Cork’s Place offers a safe and nurturing environment where children, teens and families who have experienced a death can share experiences, support one another and find comfort as they move through the difficult process of emotional healing.
Volunteers are needed to facilitate these grief support groups for children ages 3 - 17. Support groups meet every other week during the school year and average 8 hours monthly.
The 30 hour training is designed to give volunteer facilitators the tools needed to work with children and teens as they move through their own healing process. Volunteers will learn effective, non-directive communication skills. After training, we ask for a 10 month commitment.
Characteristics of an effective group facilitator:
Teachable, passionate about helping children, nonjudgmental, tolerant of long silences and loud noises and are able to be physically active. Cork’s Place volunteer facilitators provide a supportive presence, while allowing the children to direct their own grief work.
