TCF News, Spring 2023

Spring 2023 - TCF Newsletter | tcf.org.uk 5 Call out for volunteers Are you a bereaved parent? Would you like to support other bereaved parents?  As an expanding peer support charity, we are looking for support group facilitators across the UK, as well as national helpline volunteers, grief companions, walks facilitators, Facebook group moderators and local one to one support contacts. We would especially like to hear from dads for all volunteering roles and particularly to help run our online sharing sessions for dads and local support groups. If you are at least 4 years bereaved and feel you would like to help other bereaved individuals, we would love to hear from you. We would also like to hear from adult bereaved siblings to join our online sharing group facilitation team or support at our supportive events for adult bereaved siblings. Or, if you are a bereaved grandparent who has lost a grandchild or have lost a daughter or son leaving behind children whom you are supporting and you feel you would like to support other grandparents, we would love to hear from you too. For an initial chat about any of our volunteering roles, please contact Ruth Mercier, Volunteer and Helpline Manager at ruth@tcf.org.uk Support Group Facilitators We are currently looking for bereaved parents to set up and facilitate bereavement support groups across the UK, specifically in the following areas: Scotland Perth, Aberdeen, Dundee, Inverness, Dumfries Wales Cardiff, Swansea, Bangor North West Carlisle, Lake District, Liverpool, Chester, Wrexham, Blackpool North East Sunderland West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber Hull, Grimsby, Lincoln West Yorkshire – Bradford, Huddersfield (Holmfirth area) South Yorkshire – Barnsley, Sheffield If you would like to find out more and attend our next information and training day for any volunteer interested in learning more about setting up and running a TCF support group then please contact Ruth Mercier at ruth@tcf.org.uk for more details. Grief Companions We are particularly looking for parents bereaved of an adult daughter, either by a sudden loss or from long term illness who are more than 3 years bereaved to support parents in the first few months or years of loss. Find out more at tcf.org.uk/griefcompanionvolunteer