Hermanowski Family Foundation Initial Request Form<\/p>\n
Organization Name: Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
\nLegal Name (if Different): William Wendt Center for Loss and Healing
\nAlso Known As: Wendt
\nMailing Address: 4201 Connecticut Ave #300
\nCity: Washington
\nState: DC
\nPostal Code: 20008
\nMain Phone: (202) 624 0010
\nMain Fax: (202) 624 0062
\nOrganization Website: www.wendtcenter.org
\nEmployer ID Number: 52-1095105
\nOrganization Tax Status: 501(c)3<\/p>\n
Proposal Information<\/p>\n
Today’s Date: 02\/28\/2023
\nRequested Amount: 10,000<\/p>\n
Project Title: Camp Forget Me Not
\nProject Description:<\/p>\n
Camp Forget-Me-Not is a free, therapeutic grief camp for children 7-17. Most campers reside in DC\u2019s lowest-income neighborhoods. Wendt hosts three one-week versions of the camp, divided by age group. Participants are co-survivors of homicide, or other death tradegies. Camp incorporates play, movement, art, drama, and cooking. Groups are facilitated by therapists. Campers to adult ratio is 1:1\u2014with trained volunteers and therpists. Activities are designed to address stages of grief and supplement the loss that campers feel with coping skills, good memories, and practices to process emotions. <\/p>\n
To enhance and extend camp experience, Wendt hosts virtual workshops for families across the Fall and Winter. Workshops incorporate the same elements as camp to unite families in shared healing space. Workshops strengthen parenting skills, enhance the home as a protective and healing place. A video: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ap3nh8UnkvQ<\/p>\n
40+ negative health outcomes and five of 10 leading causes of death are rooted in childhood trauma. In 2022 DC had 203 homicides, 19 of which were children\u2014more than double the amount of previous two years. This proposal is written on 2\/27\/2023, in the two months of 2023 there have been 35 homicides\u2014a 40% year over year increase. There has been a 125% increase in rapes. Crimes are concentrated in Wards7-8, intensifying trauma and grief there.<\/p>\n
YOUTH: 1 in 11 DC youth experience the death of a parent or sibling before turning 18\u2014this translates to an estimated 11,000 youth bereaved. Among youth deaths, homicide is the #1 cause (33%). Aside from birth-related deaths, suicide is the #3 cause of death among youth. (CDC Childhood Bereavement Estimation Model, CDC).\n<\/p>\n
Total Project Budget: 116,573 <\/p>\n
Other Funding
\nSources For The Project (Committed & Potential): Funders for 2023 camp and some are multi-year funders. George Preston Marshall Fund: $20,000 Eluna Founation: $5,000 Cafritiz Foundation: $20,000 Individual Donors: $40,000 New York Life\/National Alliance for Children\u2019s Grief $25.000 Tony Robbins (pending) $20,000<\/p>\n
Project Duration: June 1, 2024 \u2013 December 31, 2024
\nGeographical Area Served: Washington DC Metro Area
\nAge Group To Be Served: 7-17<\/p>\n
Contact Information<\/p>\n
Contact Prefix (Mr,Mrs etc.): Ms.
\nContact First Name: Tess
\nContact Last Name: Bolder
\nContact Title: Development Associate and Therapist
\nContact Phone: (401) 369-2803
\nContact Email: tbolder@wendtcenter.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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