Welcome to LUMARA
Grief & Bereavement CareSupporting children, youth, adults, and families impacted by serious illness, grief, and loss.
LUMARA supports life after loss by bringing light to grief and sorrow. We walk alongside children and families in unspeakable moments of trauma and loss – offering evidence based bereavement care that nurtures healing and changes lives.
The holidays can be especially painful for families who are grieving.
But you can show them they’re not alone.
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Parenting While Grieving: A Virtual Workshop
Are you raising children or teens who have experienced a significant loss through the death of a parent or a sibling?
Let our Counsellor, Samantha French, be your guide in this informative workshop, as you learn more about developmental stages and how they relate to grief, creating a comfortable dialogue for all family members around loss, reducing conflict amongst siblings, democratic parenting and teaching kids self-regulation skills.
Introducing the Rose Family Student Bursary
In memory of Rob Rose, we are pleased to introduce the Rose Family Student Bursary. This fund will provide financial support to youth who have suffered the loss of a parent as they pursue their post-secondary studies.
Family Art Therapy Series: Spring 2021
This six-week series of interactive online sessions are facilitated by Camp Kerry Art Therapist, Sophie Arkell. Families will have opportunities to engage in arts-based activities that will provide helpful emotional outlets, positive coping strategies and enhance communication. Sessions will run for one hour each week.
Navigating New Relationships After the Death of a Spouse
This workshop is suitable for those who are thinking about or currently exploring dating and for those who have already found a new partner.
Connections: Virtual Grief Support Groups – Spring Sessions 2021
This 8-week online program provides opportunities for adults who are bereaved to connect, to share their experiences of loss in a supportive environment, to honour their loved ones, and to learn strategies that can assist them in coping as they grieve.
Call for Nominations 2021
The Camp Kerry Board of Directors is calling for nomination of candidates to stand for the Camp Kerry Society Board of Directors. Member engagement is critical to the success of the Society and the Board relies upon your recommendations for strong candidates.
YOU CAN Make a difference
In Canada there is little to no government funding designated for bereavement care, yet it is well documented that unresolved grief can lead to an array of mental health concerns and undesirable outcomes including; anxiety, depression, substance abuse, lateral violence, and more.
For every loss, it is estimated that at least five people will be significantly impacted, yet very few have access to adequate long-term supports.
Every donation to LUMARA is used to help provide support to children, youth, adults, and families impacted by loss and to those living with a serious illness. As a result of people like you, lives are being transformed across Canada.
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