The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing is the go-to mental health resource in the region for children, adults, families, and communities suffering from life's hardest moments - death, illness, violence, and other experiences of loss and trauma.

For more than 25 years, Wendt Center's Camp Forget-Me-Not/Camp Erin DC has been a unique source of joy, support, and healing for grieving children and families in the DC area. Camp has served more than 1,400 grieving children (ages 6-17) by providing a safe space away from their everyday lives. Camp activities allow children to gently explore the normal yet overwhelming process of grief. Wendt Center believes that grief impacts the whole family system, therefore part of each session is dedicated to intentionally integrating caregivers.

Thanks to the generosity of our community and dedication of our volunteers, camp is free for each camper and their caregivers.

Volunteers provide individual attention to campers, ensuring that every child is heard, valued, and honored. Professionally licensed therapists will lead several therapeutic group sessions designed to address the age-specific needs of grieving campers.

Camp can only exist with the generous donations of our Wendt Center community. With your help, we can reach even more children in need of compassion and support.