Camp Wokini Youth Grief Camp
Hope & New Beginnings
Community Hospice & Health Services’ overnight grief camp, Camp Wokini, is for any child or teen, ages 6-17, who has experienced the death of someone significant. Held at Camp Sylvester in Pinecrest, California, Camp Wokini provides campers with a safe environment to explore their grief, learn lifelong coping skills and make lasting friendships with peers that have also experienced loss.
Led by bereavement professionals and caring volunteers, Camp Wokini combines traditional fun camp activities with grief education and emotional support.
Camp Wokini is offered free of charge to all campers. Space is limited, and applications are reviewed in the order received. All applicants will be required to complete an initial phone screening interview, in person camper and family interview and Pre-Camp Meet and Greet.
The 2025 Camp Wokini Session will be held June 6-8, 2025. If you’re interested in having a child in your life attend, please fill out the camper interest form found further down this page.
Camper Eligibility
- Prospective camper is 6-17 years old.
- Prospective camper experienced the death loss of someone significant/close to them.
- Prospective camper can recall memories of time and/or activities they spent with the person who died.
“It is okay to be mad, angry and sad about what happened or why it happened, but it is also okay to laugh, smile and have fun. You don’t always need to be grieving by thinking of them.”
– Camper age 15
Camp Wokini was named in collaboration with our community partner at Sierra Ocean Custom Wealth. Founder, Jeff Burrow had the unfortunate experience of losing his father when he was just 16 years old. It changed the course of his life forever. Jeff believes that if resources like Camp Wokini existed at that time, he would have had a better time coping with the inevitable, tough adjustment all kids experience after losing a loved one. Helping his mother invest the life insurance proceeds at that young age allowed him to gain early experience in managing and investing funds for others. Following college graduation, Jeff set out to establish his profession as a financial advisor and ultimately founded Sierra Ocean Custom Wealth. Today, he is thrilled to give back to the community by helping hundreds of children each year to receive the care and delicate support Camp Wokini provides. He hopes any child who needs to heal and gain hope for a peaceful future can attend Camp Wokini and receive the resources, love, and support that is hard to find elsewhere.
“I learned at camp that it is ok to grieve my own way.”
– Camper age 9