The Bradley Center

The Bradley Center The Bradley Center provides peer-group, interfaith grief support for children and families, offering a safe and supportive place for hope and healing.

The Bradley Center for Grieving Children and families is a formally incorporated Nonprofit Organization dedicated to providing a safe group setting for individuals and families in which to work through the feelings associated with the grieving process following the death of a loved one. Our aim is to provide a safe environment to share their pain with others who are going through similar experienc

es. Groups are facilitated by volunteers who will utilize a grief processing framework designed around the Dougy Center Model for grief support, an internationally recognized approach to the grieving process. As a unique feature of our program, the center recognizes and supports the role that God, or a higher power, can play in the healing process.

Grief doesn’t have an expiration date. There’s no timeline, no “moving on,” no finish line where everything goes back to...
06/04/2026

Grief doesn’t have an expiration date. There’s no timeline, no “moving on,” no finish line where everything goes back to the way it was.

Instead, healing looks like learning to carry the loss — building a new life that holds space for the person you love and the person you’re becoming. You won’t be the same. And as Elisabeth Kübler-Ross reminds us, you wouldn’t want to be.

Every year, The Bradley Center gives grieving children a car — and permission. Permission to write “Love you, Dad” on th...
05/28/2026

Every year, The Bradley Center gives grieving children a car — and permission. Permission to write “Love you, Dad” on the hood. Permission to smear paint across the seats. Permission to feel everything they’ve been holding inside.

What looks like chaos is actually healing in real time. These kids carried something heavy into this parking lot, but left a little lighter.

That’s the work. That’s why we exist here at The Bradley Center.


Every life matters. Every loss is felt. No matter how small, every soul leaves a mark that can never be replaced. At The...
05/15/2026

Every life matters. Every loss is felt. No matter how small, every soul leaves a mark that can never be replaced.

At The Bradley Center, we walk alongside families and children as they carry the weight of grief — honoring every footprint, every story, every heart. You are not alone in your loss.

Grief can feel enormous for a child, especially when they don’t yet have the words to explain what’s happening inside of...
05/12/2026

Grief can feel enormous for a child, especially when they don’t yet have the words to explain what’s happening inside of them.

Supporting a grieving child is not about having perfect answers. It’s about creating safety, connection, honesty, and space for their feelings to exist without judgment.

Sometimes the most healing thing we can offer is simply our presence.

Even when we can’t see someone…even when they’re far away…even when they’re no longer here—we are still connected. 🤍This...
05/05/2026

Even when we can’t see someone…
even when they’re far away…
even when they’re no longer here—
we are still connected. 🤍

This week at The Bradley Center, we read The Invisible String—a beautiful story that reminds us that love is like an invisible string. It stretches across any distance, any space, any moment… and never breaks.

Afterward, the kids released their balloons into the sky— a gentle, symbolic way to honor those they miss and to feel that connection in a new way. Because love doesn’t disappear. It just changes form… and stays with us.

Some days you might feel steady… even hopeful. Other days, the ache returns out of nowhere, just as strong as ever. That...
04/28/2026

Some days you might feel steady… even hopeful. Other days, the ache returns out of nowhere, just as strong as ever. That doesn’t mean you’re going backwards. It means you’re human.

Wherever you are in your grief today—You’re allowed to feel it all.

What we love deeply stays with us.The people we miss continue to shape us through memory, love, laughter, and the bond w...
04/21/2026

What we love deeply stays with us.

The people we miss continue to shape us through memory, love, laughter, and the bond we still carry. Grief is not only sorrow. It is also love that remains.

Grief needs room. Not to be fixed. Not to be rushed. Just gently held.Creating space for grief can look different for ev...
04/17/2026

Grief needs room. Not to be fixed. Not to be rushed. Just gently held.

Creating space for grief can look different for everyone. Sometimes it’s a deep breath, a quiet moment, a memory, a journal entry, or simply letting yourself feel what’s there.

What helps you make space for your grief?

This week at The Bradley Center, our kids read We Miss Papa Bear and played Grief Bingo together. We Miss Papa Bear is a...
04/14/2026

This week at The Bradley Center, our kids read We Miss Papa Bear and played Grief Bingo together.

We Miss Papa Bear is a gentle story about two young bears missing their papa and learning ways to keep his memory close by remembering the things he loved.

Through Grief Bingo, it allowed our kids to open up about their grief in a unique way & connect with the each other, while feeling less alone in what they’re carrying.

We’re grateful to create spaces where children can remember, connect, and be supported with tenderness every step of the way.

Grief changes us because love changed us first. When someone we love dies, life does not simply go back to the way it wa...
04/09/2026

Grief changes us because love changed us first. When someone we love dies, life does not simply go back to the way it was before. Loss leaves an ache, but it also reflects the depth of the bond that mattered so deeply.

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11100 S Redwood Road
South Jordan, UT
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