Children’s Disaster Services

Since 1980, Children's Disaster Services has been caring for children after disasters in shelters and assistance centers by providing volunteers specially trained and certified to care for children who have experienced a disaster.  Using techniques that utilize toys that encourage expression, volunteers provide a calm safe and reassuring presence in the midst of the chaos created by a disaster.  Although we are part of Church of the Brethren Disaster Ministries, our workshop is open to anyone over the age of 18.  Please visit our website for more information.

Children's Disaster Workshops are scheduled for the fall:

September 20-21, 2013, 703 Whitney Ave, #6, New Haven, CT
Contact:  Bruce Lockwood, [email protected]

November 1-2, 2013, 302 E. 12th Ave, Cordele, GA
Contact:  Allison Lindsey, 912-393-5524

November 15-16, 2013, 102 Newtown Road, Groton, CT
Contact:  Bruce Lockwood, [email protected]

We find that caring for children after a disaster brings new volunteers to disaster work, often drawing from teachers and childcare providers and others who work with children.  It is important that we fill these workshops, as the more volunteers we have, the faster we can respond to the needs of children after a disaster. 

Thank you for your help!  For other questions about volunteering or training, please contact our office: [email protected] or call (317) 713-2442. 

Thanks for putting your compassion into action by partnering with WoC!