“…the nice thing about Tides is that it’s not just for the children.”
–Parent

"The Tides program is a great organization that gets grieving families together to talk. The way it is organized by age helps each member discover that they are not alone, which makes them feel more secure about their loss."
–Age 14

“Tides is much more than just a support group for children…it gets us all out as a family unit.”
–Parent

“…well they call it Tides because sometimes the tide is high or jumpy and happy, and sometimes it’s low and sad, so we call it Tides and it’s a nice place to go to.”
–Age 9

“They can just ask you something like, like, is your life okay? And you can say, yeah! And, and you really realize, like, hey it’s okay! I’m okay!”
–Age 9

“When their father died, one of the first things that hit me was they are always going to be the kids whose dad died. That’s why Tides was so great, because they do see other children who are just like them.”
–Parent

“The children are learning constructive ways to deal with the unpleasant emotions that they have as a result of what happened to them.”
–Parent

“The closing circle is how we end our evening at Tides, and …all of us—including the staff, the volunteers, the parents, the children—we all hold hands and do a hand squeeze that goes around. It’s really just a nice way to end our evening together and symbolize our unity and that we’re in this together and going forward together.”
–Parent

“Tides doesn’t try to fix things, and we’re not counseling. It is a peer support group that allows families to come and feel safe and feel like what they are going through is okay.”
–Executive Director

“The Tides program is very kind and nice and they give you nice food and they care for you a lot and they make cool crafts after you eat.”
–Age 6

“It makes me feel happy, really good inside, and it makes me feel happy because there’s nice friends here.”
–Age 6