The mission of The Center for Grief and Loss for Children ("The Center") is to provide a supportive environment, in partnership with the caring community of therapists, clinicians and volunteers, to bereaved families and hurting children to re-establish secure family relationships after a death or separation from a loved one.

While infants, children and teens eventually seem to recover from the loss of primary attachment figures, there is considerable evidence that the loss can have profound effects on psychological development. Many fail to receive grief intervention. This results in communities of children and teens who live with guilt and unresolved issues into adulthood that often impedes their ability to bond and develop successful relationships with other people.