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Elijah's Place: Grief Support Services
Director: Randi Fertitta
2780 Eastex Freeway
Beaumont,
TX 77703
(409)
924-4426
Click on this link to view the
Elijah's Place program video:
Elijah's Place Video Clip
Elijah's Place Volunteer Training - Coming in March!
Volunteers are needed to serve as group facilitators and to provide other support roles for Elijah’s Place evenings of service.
Volunteer training will be held at the Catholic Charities Central Services Facility at 2780 Eastex Freeway in Beaumont from 5:30 – 9:30 p.m. on March 20, 21, 28 and 29, as well as 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. on March 24. Attendance at all sessions is necessary to become an Elijah’s Place volunteer and advanced registration is required.
Those interested in volunteering should call (409) 924-4419.
How Does Elijah's Place Support Grieving Children?
Elijah’s Place is a program to
provide ongoing grief support services to children, ages 5 to 18, who
have experienced the death of a parent or sibling.
Children grieve differently than
adults. For that reason, it is important to allow them to communicate
their feelings with other children who can understand.
Elijah’s Place grief support
provides a setting for age specific group support sessions for the
children (ages 5-6, 7-10, 11-13, and 14-18) and a support session for
parents. Parents and children come to Elijah’s Place two evenings
each month. Participation in the program can last 12 to 18 months,
or until the family decides they no longer require the service.
Support for Children Affected by
Separation and Divorce
As an outgrowth of the original grief
support offered through Elijah's
Place, KIDS (Kids in Divorce Support) has sprung up to address the pain
caused by separation and divorce. At present, KIDS is accepting children
ages 5 - 18 into group sessions. Families of children who could benefit from
the support provided by KIDS should contact the Group Coordinator for
Elijah's Place at (409)
924-4419 in order to be placed on a waiting list.
KIDS also follows a twice-a-month
schedule with age specific peer sessions (5-7, 8-10, 11-13 and 14-18) and
parental support sessions.
Support
Sessions
All support sessions are led by
trained group facilitators who are supervised by a licensed
professional. The evening for volunteers begins at 5:30
for a pre-meeting and ends after the post-meeting at 9:30.
The evening for the families begins at 6:30
with a potluck supper and ends at 8:30.
The Lamar University Social Work
Program supports the establishment of Elijah’s Place and has agreed to
provide interested Social Work majors to be trained as volunteers,
starting in their junior year through graduation.
Elijah's Place Grief Support Intake Forms
Families interested
in participating in the Elijah's
Place grief support program can review, print and complete the Intake
Forms by selecting the “Intake Forms” button above.
Elijah's Place KIDS (Kids in Divorce Support)
Intake Forms
Families interested
in participating in the Elijah's
Place KIDS program can review, print and complete the Intake Forms by
selecting the “Intake Forms” button above.
What’s in a name?
The name “Elijah’s Place” is taken
from a portion of the biblical story about the prophet Elijah’s
experience when he hid in a cave, finding himself alone and afraid.
The word of the Lord came to him, not in the strong wind, the earthquake,
or the fire; but rather in a “tiny whispering sound” and he was told to
go back out and live. It is our desire that Elijah’s Place will assist
grieving children and their families to understand and learn to live with
their grief, to hear the “tiny whispering sound” and go out and live.
Elijah's
Place is grateful for the grant
support received from the
Entergy
Charitable Foundation during 2011 - 2012
that helps partially subsidize it.
Click the following link to view,
print, or email a copy of Elijah's
Place Grief Support Program brochure for families: Elijah's
Place Grief Support Program Brochure for Families
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