No child should ever

have to grieve alone

Casey’s Place brings together kids and teens grieving the loss of a

parent or guardian in a compassionate, supportive environment.

A child who has lost a parent often feels isolated and misunderstood. At Casey’s Place, we offer monthly Saturday gatherings in a free, safe environment, where grieving kids between the ages of seven and seventeen can feel more supported and less alone.

It is our hope to provide a community of peers with whom grieving children can share their journey, process their grief, and find comfort in their shared experience.

Our mission

Casey’s Place exists to ensure that no child grieving the loss of a parent or guardian does it alone.

Now accepting members

Casey's Place provides peer-to-peer support, comfort, and therapeutic programming free of charge to children and teens, ages 7-17, grieving the death of a parent or guardian.

We currently serve the communities of Beverly, Danvers, Essex, Gloucester, Manchester-by-the-Sea, and Rockport.

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Volunteers needed

Casey's Place is seeking caring adults aged 21 and older to volunteer. You don't need to have experienced the loss of a parent or guardian at a young age; you just need to be open to helping children and teens navigate their grief journey.

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65%

agree that after their
parent died, they felt
like there was no one
they could talk to.

Nearly 80%

of those who lost a parent
growing up agree that
the experience was the
hardest thing they have
ever had to face.

56%

of those who lost a
parent growing up say
that their peers didn’t
know how to act around
them after the loss.

1 in 15 children in Massachusetts will experience the death of a parent or sibling by age 18*

Cited statistics reflect findings from the New York Life Foundation’s 2017 Bereavement Survey as well as a 2012 survey of educators conducted by the New York Life Foundation in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers. See: Childhood grief: a pervasive problem

*Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model (CBEM) developed by Judi’s House/JAG Institute www.judishouse .org/CBEM. See: Massachusetts