• Our Mission is to restore grieving children and families back into the mainstream of their lives through innovative services that provide hope and healing.

  Since 1980, we’ve delivered love and caring through innovative services such as weekend grief camps, support groups, fun days, school visits and holiday support to inspire hope and healing after the death of a loved one. All are welcome at Amanda the Panda!

• Less than half (46%) of the population is aware that a support organization exists to help them through their grief.

  Learn Why Grief Support is Important!

Grief Services

Amanda the Panda offers a full year of free grief support, including a weekend-long Camp Amanda, 6-week long Support Groups in the fall, winter, spring and summer, monthly Family Nights, and Fun Days throughout the year.

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To enroll in our services,

just fill out the online registration form. We’ll call you to answer any questions you may have and schedule a tour.

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• How Can You Help

  The important work we do every day is fueled by the enthusiasm and love of hundreds of volunteers. If you’d like to be part of our volunteer team, you can help us in a number of ways. If you are not able to volunteer your time, but still want to help us carry out our important mission, we encourage you to donate in-kind services.

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• Some Facts

  • Grief is normal.
  • The worst kind of grief is YOURS.
  • The way out of grief is through it.
  • Grief is hard work.
  • Grief is unpredictable.
  • There may be “Secondary losses” to deal with.
  • Grief comes and goes.
  • Effective grief work is not done alone.

• What Others Say

  • My biggest surprise was how quickly I became comfortable enough to tell my story to total strangers.  My biggest challenge was just accepting that I have this loss that has affected every aspect of my life.  This experience will help me to continue in my grief journey as I have now realized it is not a race.

  • What would I want others to know about Amanda the Panda?  That no matter where you are in your grief this place provides a comforting place to let it all out.

  • …It was sometimes hard to tell my story in front of strangers but I felt safe.  Amanda the Panda is very awesome for those who have lost loved ones.  It helps us to be ourselves without judgment of who we are and what we’re feeling.  True genuine compassion, love, and kindness.

  • I always thought nobody cared and I was alone, then that changed.  It taught me a lot of things and how to handle the grief and sadness.

  • It is a great support group because you actually get to do activities rather than just talk.

  • It was like a breath of fresh air. I could actually breathe for the first time in a long time

  • I haven’t felt I could really share my story without judgment, but that wasn’t the case here; for the first time I felt like I could be open with my feelings and felt accepted.  Thank you for putting a sparkle back in my eyes and for helping give me a chance to really express how I felt.