Rays of Hope Camps

  
Rays of Hope camps combine education and fun activities to help children and youth who have recently experienced loss to understand and manage their grief.

Community Health Professionals offers day-camps each summer in Van Wert and Defiance for bereaved youths, ages 6-17 from throughout northwest and west-central Ohio. The camp experience is intended to provide opportunities for friendships, counseling and learning about the normalcy of grief.
 
At Rays of Hope, kids learn through physical activities and team-building challenges, arts and crafts, games, and discussions. Most importantly, they support each other and learn that they are not alone in their grief!

Groups are divided into age-appropriate groups and assigned a hospice social worker to lead the group's activities and discussions.

The cost to families is minimal and no one is denied due to financial need.


For more information, or to register:
   

Van Wert Camp
Jeanie Saum, RNC, CHPN
419-238-9223
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2009 Brochure
 

Defiance Camp
Lindsey Allomong, LSW
419-782-5411
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or

Rebecca Short, LSW
419-445-5128
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Our Mission


To provide comprehensive, progressive, community-based, health care services to the people of northwest and west central Ohio and surrounding areas.

CHP believes in high quality, compassionate care that promotes independence, dignity and safety.