Our Mission
At The Cove Center for Grieving Children, our mission is to provide hope and healing for grieving children, teens and their families, as well as training for the professionals who work with them.
We provide family and school-based programs utilizing the peer support group concept for helping children, teens and families work through their unresolved grief due to the death of someone significant in their lives.
Welcome to The Cove Center for Grieving Children
At The Cove Center for Grieving Children, we provide family and school-based programs utilizing the peer support group concept for helping children, teens and families work with their unresolved grief due to the death of someone significant in their lives.
Upcoming Events & Programs
The Cove & McIntyre Hope and Healing Scholarship
Applications due April 1, 2025
Grieving high school seniors may be eligible to receive a $5,000 scholarship for tuition to the college, university, or trade school of their choice. Apply Now!
Hope & Healing Virtual Auction
Friday, April 25 & Saturday, April 26, 2025
Join us for our virtual auction! The 2-day event will feature exciting items including travel tickets, gift passes, experience passes, one-of-a-kind items, gift baskets, and more. All proceeds will support grieving children.
Camp Compassion
Friday, May 16-Sunday, May 18, 2025
The Cove is offering our free bereavement support camp for kids and teens ages 6-17 this Spring in Kent, CT. Applications for campers and volunteers are now open.
Cove Kids' Classic Golf Tournament
Friday, June 13, 2025
Get ready to golf! The Cove is hosting its 4th annual golf tournament with on-course activities, friendly competition, complimentary meals and drinks, auction and raffle items, and more. 100% of proceeds from this fundraiser will support our free programs for grieving families.
“The Cove hugged us at the saddest time in our lives and we are starting to feel able to hug back and be happy again. They made it ok to share and feel happy memories of the loved one we lost without being so sad. The Cove is beyond amazing and taught us to be strong again.”
- Guilford Cove mom
Please Donate to Provide Hope & Healing
The Cove Center for Grieving Children
Needs Your Help Today!
At the Cove Center for Grieving Children, our mission is to provide hope and healing for grieving children/teens and their families, and training for the professionals who work with them.
We provide family and school-based programs utilizing the peer support group concept for helping children, teens and families work with their unresolved grief due to the death of someone significant in their lives.
Your donation today will help us to continue providing the vital programs and services that the Cove Center offers to children who are grieving the death of a parent, sibling and caregiver grandparent.