Rainbows

What is Rainbows?
Rainbows is a peer support group program that provides a bridge to emotional healing for children, adolescents, and adults confronting death, divorce or other painful family transition - "because it doesn't need to hurt forever."
Change is a part of life, but it can also be frightening - particularly for children who don't understand what is happening. Grieving children need caring, trustworthy and knowledgeable adults to help them through the pain. And in cases of family transition, many times parents are trying to cope with the loss themselves. The purpose of Rainbows support groups is to provide children with an opportunity to share their feelings in an accepting environment of their peers - supported by trained, caring, compassionate adults.

Who Can Participate?
Any child who is in kindergarten through 8th grade.
Additionally, Morningside Elementary School offers Prism - a corresponding peer group support program for parents of children dealing with loss and family transition.

Parent Orientation
Northbrook United Methodist Church
Building C (enter from South parking lot)
11225 Crabapple Road
Roswell, Georgia 30075

Meetings begin in the Northbrook United Methodist Church classrooms

How Do I Register?
Complete the form below and send it to:
Rainbows Coordinator
Northbrook United Methodist Church
11225 Crabapple Road
Roswell, Georgia 30075

Additional Information:
For more information, contact Shannon
Blackburn at (404) 593-5077 or
northbrook_rainbows@hotmail.com.
This program is sponsored and facilitated by
THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF ATLANTA.

Denial: A period of disbelief and rejection of what is happening. This child thinks, "This can't be happening to me."

Anger: Directed at anyone and everyone from God to themselves and can take many forms. It is a necessary stage and can be a healthy experience if properly channeled.

Bargaining: An attempt to make a deal and postpone to fix the inevitable. A child often blames himself or herself and tries to change in order to make peace.

Depression: Comes with the feeling that life is out of control and overwhelming. When die reality of thesituation settles in, sadness follows.

Acceptance: Letting go of the past and learning to live with the changes; looking to the future with hope.

For more information please go to the Rainbows website www.rainbows.org.


RAINBOWS, an international organization, provices a bridge to emotional healing for children, adolescents, and adults confronting death, divorce or other painful family transition - "because it doesn't need to hurt forever."

Rainbows, like the beautiful rainbow sent by God after the flood, offers hope for the future. It can help lead children through the storm to a brighter tomorrow.
WHERE DOES RAINBOWS COME FROM?
Rainbows started in Chicago area schools in 1983. Since its inception, over 1,000,000 children have participated in Rainbows worldwide.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are looking for dedicated and caring adults to volunteer as facilitators for these groups. No group will have more than five children. Training will be provided. This is a wonderful ministry for children who are hurting and need to grieve.