Camp Nabi Overnight Weekend Grief Camp

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Elyzabeth Marcussen, Hospice of the Chesapeake

Middle school campers take part in field activities at Chesapeake Life Center’s Camp Nabi held at Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center in Millersville, Maryland.

For children grieving the death of a loved one, summer can be especially difficult — but Camp Nabi offers a space where healing and hope take root. Hosted by Chesapeake Life Center, this beloved weekend grief camp returns Aug. 8 to 10 at Arlington Echo Outdoor Education Center in Millersville, Maryland, offering comfort, connection, and classic summer fun to both campers and volunteers.

Registration is open for children ages 6 to 18 who have experienced the death of a loved one. With a full team of counselors and trained volunteers, campers will participate in activities focused on memorializing their loved ones, learning coping skills in small groups, and using integrative arts to help kids express their grief. Of course, this also will include fun camp activities, like swimming, field games, ropes course and more.

To make this experience possible for grieving children living within its entire service area, free transportation will be available from one location in each of the counties it serves: Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles and Prince George’s.

The cost is $100 per camper. Thanks to community donations, there are a limited number of scholarships for families in need.

There is also a need for volunteers to help make this a successful and safe summer adventure. It can be a healing experience for many, as it is for longtime Camp Nabi volunteer Jay Beeler. His mother died in a car accident when he was 12. When he read about the camp, he thought about how that would have helped him then. Now he’s hooked.

“You see these kids from different lifestyles, different backgrounds, different experiences, yet they connect so well because it’s such a great feeling to know that you’re not alone,” Beeler said. Learn more about Jay’s experience in this brief video: https://vimeo.com/936367684.

To register for camp or to become a volunteer, call 1-888-501-7077, email griefinfo@chesapeakelifecenter.org or visit https://www.hospicechesapeake.org/family-support/about-chesapeake-life-center/.