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Pathfinders: Support for grieving children was founded in 1994 by Maria Brountas, a first grade teacher at Vine Street School and the late Barbara Eames. Pathfinders was founded on the premise that no child should grieve alone. Pathfinders relies on volunteer facilitators for its 2, 10-week sessions that are held during the year. Current facilitators find the experience very rewarding. Facilitators are asked to commit to an entire session (a session is ten weeks).

Comprehensive training is required for new facilitators and provided by Bangor Area Visiting Nurses/Hospice of Eastern Maine. Trainings are held at Bangor Area Visiting Nurses' Conference Room, Eastern Maine Healthcare Mall, Union Street in the spring and fall each year. Please call our office for dates, 973-8269.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Bangor Area Visiting Nurses

Volunteers will work with the following groups

Adolescents (13-17) Families / Parents Children (5-12)

We need volunteers who are free at these times

Evenings

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers

Adults (26-54) Individual Adults (55+) Young Adults (18-25)

This volunteer opportunity addresses the following social interests

Death and Dying

Contact Person:
Linda Boyle, Pathfinders' Coordinator, (phone)

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Address:

885 Union Street, Ste. 220 Bangor, ME 04401 (See a map)

Directions:

Take Union Street, Exit 47. Coming from the south, turn left and go over the bridge. Coming from the north, turn right. Continue up Union Street for approx. 1.5 miles to Eastern Maine Healthcare Mall on the right. Park in the lot and enter through the main entrance. Take the stairs or elevator to the right. BAVN/HOEM is the first suite (suite 220) on the right.

This opportunity can also be performed in these locations:
Web Site: http://www.pathfindersmaine.org