Dougy Center
Mission
Dougy Center provides grief support in a safe place where children, teens, young adults, and their families can share their experiences before and after a death. We provide support and training locally, nationally, and internationally to individuals and organizations seeking to assist children who are grieving.
Bottom Line for Portland
Every year, Dougy Center provides support to over 2,500 children, teens, young adults and their family members in the Portland Metro area who are grieving a death through our world-renowned peer-to-peer Grief Support Program. Our unique approach providing peer support groups offers an opportunity for children and teens to express their emotions — all of their emotions — and can help families find a path in grief. We know from the thousands of children and families who have walked through the doors of Dougy Center that newly grieving children need support and understanding - from their friends, family, school, and community and the impact of the pandemic has led to the highest volume of requests for our services in our organization’s history. Donating to Dougy Center ensures that grief support is available at no expense to families who are grieving and ensures that resources are available at no cost to the Portland Metro community when supporting children in grief is needed.
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“Dougy Center has been an invaluable resource. I consider myself to be a very intentional, resourceful, and protective mother when it comes to my children. However, I, alone, was not capable of managing their grief. Dougy Center can help to process and unpack all of those big feelings that can consume the hearts of adults and children alike.” -Dougy Center Parent
Incentives
Four tickets to a Portland Trailblazer game during the 2023-2024 regular season, with thanks to Pacific Office Automation. The winner will be randomly drawn amongst all Dougy Center Give!Guide donors. PDX Platters is partnering with Dougy Center to offer a 10% discount on your next delicious PDX Platters order. PDX Platters specializes in personalized charcuterie packs that are thoughtfully combined. PDX Platters is honored to help support Dougy Center's work with children and families who are grieving.
Partner(s)
Dougy Center is excited to partner with Pacific Office Automation and PDX Platters through this year's Give!Guide! These businesses help to strengthen our community!
Dougy Center is in the Human Services category which is sponsored by The Standard.
They're a large-sized organization with activities in Clackamas Co., Multnomah Co. and Washington Co.