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AS OF FEBRUARY 2025, HAND IS OFFERING BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL MEETINGS

1. For current information on support group meetings, check the Meetings page. To register, please email meetings@handsupport.org.

2. We are offering one-on-one peer support services via phone and email. If you wish to be connected with a HAND peer support volunteer, please complete a peer support request form.
HAND Volunteer Training (Virtual)
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HAND Volunteer Training (virtual)
Saturday, January 29, 2022
10 am – 12 pm
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
Registration deadline:  January 15, 2022
HAND’s volunteer training is for parents, family and friends interested in supporting HAND by volunteering in various ways including:
  • facilitating support group meetings*
  • offering peer support to parents with a recent loss
  • coordinating funeral assistance
  • serving on our Board of Directors
  • doing outreach to local hospitals and healthcare providers
  • planning events
  • providing administrative support
* Note that HAND requires that parents wait at least one year after their loss and attend support group meetings consistently before beginning the process of training to be a facilitator (exceptions may be considered for certain circumstances).
Our next volunteer training, which will be held via Zoom, is scheduled for Saturday, January 29th from 10am-12pm. This will be the first of two virtual sessions.
  • Session 1 (required for all new volunteers) will include a general orientation about HAND’s history, structure and services, volunteer opportunities, and an overview of grief and perinatal loss.
  • Session 2 will be specific to peer support and facilitating support group meetings, and will be scheduled for sometime in February.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please click here to fill out an application or contact us at volunteers@handsupport.org