Brighter Days Family Grief Center Youth Grief Programs and Camps

Brighter Days Family Grief Center Youth Grief Programs and Camps offers Camp Erin Minnesota, Mini-camp, and Family Camp. Camp Erin Minnesota is a day camp experience for children and teens ages 6 to 17. Mini-camp is a shorter day, and Family Camp is a day camp experience.

Programs

• Camp Erin® Twin Cities (officially Camp Erin Minnesota, effective 2025) — Children and teens ages 6 to 17 · Day camp experience
• Mini-camp — Shorter day
• Family Camp — Day camp experience

At a glance

• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Facility hours: Monday-Friday: 9:00am–4:00pm; Weekends: By Appointment Only

About the provider

Brighter Days Family Grief Center was founded in 2016. In 2020, it acquired the Youth Grief Services program from M Health Fairview and became the Minnesota Chapter for Camp Erin. In 2023, it acquired Camp Journey, and in 2026, it acquired the Growing Through Grief program from the Park Nicollet Foundation. The center is dedicated to grieving Minnesota families and provides no-cost care to children, young adults, and adults grieving the death or terminal diagnosis of a family member. It is the Minnesota Chapter for Camp Erin, the catalyst behind Children’s Grief Awareness Day, and it supports grief curriculum in schools and school communities across Minnesota.

Brighter Days does not provide walk-in counseling and is not a crisis center. If crisis services are needed, the page says to call or text 988 for immediate support. It encourages submitting an inquiry for services to be directed to the appropriate team member.

What families say

“This place is amazing. Life changing. So much warmth, love, compassion and encouragement. When I felt like I could not go on, could not tread water anymore, they were there with a lifeline.” — Sandy Schlossin

“Brighter Days Grief Center is a beacon of light and avenue of hope for those struggling with grief, providing resources for body, mind, soul, and spirit. I would hope Brighter Days becomes a template for other centers across our nation as they are a true example of proactive grieving and what shining by example is; it’s being there when the need is there.” — Mitch Carmody, Kelly's dad

“Brighter Days Family Grief Center wipes those fears away with their compassion, kindness, and life changing resources!” — Maggie Bauer

Last updated October 18, 2026.