Curative treatment can continue
Under concurrent care provisions, eligible children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP can receive curative treatments alongside the full comfort care and family support of Little Treasures.
Pediatric Care
Support for the whole family.
Little Treasures is the pediatric care program of Treasure Coast Hospice, bringing specialized comfort care, holistic therapies, and family support to children and young adults facing serious illness across Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties.
Helping Families Navigate Care with Confidence
Every family's journey is different, which is why we offer a full range of compassionate care services designed to meet your needs with dignity, comfort, and personalized support.
You do not have to choose between treatment and comfort.
Most parents who call us are afraid that reaching out means giving up on their child. Calling Little Treasures is not giving up. Children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP can continue curative treatments like chemotherapy while receiving the full comfort care and support of Little Treasures at the same time.
Calling starts a conversation, not a commitment. Our team will listen and help you understand what care could look like for your child and your family.
Care comes to your child
Our team brings specialized medical care, therapies, and family support directly into your home so your child stays in a familiar, safe space and your family stays together.
Your whole family is supported
Little Treasures includes parents, siblings, and caregivers from the very beginning. Support starts with your child, but it doesn't end there.
Contact Grief Support Directly772-403-4530
Walking Alongside Children Through Life's Hardest Moments
The Good Grief Children's Support Program provides compassionate, age-appropriate support for children, teens, and their families who are coping with the death of a loved one or facing a serious illness. Through individual counseling, support groups, family resources, and therapeutic activities, our experienced grief specialists create a safe and nurturing environment where children can express their feelings, build healthy coping skills, and find hope as they heal.
Grief Services We Offer
- Individual counseling
- Family counseling
- Peer support groups for kids
- Family Night support groups for kids and their families
- School/agency grief education
- Camp Good Grief
- Community crisis response
- Memorial & community events
Your child has a whole team behind them. So do you.
Every Little Treasures patient is supported by an interdisciplinary team of specialists trained in pediatric care. The team meets regularly to review and adjust the plan of care together, staying aligned around a single question: what matters most for this child and family right now? When parents have questions at two in the morning, our team is there to answer.
Oralea Marquardt, LCSW-QS, ACHP-SW, TCHWhen you sit with a family navigating something this hard, you realize they already have everything they need inside them. Our job is to make sure they are never doing it alone.
Pediatric physicians and medical directors
Oversee the plan of care, certify eligibility, manage complex symptom needs, and coordinate with the child's primary and specialty physicians.
Pediatric-trained registered nurses
Assess changes in condition, manage medications, provide clinical guidance, and stay available around the clock for urgent questions and symptom concerns.
Medical social workers
Help families navigate insurance, community resources, care logistics, financial assistance, and the emotional weight of caring for a seriously ill child.
Child life specialists and expressive therapists
Support children in processing complex emotions through play, art, and music in ways that are developmentally appropriate and genuinely healing.
Chaplains and spiritual counselors
Offer non-denominational spiritual support shaped by each family's own beliefs, values, and traditions.
Bereavement counselors
Walk alongside parents, siblings, and caregivers through individual counseling and group programs, for as long as support is needed.
Types of care
The right type of care for where your family is right now.
Little Treasures serves families across the full spectrum of serious childhood illness. Whether your child is still receiving curative treatment or the focus has shifted entirely to comfort, our team can help you understand where you fit and what support is available.
01Palliative care
Symptom and comfort support at any stage, alongside existing treatment.
Palliative care can begin at the moment of diagnosis. It does not replace curative treatment. It adds pain management, emotional support, and family guidance alongside whatever your child is already receiving.
Children do not need to stop treatment or have a terminal prognosis to receive palliative support through Little Treasures.02Concurrent care
Curative treatment continues while Little Treasures provides full comfort support.
Children and young adults under 21 enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP can receive full hospice comfort care while continuing curative treatments like chemotherapy. The two happen at the same time.
Our team can confirm eligibility and help coordinate Little Treasures care alongside your child's existing treatment team.03Pediatric hospice care
When comfort, dignity, and family time become the primary focus.
When curative treatment is no longer the goal, Little Treasures shifts fully to comfort-focused care at home. The team manages pain and symptoms and works to ensure the child's time is spent with dignity and the people who matter most.
Choosing hospice care does not mean withdrawing love or hope. It means surrounding your child with every form of support available.04Bereavement care
Long-term support for your whole family, every step of the way.
Little Treasures walks with your family from the first call forward. Grief counseling, sibling support groups, and bereavement care through the Thomas Counseling Center are available for as long as your family needs them.
Good Grief youth and teen groups are open to siblings of Little Treasures patients at no cost to the family.Upcoming Events
Built by this community. For children like yours.
Jackie Brownie, MotherThe amazing team at Treasure Coast Hospice helped us care for Kamden in the comfort of our home, surrounded by love.
Thank you to our amazing supporters
Who qualifies, and how to begin.
Little Treasures serves children and young adults from birth to age 21 who are facing a serious, complex, or life-limiting illness in Martin, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties. If you are unsure whether your child qualifies, our team can walk you through what eligibility looks like. For children enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP, concurrent care provisions may allow curative treatment to continue alongside Little Treasures support. No referral is needed before you call, and care is covered by Medicaid, Medicare, and most private insurance plans.
Call for guidance
Call anytime to ask questions about your child's condition, what Little Treasures offers, and whether this support may be right for your family.
Talk with our team
A clinical team member listens to what you are experiencing, explains your options, and helps determine whether an evaluation may be appropriate.
Review eligibility together
Our team works with your child's physician to assess eligibility and explain any concurrent care options that may apply to your child's situation.
Begin care
The family and authorized caregivers choose Little Treasures care and receive guidance on coverage, what to expect, and how the team will be involved.
Welcome your team
Your interdisciplinary Little Treasures team introduces themselves, establishes a care plan with the family, and coordinates everything from medications and therapies to family support.
Grief Support Resources for Every Step of Your Family's Journey
Find compassionate guidance, educational materials, and local support to help you navigate grief and healing at your own pace.
Good Grief: Book List
Explore a thoughtfully curated collection of books for children, teens, and adults that encourage conversations about grief, provide comfort, and help families navigate loss together.
Good Grief: Coping Skills
Learn practical coping strategies and simple activities that help children and families identify emotions, manage stress, build resilience, and process grief in healthy ways.
Good Grief: Developmental Stages and Reactions to Grief
Understand how children of different ages perceive death and grief, along with common emotional and behavioral responses you may notice during the grieving process.
Good Grief: Explaining Terminal Illness and Death
Find guidance for having honest, age-appropriate conversations with children about terminal illness, anticipated death, and what to expect while supporting them with reassurance and compassion.
Good Grief: Helping Your Child Through Grief
Discover practical ways to support your child after a loss, including communicating openly, answering difficult questions honestly, recognizing signs of grief, and creating opportunities to remember loved ones.
Good Grief: Preparing for a Funeral
Help children understand what happens before, during, and after a funeral by explaining the purpose of the service, what they may see, hear, and experience, and giving them choices about how they participate.
Good Grief: Understanding Within the Family
Learn how grief can affect each family member differently and discover ways to foster communication, support one another, and navigate changing family dynamics after a loss.
Understanding Grief
Grief affects everyone differently. This guide explains common emotional and physical reactions to loss while offering practical tips for coping and finding hope during the healing journey.
Lessons From a Bereaved Mother and a Bereaved Sibling
TCH's own Oralea and daughter share their personal journey through loss, grief, and healing after the death of their son and brother, William.
We are here for your child and your whole family.
Our compassionate pediatric care team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Whatever you are feeling right now, you do not have to navigate this alone.