Support in a Safe Place
The Dougy Center provides support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families grieving a death can share their experiences. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children in grief. Through our Pathways program, we provide a safe place for families living with an advanced serious illness. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Dougy Center is hosting virtual support groups for our bereavement and Pathways programs. If your family lives in the Portland metro area and would like to participate, please call 503.775.5683 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
News & Events
Dougy Center’s Annual Fall Event, Portraits of Courage 2020
09/06/20
Learn more about The Dougy Center’s work with grieving children and families and the impact of grief on communities of color. Plus enjoy a virtual art exhibit with original photos by Dougy Center participants and volunteers around the theme “Through the Lens of Grief.”
Friday, October 16
Pre-cast begins at 4 p.m.
Program begins at 4:30 p.m.
For sponsorship opportunities, contact Rebecca Sturges at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
There is no cost to attend this virtual fundraising event
Back to School with Grief and the COVID-19 Pandemic
08/04/20
For kids who are grieving, going back to school can often be challenging. With the pandemic and everything going on this year, going back to school can be even more daunting for both kids and caregivers. To help, we developed this new Tip Sheet. You can find it here.
Coping With Grief, Loss, and Isolation During the Pandemic
07/13/20
Recently, our Executive Director Brennan Wood was interviewed on coping with grief during COVID-19. Thank you to Portland Monthly Magazine for this important conversation. Read the article here.
Resources on Issues of Race and Grief
06/03/20
We’ve been watching as pain and grief rise to the surface across the country in the wake of the deaths of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and the many other black, brown, and indigenous folks who have recently been killed by racist violence, and in many of these cases, at the hands of the police. For the families and friends of those who have died, and for the larger community affected by the multi-generational legacy of systemic racism, violence, and oppression, there is so much grief today and every day. We are thinking of the children and teens who are watching this unfold in real-time and via the media. These children and teens are often carrying their own grief—grief that gets compounded by these additional losses and potential threats to their safety and security.
While we are not experts in talking with children and teens about racist violence and oppression, we recognize how it’s impossible to disentangle grief from the racism that black, brown, and indigenous children and teens face in their day-to-day lives. We cannot talk about one without acknowledging the other.
books & dvds
Resources for parents, teachers, and others helping children in grief. Plus activity books for children grieving a death. Learn More 
