Ele's Place and Saline Hornets Team to Tackle Youth Grief Issues

Ele’s Place, a healing center for grieving children, is partnering with Saline High School to promote awareness of and support for grieving children and teens. Tackle Children's Grief is a week-long awareness campaign in the school, which will culminate with activities at the football game from 7-10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23.

Ele’s Place will host an information booth at the game with brochures, free t-shirts and other promotional items. 

All attendees are encouraged to wear white t-shirts for a “white out” at the game, in support of grieving children and teens. There will also be a balloon launch to honor grieving families, which will be led by the marching band director during half-time.

“It is critical for grieving children and teens to have support to help them cope with a significant loss,” said Wendy Brightman, Managing Director of Ele's Place. “Through peer support groups, Ele’s Place helps them learn how to cope with a death of a parent, sibling or other loved one and begin to heal.”

Founded in 1991 in Lansing, Ele’s Place is a community-based nonprofit in Ann Arbor that supports an average of 130 grieving children, teens and their families each week at no cost. Ele’s Place also serves as a resource and referral agency for anyone who wants to help a grieving child. For more information, contact Ele’s Place at 734- 929-6640, or visit www.elesplace.org.