The Tidewell Family Grief Center in Ellenton is a first-of-its-kind facility in our region that will provide holistic grief support for individuals, families and the community. The Tidewell Foundation is currently seeking additional donor support to complete the Center’s outdoor interactive activity area. This multi-purpose green space will include a labyrinth, basketball court, butterfly gardens and other features that will create experiences essential to the healing of mind, body and spirit for children and adults after losing a loved one.
Tidewell Family Grief Center clients will have access to opportunities to meet their own grief needs, whether through one-on-one sessions, groups, art therapy, meditation or alternative therapies. It also creates space for a new expansion of Tidewell’s Blue Butterfly program, the region’s only evidence-based grief program for children ages 5-18 and families who have experienced the loss of a parent, sibling or another significant person in their lives.
The Ellenton location serves as a pilot for future Tidewell Family Grief Centers across the region, and the Tidewell Foundation welcomes donations to help make them a reality.
Tidewell Hospice’s grief services help people through some of their darkest days as they seek to find light and healing. 100 percent donor supported through contributions to the Tidewell Foundation, these services are offered for free to members of our community.
Support the Tidewell Family Grief Center program today. If you have any questions about the Tidewell Family Grief Center in Ellenton, please contact Lorraine Constantino at (941) 552-7546 or lconstantino@tidewellfoundation.org.
For more information on the support that will be available at the Center and volunteer opportunities within its programs and services, please visit Tidewell Hospice.