KIDZ' VOLUNTEERS… To become a facilitator in a group one must complete a 30-hr. training, usually held annually, to learn the necessary skills to receive activity ideas and to receive support from seasoned facilitators. Criminal record background checks are mandatory.
Volunteers can attend sessions as "general helpers" after an interview with the director and a criminal background check. They will be not responsible for planning activities, but will be there to help the facilitators and befriend the children.
Volunteers can serve as Big Buddies at Mikey's Camp. There is a 4-hr training 1 week prior to camp each fall. Big Buddies are each assigned 1 camper to befriend for the weekend. Big Buddies do every activity with their little buddy.
TO VOLUNTEER: If you are volunteering to be a Big Buddy, please download, complete, and mail the following forms: Big Buddy Application, Volunteer Health History Form, and the Emergency Medical Treatment Form. You may also find it helpful to download the Packing List and the map and directions to Makemie Woods.
If you would like to volunteer for Kidz'nGrief as a facilitator or helper, please call the
Director, Beth Pile, at 757-737-2287 for more information.