Children's Disaster Services - Volunteer Training Retreat
Fri, Oct 17
|Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren
Are you looking for a meaningful way to help children and families after disasters? Do you have a warm heart, patience, team spirit, a sense of adventure, and time to give?
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2025, 4:30 PM – Oct 18, 2025, 5:30 PM
Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren, 777 S Mt Joy St, Elizabethtown, PA 17022, USA
About the event
Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) Volunteer Training & Certification Program
Children Disaster Services (CDS) mobilizes teams of trained volunteers to care for children in communities affected by disaster. Volunteers set up on-site care centers giving children individualized attention that encourages self-expression through play, thereby starting the healing process.
Etown CoB will be hosting through the Witness Commission a Volunteer Training and Certification on Fri, Oct 17 & Sat, Oct 18. Participants in this 25-hour training will learn to provide comfort and encouragement to children by offering the healing young children need in traumatic situations. They learn to create a safe, friendly environment that gives children the chance to engage in therapeutic play activities designed to relieve stress and calm fears.
This training includes a simulated shelter experience (an overnight stay) and will be provided to any group of 15 or more adults interested in working with children after a disaster. Participants…