Grief
Events
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Philadelphia Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day
Thomas Paine Plaza 15th & JFK Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesHomeless Persons’ Memorial Day is a national event that takes place annually on or around December 21st, the first day of winter and longest night of the year. Since the early 1990s, a coalition of Philadelphia advocates, providers, and homeless and formerly homeless persons have organized a gathering to honor the many individuals who have lost their lives and recommit to working to bring an end to homelessness in the city of Philadelphia. We are still gathering names of Philadelphians who experienced homelessness at some point in their lives and [...]
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Philly HEALs Grief-Friendly Holiday Gathering
West Kensington Ministry 2140 N Hancock St, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesWe hope you can join us this Friday for our annual grief-friendly holiday gathering! We know the holiday season is hard with grief thrown into the mix. It’s OK if you don’t feel festive… we can just be together. It will be from 5-8pm at West Kensington Ministry (2140 N Hancock St., Phila PA 19122) We’ll have activities including cookie decorating, a gingerbread person contest, paint-your-own ornaments, and holiday origami! Community partners Operation In My Backyard, RHD’s Community Support Board, and Unity Recovery will offer harm reduction resources and support. [...]
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Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Conference
New Covenant Church of Philadelphia 7500 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, United StatesDiscover the transformative power of faith and healing at the "God's Purpose for Wholeness: Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual" Mental Health Conference, a FREE event dedicated to addressing the mental health crisis from a Christ-centered perspective. Cost: FREE (Lunch Included) Hosted by: New Covenant Church of Philadelphia To register visit: NCCOP.Church/Wholeness PMHCC Case Management will be in attendance providing Behavioral Health Screenings and resources for well being.
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Ur Storytellers Storytelling Training
Philadelphia Recovery Community Center (PRCC) 1701 W. Lehigh Ave., Philadelphia, United StatesStorytelling is a training facilitated by Ur Storytellers in collaboration with the City of Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services (DBHIDS). This training is one of many that are approved as a required prerequisite for applicants who want to pursue the goal of becoming a Certified Peer Specialist. Our goal is to inform the recovery and faith-based communities on how to share their stories and in addition to the importance of sharing them in community settings. This training will be 4 hrs. in length, delivered in a PowerPoint [...]
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