The Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas is the only free-standing organization of its kind in the San Antonio and South Texas region. There is no other agency in this community that is solely focused on the grief support needs of children, teens and young adults that have suffered the death of a loved one. Additionally, the Center is the only organization that provides on-going, youth-focused grief support groups to this target population at no cost to clients. The Center is a safe place to come and experience the healing benefits of being nurtured by others who understand. Children feel safe. They discover they are not alone. The support and encouragement they receive helps them to know that they have the power to overcome their grief.

The peer grief support programs aid in the prevention of maladaptive problems and behaviors that often result from unresolved grief in young people by achieving the following objectives:

- to provide a safe, supportive environment for youth and their caregivers to express feelings, share experiences, and grieve the death of a loved one;
- to bring together youth and families with similar loss experiences to help diminish their feelings of loneliness and isolation;
- to clarify death-related issues, which may be confusing or frightening for children, while helping them to move forward through their grief in a healthy, productive manner;
- to offer equal access to youth and their caregivers in need of specialized grief support free of charge.