Pictured above are participants in Imagine’s recent youth facilitator training proudly displaying their certificates of completion! Imagine’s youth facilitators partner with our adult volunteers as they facilitate Imagine’s peer support groups for children. Youth facilitators are an integral part of Imagine’s team as they create safe spaces where Imagine’s young participants can share their stories or use play as an outlet for their feelings of grief.
One of Imagine’s former youth facilitators said this about her experience as a volunteer:
“Being a part of imagine as a youth facilitator not only made my high school experience, it made me who I am today. I am so honored to be a part of a community that holds a space for so many families they can find nowhere else, as well as one that creates a space where us too as volunteers grow, and learn, and listen. At Imagine, I gained things that I don’t think are accessible elsewhere, all while hopefully adding to someone else’s life.” The staff at Imagine are so grateful for the time that youth volunteers commit to their programs and for the unique perspective and empathy that they bring to their support groups.
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If you’re a high school age youth interested in training to become a volunteer facilitator at Imagine, another training is coming up! The next training will take place over two days beginning on August 28th and concluding on August 29th and interested volunteers should plan to attend both days of the training. The training will be held from 10am-1pm each day. Please visit Imagine’s website at www.imaginenj.org to learn more about volunteering with Imagine and to complete an interest form for our upcoming training. Questions about training to be an Imagine facilitator can be directed to Imagine’s Clinical Program Supervisor, Abigail Priece, LPC at [email protected].
Imagine is a 501c3 that offers grief and loss education and training to the community and free year-round grief support groups for children ages 3-18 and young adults 19-30 who are coping with a loss due to death. Concurrently, support groups are available for the parents and guardians of the children in the groups and offered in English and Spanish. For more information please contact Imagine at 908-264-3100 or [email protected] or visit our website at www.imaginenj.org.
