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WATERVILLE – Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will hold its next Hope’s Place grieving youth support session beginning in March, and also has scheduled training for grief support group facilitators.
The eight-week Hope’s Place program, for youths ages 3 to 18, will be held from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday, beginning March 3.
The mission of Hope’s Place is to provide a supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support groups. . Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will follow the current CDC COVID 19 guidelines and recommendations for meetings. Meeting location to be determined.
Families who have experienced the death of a loved one are encouraged to contact Jillian Roy at 873-3615 ext. 11 or email jroy@hvwa.org for more information or to arrange a pre-group interview.
Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area is offering a 20-hour grief support group facilitator training starting Monday, Feb. 28. The training will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 28, March 2, 7 and 9 and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5 and 12. The training prepares participants to facilitate grieving children’s peer support groups through the Hope’s Place program as well as facilitate adult grief support groups such as partner loss, grieving parents, infant loss, adults grieving parents, survivors of suicide, 6-week general loss, women’s and men’s groups.
The training will be a hybrid format with some sessions by zoom and some in person. There is a suggested $30 processing fee for materials.
Families who want to set up an appointment for Hope’s Place, and individuals who would like to participate in training may call Jillian Roy, 207-873-3615 ext. 11 or email jroy@hvwa.org.
