Camp Safe Harbor Makes A Difference For Families

SALISBURY – There is always a child at camp who quietly holds back. When that camp is Camp Safe Harbor, a three-day program designed to help grieving children with remembrance and resilience after the death of a loved one, that child can be a source of concern.

After hearing from the child’s mother, however, the camp’s leaders knew they were helping. In a note to camp staff, she wrote, “My daughter’s personality and demeanor changed drastically with the loss and I was concerned I was losing her. After one day at your camp, you were able to give my daughter back to me. You saved her from the darkness she was in and brought the sunshine back into her life.”

That recovery meets an essential goal of the camp: helping children from the four Lower Shore counties who have endured the loss of someone close to them. Camp Safe Harbor is a partnership between the Social Work Department of Salisbury University and the Bereavement program at Coastal Hospice.

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