Carrying Our Grief Together
Vernon Park 5800 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, United StatesThe late African spiritual teacher Sobonfu Somé, who came from the Dagara people of Dano village in Burkino Faso, said: "Communal grieving offers something that we cannot get when we grieve by ourselves. Through validation, acknowledgement and witnessing, communal grieving allows us to experience a level of healing that is deeply and profoundly freeing." Join Salt Trails, a Philadelphia collective that has been holding community grief rituals since 2021, for its 5h annual community processional, Carrying Our Grief Together. This is an invitation to reach across our cultural divide of [...]
Southwest -Seven Day Adventist Community Health Fair
SW Seven Day Adventist Church 1220 S 58th St, Philadelphia, United StatesJoin us for our community health fair. Resources for health and fitness, activities for all, music, food and giveaways. HCCS will be offering free and confidential depression screenings and information on behavioral health supports and well being
Virtual Grief Support Group – All Arms Locked
Philly HEALs will be hosting a virtual support group for men who are experiencing grief from stigmatized loss. While we recognize that all grief can be difficult, when you lose a loved one in a stigmatized way, it can further impede the grieving process. Examples of stigmatized loss are losses due to overdose, addiction, homicide, or suicide. This group will assist in building community between men who have experienced similar losses as well as giving participants tools to deal with this type of grief. You can sign up for the [...]
Ur Storytellers Storytelling Training
Zion Baptist Church 3600 N Broad Street, Philadelphia, United StatesStorytelling is a training facilitated by UrStorytellers in collaboration with the City of Philadelphia 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 the importance of sharing them in community settings. This training will be 4 hrs. in length, delivered in a PowerPoint format, and interactive [...]
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