Name: Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region
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Children's Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region

Children and Youth Services, Health and Safety: Mental Health

4702 James Savage Rd, Midland, MI 48642

Phone (989) 495 - 9335

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Our mission	To continue to expand awareness about the impact of grief and each individual’s ability to build resilience, strength, and hope by acknowledging and working through grief.

Opportunities	Outreach Team These volunteers will help share the news about the Children’s Grief Center by distributing information and brochure packets to local businesses, churches, and organizations. Also by presenting information at our CBC booth at area events throughout the year. One-time, Occasional, Weekly, Monthly 21+, 55+ Individuals Event support On-site Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends Share Your Talent Do you dance, have theater experience, want to share your love for art, sewing, crafts, or music? We could use your talents in setting up and creating packets to be used for grief group activities, collaborate and brainstorm ideas to use in group for creative crafts, games, making samples, setting up supply lists, etc. One-time, Occasional, Weekly, Monthly Teens, 21+, 55+, Adults Individuals Office work, Event support, Indoor On-site Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends Group Night Support Volunteers are needed to assist the Group Facilitators in setting up activities before group and cleaning up after group. Groups meet bi-monthly throughout the school year. Monthly 21+, 55+ Individuals Event support, Indoor On-site Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends Fundraising Committee We’re looking for creative ideas and a team of people to establish events to help raise funds for the Children’s Grief Center. This team will organize events, create marketing pieces, gather needed supplies and create opportunities for the community to invest in making the Children’s Grief Center sustainable for the long-term. Occasional, Weekly, Monthly 21+, 55+ Individuals Office work, Event support, Indoor On-site Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends Volunteer Facilitator Are you a good listener? Volunteers are needed to help facilitate our peer support group. Volunteers are skillfully prepared through our 15-hour facilitator training where they learn communication skills like Reflective Listening and participate in creative activities to connect and share with each other in training. They are asked to make a commitment for one year of group, September to May. Groups meet bi-monthly. Consistent attendance is important to ensure consistency for kids and their families. Monthly 21+, 55+ Individuals Event support Formal Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends Office Assistance Office volunteers would help with organizing, filing, labeling, copying, assembling packets and outreach materials, as well as providing general assistance to the administrative and program staff. One-time, Occasional, Weekly, Monthly 21+, 55+, Adults Individuals Office work, Indoor Weekdays, Evenings, Weekends

Items we need	Dress Up Clothing & Equipment Anything medical Scrubs Stethoscopes Ace bandages Surgical caps and masks Bandaids Blood pressure cuffs Syringes without needles Rubber gloves Fisher-Price medical playsets Hats Wigs Ties Dresses Vests Wedding dresses Sports coats Uniforms Item Collection Miscellaneous Items Playhouse furniture and miniatures Building blocks and Legos Lego sets Dollhouse Kinetic Sand Item Collection Dolls Multi-ethnic dolls Doll beds Blankets and clothes Real baby bottles Dollhouse dolls Families of dolls multi-generational Item Collection Art Supplies Colored paper Tape Scissors Stickers Glitter Rubber stamps Paper bags (white) Candy molds Pipe cleaners Pompons Embroidery thread Colored magic markers Colored sharpies Velum paper Watercolors Acrylic paints Foam brushes Regular brushes Watercolor paper Pads of big newsprint Rolls of white paper Dry erase markers Glue sticks Modge podge Modeling clay Item Collection Group Night Supplies Pizza gift cards Subway gift cards Paper plates Napkins Kleenex Granola bars Prepackaged single-use snacks Bottled water Juice boxes Item Collection Large Muscle Activities Ring toss Nerf balls Punching bag and gloves Bean bags and target Balloons and bubbles Musical instruments Item Collection Office Supplies Sticky notes Flash drives Ink Cartridges Copy paper Mailing labels Stamps Plastic storage tubs Large mailing envelopes Tape Item Collection

About us	We provide a healing environment through peer support to children, teens and their families grieving a death. Through this process, we advocate, we educate, we facilitate, we connect, and we thrive.

Children’s Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region

Children's Grief Center of the Great Lakes Bay Region

4702 James Savage Rd, Midland, MI 48642

Outreach Team

Share Your Talent

Group Night Support

Fundraising Committee

Volunteer Facilitator

Office Assistance

Dress Up Clothing & Equipment

Miscellaneous Items

Dolls

Art Supplies

Group Night Supplies

Large Muscle Activities

Office Supplies

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