Camp Erin
Camp Erin (multiple partner sites across the U.S. and Canada), 4368 Spyres Way, Albany, CA 95356
About
Camp Erin offers day programs, overnight programs, and online grief camps where campers take part in fun camp activities such as arts and crafts, hikes, tile smashing, drumming, and other interactive activities. Camp Erin Online offers online workshops that combine grief support with interactive activities.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price: Camp Erin is described as the largest free national network of grief camps for kids, teens, and families.
Camp Erin is part of Eluna, whose mission is to support children, teens, and families impacted by grief or addiction. Camp Erin programs are led by bereavement professionals and caring volunteers. Grief camps are held throughout the year in over 32 locations through community partners across the U.S. and Canada, and Eluna’s camp programs are now offered in nearly 50 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Camp Erin is named in memory of Erin Metcalf, a young woman who developed liver cancer when she was 15 years old, and her favorite colors, blue and yellow, along with symbols of shooting stars and blue herons, are used in the Camp Erin logo. Camp Erin has helped over 37,000 children and teens since 2002 at no cost to families, and through a partnership with New York Life Foundation, Camp Erin has helped over 37,800 campers since 2008. In 2023 there were 40,640 youth campers, 45 camp sessions, 32 locations, and 32,810 volunteers associated with Camp Erin.
Camp Erin operates through a network of partnerships with nonprofits in local communities across the U.S. and Canada, and Bereavement Camp Standards of Practice and the National Program Guide are provided in partnership with New York Life Foundation. Eluna was founded by former MLB pitcher Jamie Moyer and Karen Phelps Moyer, and since 2000 it has supported youth and families across the U.S. and Canada who face grief and addiction. The early years of The Moyer Foundation included support for local grassroots youth-serving nonprofits and large-scale commitments to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Swedish Medical Center, and The Gregory Fund supports early cancer detection research at Fred Hutch. Eluna is also a funder of local nonprofits and scholarships for camper alumni, and in 2018 The Moyer Foundation rebranded to Eluna.
One camper, age 14, shared that they made friends who understood what they were going through and that it felt safe to share their story. A camper age 13 described talking with a Big Buddy about their mom, crying at first and then laughing while telling funny stories about her. A camper age 11 said that Camp Erin taught them how to cope with grief through arts and crafts, hikes, tile smashing, drumming, and other activities, and that they met many friends with almost the same situation.
Last updated April 1, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price: Camp Erin is described as the largest free national network of grief camps for kids, teens, and families.
Camp Erin is part of Eluna, whose mission is to support children, teens, and families impacted by grief or addiction. Camp Erin programs are led by bereavement professionals and caring volunteers. Grief camps are held throughout the year in over 32 locations through community partners across the U.S. and Canada, and Eluna’s camp programs are now offered in nearly 50 locations across the U.S. and Canada. Camp Erin is named in memory of Erin Metcalf, a young woman who developed liver cancer when she was 15 years old, and her favorite colors, blue and yellow, along with symbols of shooting stars and blue herons, are used in the Camp Erin logo. Camp Erin has helped over 37,000 children and teens since 2002 at no cost to families, and through a partnership with New York Life Foundation, Camp Erin has helped over 37,800 campers since 2008. In 2023 there were 40,640 youth campers, 45 camp sessions, 32 locations, and 32,810 volunteers associated with Camp Erin.
Camp Erin operates through a network of partnerships with nonprofits in local communities across the U.S. and Canada, and Bereavement Camp Standards of Practice and the National Program Guide are provided in partnership with New York Life Foundation. Eluna was founded by former MLB pitcher Jamie Moyer and Karen Phelps Moyer, and since 2000 it has supported youth and families across the U.S. and Canada who face grief and addiction. The early years of The Moyer Foundation included support for local grassroots youth-serving nonprofits and large-scale commitments to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Children’s Hospital, and Swedish Medical Center, and The Gregory Fund supports early cancer detection research at Fred Hutch. Eluna is also a funder of local nonprofits and scholarships for camper alumni, and in 2018 The Moyer Foundation rebranded to Eluna.
One camper, age 14, shared that they made friends who understood what they were going through and that it felt safe to share their story. A camper age 13 described talking with a Big Buddy about their mom, crying at first and then laughing while telling funny stories about her. A camper age 11 said that Camp Erin taught them how to cope with grief through arts and crafts, hikes, tile smashing, drumming, and other activities, and that they met many friends with almost the same situation.
Last updated April 1, 2026.
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