Day camp helps kids who are grieving

YOUNGSTOWN — YOUNGSTOWN

Talking, sharing and making memory boxes help children cope after the death of a loved one, a local grief-support coordinator says.

Six- to 12-year-olds will engage in those activities along with others during a three-day day camp, “Stepping Stones to a Better Tomorrow,” planned this month.

Sister Pat Fesler leads the camp. She is grief-support coordinator at Zion Lutheran Church and Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home and a board-certified chaplain who has taken bereavement classes.

This is the second year for the grief camp. Last year, the event attracted about 25 children. Registration is underway for this year’s event, with sign-up requested by Friday.

Read the full story in Monday's Vindicator.