Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas
Uvalde Campus

The Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas (CBCST) is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to fostering healing for grieving children and youth, their families, and the community. In response to the May 24, 2022, Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas, St. Philip’s Episcopal Church’s pastor, Rev. Michael Marsh, and CBCST partnered together to ensure that the Uvalde community’s mental health needs would be met over the long term. St. Philip’s and CBCST’s relationship is a clear example of how community leaders from various arenas, whether religious or secular, can join forces to support the broader well-being of humanity. Without the generosity of St. Philip’s, their support, and their commitment to service, CBCST would not have the beautiful center we have now, where we have and will continue to support the needs of hundreds of individuals and their families, ensuring nobody grieves alone. CBCST utilizes St. Philip’s facilities in addition to the center to host support groups, annual grief summer camps, daily music therapy sessions in the Mural Room, and monthly family dinners in Briscoe Hall. In addition, CBCST works closely with St. Philip’s Episcopal School (SPES) to meet any bereavement or grief counseling needs for students. CBCST also partners with SPES to host basketball camps facilitated by the San Antonio Spurs, who have recognized the healing power of sports. As such, CBCST and SPES were happy to receive a generous $100,000 donation from the San Antonio Spurs to renovate the sports court for both schoolchildren and CBCST client usage. Our hope at CBCST is to continue fostering healing, unity, love for others, and friendship with St. Philip’s for years to come.