Did you know:

• 1 in 12 American children experience the death of a parent and/or sibling by the age of 18.

• An additional 300,000+ American children have lost a parent or custodial caregiver due to COVID.

• 92% of educators believe childhood grief is a serious problem that needs more attention from schools.

Introducing Camp Good Mourning!, a Huntington, NY-based 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides FREE weekend grief camp programs for Long island children coping with the death of a parent or sibling.

Camp Good Mourning! takes place in a traditional camp setting with one extra special component – Grief Support Groups. Each support group focuses on a different theme including, but not limited to, sharing one’s grief story, identifying and exploring feelings, identifying healthy as well as unhealthy coping skills, and learning ways to stay connected to loved ones even though they are no longer physically with them. Just as important, we encourage campers to stay in touch with new camp friends in between camp to create their own “community of support.”

Camp Good Mourning! is UNIQUE in several ways. It is Long Island’s only children’s grief camp that:

• Includes an overnight stay. The sleepover component is critical in helping campers to build bonds and forge lasting friendships.

• Operates in the Spring and Fall to fill the gaps in services. Other camps only operate in the summer -- but grief is not limited to July and August.

• Offers at least two camps per calendar year. All other camps only offer one camp experience.

Camp Good Mourning! takes place at Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck in Center Moriches, NY -- a small south shore town between Patchogue and Westhampton. CAMP PQT has all-season cabins, a playground, a petting farm, a fishing pond, and lots of open space for energizing activities for campers.

On September 1, 2021, Newsday published a flattering full-page article about Camp Good Mourning! with powerful impact statements from camper parents. We encourage you to read it.

On February, 2022, CBS 2 News profiled Camp Good Mourning!

On November 19, 2022, Town of Hempstead Town Clerk, Kate Murray presented Camp Good Mourning! with a Certificate of Recognition for its outstanding work with grieving Long Island children.

New York Life Insurance’s Long Island office declared Camp Good Mourning! its “2023 Giving Campaign’s Charity of Choice,” and will match its employees’ donations, dollar for dollar!

Camp Good Mourning! has earned the SILVER SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY from Guidestar, the world's largest source of information about nonprofit organizations.

2nd Annual Children's Grief Awareness Day / Bingo Bonanza Charity Fundraising Event!