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A local charity that offers bereavement support to local families will hold an open morning later this month searching for new volunteers.

 

Cruse Bereavement Care will host an information and question session from 10 am until 12 pm on Saturday, January 18th at its Tromode headquarters.

 

The organisation offers confidential support to people of all ages and over the last three decades has helped about 3,500 adults, children and young people in need.

 

Volunteers don't need to have been through life experience or from a certain profession, and Cruse is keen to recruit people with a wide range of skills and experiences as the course will provide participants with the awareness, skills, and knowledge they need to begin working with bereaved people.

 

Amanda Cafearo, Chief Executive Officer, said: ’Volunteers are essential for our work and it is because of them and our other supporters that Cruse has developed into the highly respected charity it is today.

 

’As a charity, we do rely heavily on those who give their time but, in return, we offer specialist training to all our volunteers so they are well prepared to help others cope with loss, giving them the best assistance possible.

 

‘Whether those people have suffered a loss in the past and wish to help others in the same situation, or simply just want give something back to the community, our door is open to anyone who would like to get involved and help provide the widest help to the bereaved in the years ahead.’

 

Partly-funded by a Department of Health and Social Care grant, Cruse relies on other donations and volunteers to operate. 

           

Anyone wishing to attend the open morning can call 668191 (option two) or email info@cruseisleofman.org to find out more and book a place.

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