Camp Healing Hearts is for children ages 5 to 18, and their families, who have lost a loved one.
Transforming Grief
Losing a loved one is difficult for everyone, and grieving a loss is essential to accepting painful feelings and creating an opportunity for growth and a new sense of normal.
Utilizing both therapy and recreation, our camp offers children and families an opportunity to discover their own inner strength. This camp is open to any family in Arkansas who is grieving the death of a loved one. We do require an adult caregiver to accompany the grieving child or children attending camp.
Camp Healing Hearts is free to Arkansas children and families coping with grief and bereavement. This year’s overnight event will take place May 9-10, 2025. This camp is coordinated by Kaleidoscope Grief Center and includes:
- Heart-to-heart time.
- Swimming.
- Fishing.
- Crafts.
- Games
- Campfires and s’mores and much more.
2025 Camp Healing Hearts Brochure (PDF)
2025 Camp Healing Hearts Poster (PDF)
Come to Camp
Camp Healing Hearts begins at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 9, at Camp Aldersgate in Little Rock. Only 100 spaces are available.
Interested families are encouraged to contact Dao Ward at DWard@MethodistFamily.org or call 501-537-3991 or 800-756-3709 toll-free. We’ll send you an application to complete and return to us to register for Camp Healing Hearts. You may also apply online at:
https://form.jotform.com/scox/CAMP_HEALING_HEARTS.
Application deadline is Sunday, April 26, 2025.
Want to help? We are accepting applications for Camp Healing Hearts volunteers in a number of areas. Apply online at:
https://hipaa.jotform.com/scox/volunteer-application.
For more information on volunteering, contact Carolee Cook at CCook@MethodistFamily.org.
Camp Healing Hearts is made possible by community partners in the Alliance for Grief and Loss, including Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock School District, Pulaski County Special School District, Griffin-Leggett Funeral Homes and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
