Support also came from disaster relief funds, churches, community groups, business leaders and individuals eager to create the non-profit organization. The home for The Kid's Place was made available by Edmond Church of Christ. But a center like this, The Kid's Place, will give kids a safe environment where they can process some of their feelings. Burrough, who is now the family services coordinator at The Kid's Place, said the bombing was a catalyst for them to begin, but that the center is not exclusive to those directly affected by the tragedy. Unlike counseling sessions, Burrough said The Kid's Place allows children to connect with one another without an adult setting individual goals or giving therapy advice.
Parents often try to protect their children from the loss because they think they're too young.
They may not cry, but they do grieve in other ways, and we want to give them an emotionally safe place to do that. Melissa Woodson and her husband, James, are currently finishing the volunteer training course for facilitators and hope to work with grieving adolescents, who are sometimes overlooked. They need to know they're not the only ones in the world feeling this way.