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Bereavement program for youngsters to open Indiana camp

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Community Health Network has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Moyer Foundation to open Camp Erin Indianapolis, a free camp designed for children ages 6-17 who have experienced the death of someone close to them.

The camp will be held Aug. 5-7 at SpringHill Camp in Seymour, Ind.

Facilitated by a partnership of Community Health Network behavioral care and home health professionals and volunteers, Camp Erin Indianapolis will be a weekend experience filled with traditional, fun camp activities, combined with grief education and emotional support. Grieving children will be offered tools and resources to cope with their grief, have the opportunity to address their feelings and memorialize their loved ones.

The Moyer Foundation grant will help fund the Indianapolis campā€™s operations during the next 10 years.

Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Jamie Moyer, and his wife, Karen, founded the Moyer Foundation in 2000 with a mission to help children in distress. Camp Erin, created and funded by the foundation, is the largest bereavement camp in the United States, annually serving more than 2,500 children at more than 40 camps in more than 25 states. The goal of the foundation is to establish as many as 60 Camp Erin locations, including one camp in every MLB city.

Additional support for Camp Erin Indianapolis is provided by the Finish Line Youth Foundation, which is granting an additional $10,000 to fund the campā€™s operations and impact the lives of central Indiana youth. Community Health Network Foundation serves as the fiscal agent for all gifts designated to this project.

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