RICHMOND, Va. — The founder of Comfort Zone Camp, a Richmond-based grief support camp for children, has been named a 2025 L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Honoree.
Lynne Hughes received the award as part of the program’s 20th anniversary class.
After losing both parents as a child, Lynne experienced grief’s isolation firsthand. In 1988, she founded Comfort Zone Camp- a free weekend program where grieving kids heal alongside peers who’ve lost a parent, sibling, or caregiver.
After the September 11th terrorist attacks, Lynne expanded the program nationwide, to eventually include camps to help families deal with the loss of loved ones from suicide or overdose deaths, which became prevalent after the COVID-19 pandemic…