Peter’s Place,” a nonprofit in Radnor, reaches out to grieving children and families, giving them a safe place to express their grief, writes Nick Iadonisi for 6abc.
The nonprofit was founded after the sudden death of 10-year-old Peter Morsbach.
“We will all experience grief at one point in time. And really what we are doing is providing that common language to be open about it,” said Executive Director Stephanie Lim Capello.
Peter’s Place brings grieving children and families together, offering kid and teen support groups/
There is also an option for adults and caregivers to meet.
“One of the things that always strikes me when I hear the kids arrive for group is… the excitement of coming here to be with people who have some similarities to them,” Capello said.
On-site clinicians are trained to lead children to openly share their feelings and to understand the affects and impacts of death and grief.
Services at Peter’s Place are free to participants. Funding comes from donations and fundraisers.
“The whole point is to really educate folks that death and grief are completely normal things that we will all experience; and that it is okay to want to talk about it,” Capello said.
Find out more about Peter’s Place at 6abc.
