1. What services/programs for Ontario students and their families?
1.1. 6 programs geared towards different groups and age groups
1.2. Each program has 12 weekly meetings and two Celebrate Me Days
1.3. curricula consists of journals, activities, games, and stories designed to help each age group
2. How are services/programs accessed?
2.1. Parents can reach out to the coordinator
2.2. Parents may be told about the services
3. Rainbows...
3.1. produces high quality programs offered at no cost to the children;
3.2. supports our volunteers and accredited sites to sustain quality delivery of services
3.3. educates and builds public awareness about the reality of children suffering through grief
3.4. believes that grieving youth deserve supporting, loving listeners as they struggle with their feelings;
3.5. provides accredited training for all volunteers to prepare them for the commitment of assisting bereaved youth;
3.6. serves as an advocate for youth who face life-altering crises.
3.7. has served with more than 2.7 million youth since 1983
4. What is Rainbows?
4.1. They are largest international non-profit organization with the aim of helping children and teens grieve and grow after loss.
4.2. An organisation that forms partnerships with schools, faith communities and social service agencies so they may establish grief support groups and help vulnerable children.
5. How does the agency address equity, inclusion and awareness of cultural diversity?
5.1. The Rainbows program is available to all children regardless of race and/or religious affiliation
5.2. Anyone can access the services that Rainbow offers - even older college students and adults
5.3. There are secular and non secular versions of the program available.
6. What are the objectives of the agency?
6.1. assisting in building a stronger sense of self-esteem;
6.2. teaching appropriate coping mechanisms.
6.3. furnishing participants with an understanding of the grief experience;
6.4. providing an opportunity for emotional healing;
7. By the numbers...
7.1. 25 years in Canada (2012)
7.2. 125,684 Rainbows journals since 1995
7.3. more than 20,235 volunteers
7.4. 3,268 Rainbows sites in at least 509 Canadian communities
