Eluna

THE MISSION OF ELUNA IS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GRIEF OR ADDICTION.

CAMP MARIPOSA:CREATED BY ELUNA IN 2007, CAMP MARIPOSA IS A YEAR-ROUND ADDICTION PREVENTION AND MENTORING PROGRAM FOR YOUTH AFFECTED BY THE SUBSTANCE USE OF A FAMILY MEMBER. CHILDREN AND TEENS ATTEND TRANSFORMATIONAL WEEKEND CAMPS EVERY OTHER MONTH FOR A YEAR OR MORE AND PARTICIPATE IN FUN, TRADITIONAL CAMP ACTIVITIES COMBINED WITH EDUCATION AND SUPPORT SESSIONS LED BY MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. TEENS ARE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND BUILD LEADERSHIP SKILLS AS JUNIOR COUNSELORS. CAMP MARIPOSA BUILDS KNOWLEDGE, LIFE SKILLS, CONFIDENCE AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH TO CONNECT WITH PEERS AND CARING ADULT MENTORS. ADDITIONAL SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE OFFERED FOR YOUTH, ALUMNI AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. YOUTH WHO ATTEND CAMP MARIPOSA LEARN COPING SKILLS THAT BUILD RESILIENCY AND ULTIMATELY BREAK THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION. ELUNA PARTNERS WITH YOUTH-FOCUSED ORGANIZATIONS IN 18 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES TO OFFER THIS AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. CAMP MARIPOSA IS SUCCEEDING IN BREAKING THE CYCLE OF ADDICTION WITH OVER 90% OF PARTICIPANTS NOT USING ANY SUBSTANCE TO GET HIGH OR HAVING ANY INVOLVEMENT IN THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

CAMP ERIN:CREATED IN 2002, CAMP ERIN SUPPORTS CHILDREN, TEENS, AND FAMILIES THROUGH IN-PERSON DAY AND OVERNIGHT SESSIONS AND ONLINE PROGRAMS. PARTICIPANTS ATTEND A CAMP EXPERIENCE THAT COMBINES GRIEF EDUCATION AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT WITH FUN, INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES. LED BY BEREAVEMENT PROFESSIONALS AND CARING VOLUNTEERS, CAMPERS ARE PROVIDED A SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO EXPLORE THEIR GRIEF, LEARN ESSENTIAL COPING SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO GRIEVING. ADDITIONAL SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE FAMILY OUTSIDE OF THE CAMP EXPERIENCE. CAMP ERIN IS OFFERED IN 31 LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE US AND CANADA THROUGH A NETWORK OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH GRIEF CENTERS, HOSPICES, AND HOSPITALS IN, AS WELL AS DIRECTLY THROUGH ELUNA'S CAMP ERIN ONLINE PROGRAM. CAMP ERIN BRINGS CONNECTION AND HOPE TO THOUSANDS OF YOUTH AND FAMILIES ANNUALLY. CAMP ERIN ALLOWS YOUTH TO TELL THEIR STORY IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT, PROCESS GRIEF IN HEALTHY WAYS, LEARN THEY ARE NOT ALONE AND DEVELOP COPING SKILLS AND RESILIENCE.

THE ELUNA RESOURCE CENTER:LAUNCHED IN 2016, THE ELUNA RESOURCE CENTER IS AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF HIGHLY CURATED RESOURCES AND SCIENCE BACKED CONTENT AND OFFERS PERSONALIZED SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY GRIEF OR ADDICTION. CUSTOM RESOURCE REPORTS INCLUDE REFERRALS, ARTICLES, BOOKS, VIDEOS, ACTIVITIES AND OTHER PERTINENT RESOURCES RELATED TO GRIEF, ADDICTION PREVENTION, BULLYING, SUICIDE, MINDFULNESS, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. CARE PACKAGES ARE AVAILABLE FOR YOUTH IMPACTED BY ADDICTION, GRIEF OR SUICIDE. SINCE 2020, THE ELUNA RESOURCE CENTER HAS HOSTED COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS TO DESTIGMATIZE GRIEF AND ADDICTION AND ENHANCE CULTURAL LEARNING.