lynn Fry

All AGES

"The Fall of Freddie the Leaf"
by Leo Buscaglia

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