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Wendt Center for Loss and Healing

The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing provides grief and trauma therapy, education, and resources to help people heal from the worst moments of their lives.

Serving the DC area since 1975.

02/11/2026

🌿 Applications Open March 1st! 🌿

Camp Forget-Me-Not / Camp Erin DC 2026 is a free, one-day grief camp for youth in Washington, DC who have experienced the death of a significant person in their lives. Hosted by The Wendt Center for Loss and Healing, camp combines grief support with fun, connection, and community.

📅 2026 Camp Dates:
• Ages 6–9: Saturday, June 27
• Ages 10–12: Saturday, July 11
• Ages 13–17: Saturday, July 25

📍 Location: Capitol Hill Day School / Farren’s Stable
201 D St SE, Washington, DC

Meals and snacks are provided.

Applications open March 1st.
Learn more:
www.wendtcenter.org/our-services/community-programs/camp/

You can also support Camp Forget-Me-Not by making a donation:
https://tinyurl.com/CampErin2026

Questions? Email camp@wendtcenter.org or call/text (202) 204-5011

Please share with families, schools, and community partners who may benefit.

02/10/2026

Please join us in welcoming our newest members of the Wendt Center Board of Directors: Faye McCray, Anne Howard, Michelle Johnston-Fleece, and Meredith G. Miller. 💙

Each brings valuable expertise in mental health, public health, law, and strategic communications, and we are so grateful for their leadership and dedication to our mission.

Welcome to the Wendt Center! 🙌

Learn more about our board members: https://www.wendtcenter.org/welcome-new-board-members/

02/09/2026

When a child loses someone they love, they don’t stop being a kid. 💙
They still need to play, laugh, and feel understood.

At Camp Forget-Me-Not / Camp Erin DC, children and teens (ages 6–17) have a place to be fully themselves—processing grief through art, activities, and honest conversation, while remembering that joy and grief can exist side by side.

It’s a day of classic camp fun woven together with grief support groups led by trained counselors and therapists. Campers connect with peers and volunteers who truly get it. Families and caregivers take part too, because grief touches everyone.

📅 Camp Dates
June 27 – Ages 6–9
July 11 – Ages 10–12
July 25 – Ages 13–17

Camper and volunteer applications open March 1.

You can also support Camp Forget-Me-Not by making a donation:
https://tinyurl.com/CampErin2026

In partnership with , the national organization supporting Camp Erin programs.

01/28/2026

We’re so grateful to and the

Thanks to Daniel’s incredible support, $10,000 was raised to help us develop a new curriculum for teens navigating the loss of a loved one to su***de. This work will directly support young people during some of the most difficult moments of their lives and we couldn’t do it without partners who believe in healing, resilience, and hope.

Thank you for helping us turn compassion into action.

01/24/2026

One of our valued partners, Eluna Network, is offering Online Family Grief Support and Activities for families with children who are grieving.

This free program offers families meaningful opportunities to connect and remember people in their lives who have died, using creative outlets—all in a supportive, online community.

Learn more here:
🔗 https://elunanetwork.org/eluna-camps/camp-erin-online

💙 We’re proud to be in community with our partners as we support grieving families.

01/23/2026

✨ Thank You, Barb Schmidt! ✨

We are so grateful to Barb Schmidt for her incredibly generous donation of 100 copies of Dear Friend: Daily Notes for Contemplation, Connection, and Clarity to support our work and those we serve. 📚💛

Written by Michelle Maros, founder of Peaceful Mind Peaceful Life, this beautiful book offers daily reflections that encourage connection, contemplation, and clarity — perfect for anyone on a journey of healing and self‑care.

Barb’s donation helped us share meaningful resources with attendees at our 2025 Anniversary Benefit and with members of our community who are navigating loss, grief, and life’s challenges. Your kindness supports emotional well‑being and resonates with our mission to help people rebuild their emotional lives after loss and trauma.

Thank you, Barb, for your thoughtful support and for helping us spread hope and healing!

01/22/2026

✨ A 2025 Highlight We’re Proud to Share ✨

One of the most meaningful moments of 2025 was celebrating the Wendt Center’s 50th Anniversary Benefit on November 5, 2025.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who attended, donated, and supported this milestone event. Your generosity—through attendance, auction participation, and contributions—continues to make our life-changing programs possible for individuals and families navigating loss and trauma.

Special thanks to Board President Kate Manning, emcee David Gregory, and our incredible speakers, Alexandra Reeve Givens and Lisa Schneiderman, for helping make the evening so impactful.

We’re honored to share these highlights and grateful for the community that makes this work possible.

01/15/2026

🎨 February 2026 Play Therapy Series 🎨

Grow your skills in working with children & youth through play therapy! Join the Wendt Center Training Institute for 3 trainings this February. Attend one—or all three & save $60!

📅 Feb 6 + 13 (Virtual)
📍 Feb 20–21 (In-Person, DC)
🎓 ASWB & APT CEs available
👩‍🏫 With Emily Prusator, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S™

✨ Child-Centered Play Therapy
✨ Filial Therapy
✨ Hands-on trauma & grief work

👉 Register: https://www.wendtcenter.org/february-2026-play-therapy-series/

01/14/2026

Huge thanks to the DC Coalition to End Sexual Violence for highlighting the Wendt Center for Loss and Healing this week! 💛

Since 1975, we’ve been supporting people in the greater DMV area in rebuilding safety and hope after experiencing loss, illness, violence, or other trauma.

Learn more about our services at or wendtcenter.org

To sign up for our Play Therapy Series, visit Tinyurl.com/play-therapy-series

01/12/2026

✨ Wendt Center Highlight | Workshops 2025 ✨

Our 2025 workshops were full of learning, connection, and inspiration! 📚💛 Thank you to all participants and facilitators for making it such a meaningful experience.

Families explored grief through art, drumming, gardening, drama, writing, and mindfulness, in safe and supportive spaces.
We’re grateful for everyone who joined us in healing together. 💛

01/06/2026

The Wendt Center’s Voices of Now teen grief ensemble is for 9th–12th graders who’ve experienced the loss of someone important and want to express themselves through writing, acting & performance.

🗓 Weekly Sundays, 2–5pm at Arena Stage | Jan–Apr 2026
💻 Apply here: https://tinyurl.com/VOICES-OF-NOW

✨ Free program | Community service hours | Supportive teaching artists & grief therapist on site

Give teens a stage to be heard. Please share! 🌟

08/26/2025

For International Dog Day, we're showing off some of our favorite dogs. Check out the dogs of the Wendt Center, the fuzzy family of Wendt Center clinicians, staff, and friends!

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4201 Connecticut Avenue NW, Ste 300
Washington D.C., DC
20008

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+12026240010

Website

https://www.wendtcenter.org/

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