21 Years of Service!

Twenty years ago, our dream of a center in support of grieving children was realized when the doors of Rays of Hope Children’s Grief Centre opened on January 16, 2003. Since that time, we have helped equip countless children and their families with essential skills for walking through times of grief or difficult change. 

Rays of Hope is the only children’s grief center in our region serving children throughout 16 counties in Texas and New Mexico.  Our committed staff and volunteers work with children who have experienced major life transitions such as death, divorce, separation, incarceration, deployment, and foster care.  Our services are provided free of charge so that any child in need may participate.

Rays of Hope offers many programs for children ages 4 – 18 including facilitated peer support groups, classes employing the creative arts, camps for children and teens, and evening events for families. Through our workshops, classes, and camps over 7000 children have developed coping skills to assist them in dealing with profoundly trying circumstances, loss, and grief.