Camp Erin - Snohomish County
Registration for Camp Erin – Snohomish County for 2024 (August 23, 2024 – August 25, 2024) has been closed.
If you have any questions regarding this year’s camp program, please contact the Camp Erin Team at CampErinSno@providence.org or by calling 425-261-4800.
Save the Date: Camp Erin – Snohomish County 2025 is scheduled for June 20, 2025 – June 22, 2025, for overnight experience at Camp Killoqua in Stanwood, WA. We invite you to complete our interest from below to hear when our 2025 application becomes available!
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Camp Erin provides a caring environment, filled with activities to assist children and teens coping with loss. It is a free weekend camp for children ages 6-17 (or 18 if still in school) who have experienced a loss." Camp Erin offers a special combination of fun recreational activities and supportive discussions to help campers build their trust, self-esteem and coping skills. Age-appropriate groups of children and teens provide an opportunity to meet with peers who have had similar feelings and experiences. Planned activities allow for sharing of feelings and concerns, friendship building, and fun.
All of the following activities are led and sponsored by pediatric specialists and trained volunteers:
- Art therapy
- Story telling
- Recreational activities
- Swimming
- Music
- Healing rituals
- Nature walks
- Grief workshops
The camp is facilitated by professional staff affiliated with Providence Hospice of Snohomish County program, as well as trained volunteers. Adult “Big Buddy” volunteers offer additional support and companionship for campers.
Camp Erin®-Snohomish County is free of charge to all participants.
Camp Erin Snohomish County is a free, weekend bereavement camp for youth who are grieving the death of significant person in their lives. Children and teens ages 6 to 17 attend a weekend camp experience that combines grief education and emotional support with fun, traditional camp activities. Led by bereavement professionals and caring volunteers, campers are provided a safe environment to explore their grief, learn essential coping skills, and make friends with peers who are also grieving.
We normally begin accepting registration forms in January for the coming summer. Campers are enrolled on a first-come, first-served basis based on age and availability. We accept registrations up until one month prior to camp. However, our camp fills up quickly so we often operate with a waiting list.
Camp Erin is facilitated by professional bereavement staff of Providence Hospice and specially-trained volunteers. Staff and volunteers lead grief activities and sharing times, supervise recreation, and provide support to campers throughout the weekend. We have a ratio of 2 adults for every 1 camper. Registered nurses are available on-site at all times to dispense medications and respond to any medical concerns which may arise.
No, Camp Erin is offered free of charge to all families. Camp Erin Snohomish County is funded by the generous support of Providence Hospice, the Providence Foundations, The Eluna Network, and many individuals and businesses in the community who donate their time and resources to Camp Erin.
No, teenagers participate in specialized camp activities designed to meet their needs and interests.
While at camp, your child will stay in a cabin with other campers of the age group. Each cabin includes at least two trained volunteers (called Big Buddies) who will support the campers throughout the weekend. Each cabin also has a private restroom and shower. Each age cohort is supported by a mental health professional that is assigned to that cohort.
While we welcome applicants from outside of the Snohomish County area, Camp Erin is a national network of bereavement camps, with 45+ locations. For information on the Camp Erin nearest to you, please visit: https://elunanetwork.org/camps-programs/camp-erin/
We ask parents/guardians to transport their campers to and from camp. A parent or guardian needs to be at camp on Friday. It starts at 4 p.m. with their camper(s) and should return Sunday by 10:30am. If transportation is a barrier, let us know.
Please see our camper’s packing list for a guide to what to bring and what not to bring. If supplies are a barrier, please let us know.
Once your registration is received, we will contact you to talk more about your child(ren) and answer any questions you may have about camp. At that time, we will schedule you and your family to attend a mandatory Camper Orientation.
We are always looking for volunteers to join us at Camp Erin! Whether it is for the whole weekend or just a few hours, there are a variety of ways to get involved. Please note, family members, guardians, and caregivers cannot volunteer at camp during the same year their child is a camper.
In addition to Camp Erin, Providence Hospice offers a family grief group that meets in eight-week sessions in the fall and winter. Support groups and community educational services are available for individuals of all ages. Please contact at phone number 425-261-4800 or email for Bereavement Services to discuss the types of support that would be most helpful for you and your family.
This year, returning campers will be put on a waiting list. They will be processed on a first come first serve basis along with consideration for the changes that have occurred in their life within the last year, if a sibling is attending for the first time, and other factors decided by the Clinical Team. You will be notified after all new campers have been processed first.
Camp Erin volunteers must be 21 years or older. Although we attempt to place every volunteer applicant, we may not be able to place all applicants due to the large number of applications received.
Positions fill up fast - so please submit your application as soon as possible!
In 2000, Seattle Mariner Jamie Moyer and his wife Karen approached Providence Hospice and Home Care with their desire to establish a new bereavement service for Snohomish County - CAMP ERIN - a weekend grief camp for kids, designed to counsel children and teenagers who have experienced the death of a loved one.
The proceeds from the 2001 Jamie Moyer Bowling Tournament enabled the Moyer Foundation, Karen and Jamie Moyer’s 501(c)(3) public foundation, and Providence Hospice and Home Care to establish an endowment to fund Camp Erin’s operating costs. The camp is named after Erin Metcalf, a 17-year-old hospice patient, who died in 2000 and was a close friend of the Moyer family.
Eluna partners with bereavement programs in local communities to help fund, develop and grow Camp Erin® nationwide. For more information, please visit elunanetwork.org.
Eluna is a public, 501(c)(3) non-profit with a mission to support children and families impacted by grief or addiction. Founded in 2000 in Seattle by former MLB pitcher Jamie Moyer and child advocate Karen Phelps Moyer, Eluna was originally called The Moyer Foundation and launched a series of programs supporting thousands of children and families annually at no cost to them. Camp Erin® is the largest national network of grief programs for bereaved children and teens.
Because of our generous community, no children or families are charged to attend Camp Erin® Snohomish County.
The proceeds from the 2001 Jamie Moyer Bowling Tournament enabled the Moyer Foundation, Karen and Jamie Moyer’s 501(c)(3) public foundation, and Providence Hospice and Home Care to establish an endowment to fund Camp Erin’s operating costs and ensure the camp’s long-term growth.
With the support of donors throughout our community and the endowment, Camp Erin® can be offered at no cost to grieving children in Snohomish County. Donate to Camp Erin® Snohomish County and help make a difference!