Be A BUDDY at Pieces of Me Camp!

We need YOU! Our biggest volunteer need is for Buddies! A Buddy is just that...a person who volunteers to stick close to a camper and engage in activities along side the camper. Buddies have special trauma informed training that is given prior to camp that helps them connect, understand, and help their camper through their time at camp. We need both Adult Buddies for both Teen and Kid Camp and Student (age 15+) for Kid Camp! We have paid and non paid positions with service hours available!

Adult Buddies needed for Teen Camp (July 8th-12th)

Adult & Student (age 15+) needed for Kids Camp (July 22nd-26th)

Not able to Volunteer...Consider giving a donation!

Making Sense of Your Worth

Self-Worth is the foundation of who we are as human beings and in today’s world is highly sought after. It plays a role in every decision we make and in every relationship we have. This eight week program is designed for anybody who desires the freedom that comes with living in positive self-worth and secure attachment. 

The Making Sense of Your Worth Curriculum follows a step-by-step process of gaining positive self-worth. It was created by Cindy R. Lee, LCSW in partnership with HALO Project International and participants in the program show an increase in positive self-worth upon completion. These classes will be led by Kristin Rich, LPC

Cultivate Connection Course from Empowered to Connect is a peer to peer parenting course facilitated BY parents FOR parents! If you are a foster, adoptive, or neurodivergent parent this course dives deep into the building blocks of a flourishing family. The course gives helpful parenting practices and strategies for kids of all ages, with plenty of time to discuss ideas and ask questions along the way. These practical skills are rooted in research on brain based parenting, attachment, trauma, sensory processing, and more. The purpose of Cultivate Connection is to empower parents and caregivers to be confident, calm, curious, compassionate and connected.

Kaleidoscope: Transracial Family Support Group

We believe that giving voice to people's experiences lets them know that they are known and loved. Transracial Adoption brings many different experiences for both children and parents who need a safe place to be expressed and receive support. This 4 week support group is designed to meet those unique needs while providing a community of safety and support.

TBRI® Introduction and Overview Virtual Lunch & Learn

TBRI® is an attachment-based, trauma-informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of vulnerable children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. While the intervention is based on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection.

If you are new to TBRI® or want your family members or community supports (ex. babysitter, friends, teachers) to be more informed this is the CLASS!

This 4 week virtual lunch & learn will cover trauma and the brain, the attachment cycle, the need behind the behavior, and an overview of the Connecting, Empowering, and Correcting Principles of TBRI® -

Bonus Optional 5th Session: TBRI® and the Gospel with Q&A

Reclaim Compassion Small Group Class

Shed your shame. Renew your hope. Rediscover the parent you know you can be.

Is your adoption journey turning out differently than you imagined? You had so much love to give, but now you feel ashamed and bewildered by your lack of compassion. You may be experiencing blocked care—a self-protective mechanism in your nervous system that makes it difficult to connect with your child and maintain compassion. When it happens, it’s like your heart seems to have left the relationship. But the good news is you are not a bad parent. You can heal from blocked care, and compassion can be rekindled in your heart.

Known & Loved is excited to announce a new 10 week Small Group Study to dive deep into the amazing book, Reclaim Compassion written by Lisa Qualls and Melissa Corkum. Join Kristin Rich, LPC and other parents for discussion, creative arts, and compassion in a nonjudgmental community!

Next Offering Planned for Fall 2024

Practicing TBRI®

This is a 5 week 2hr support group that combines teaching & small group consultation especially designed for primary caregivers to dive deep into TBRI® and put it into daily practice. Taught by Christian Mental Health Professionals and certified TBRI Practitioners that create a safe environment to learn practical tools and build lasting community.

Next offering planned for Fall 2024

Next Offering planned for Fall 2024

Renovate: A Christ-Center Sexual Abuse Recovery Group

Common obstacles to walking in true freedom and abundant life often start with questions like this: What if it wasn’t really sexual abuse? What if it was all my fault and people would judge and reject me if they knew? What if it hurts to bring it up? What good is it to bring up the past? Shouldn’t I just forgive and forget? Whether or not we want to admit it, sexual abuse experiences impact us. During our 13 week Renovate Group, we take our secrets into the light in a safe, structured environment to facilitate insight, healing, and restoration. You are loved, and you are worth it. 

Tuesday Evenings from 6pm - 8pm starting January 24, 2024

Next offering Planned for Spring 2025

Parakaleo: A Faith-Based Miscarriage Support Group

Miscarriage can bring a lonely agonizing grief that persists even when life seems to go on normally by those around you. There is help so you don't have to go through this alone. In Parakaleo (Greek word for helper that comes along side), we offer a Christ centered support group where you can gain comfort, acceptance, courage and strength with others who are also on this healing journey. This 10 week support group includes book study, facilitated weekly discussions, creative arts, and a memorial service. Your level of participation is up to you as we all grieve differently. 

Parenting Styles 101 Virtual Lunch & Learn

Parenting is one of the toughest jobs in the world and does not come with a one size fits all option. It can be complex, but researchers have been able to identify 4 common parenting styles and how they correlate with outcomes in adulthood. Join Licensed Professional Counselor, Kristin Rich, for a 4 week 1hr Virtual Lunch & Learn to discuss each style in-depth and how to have a balance between structure and nurture so that kids feel seen, heard, and valued while also having limits, boundaries, and structure that promote safety and growth.

Parenting for Positive Self-Worth

The Making Sense of Your Worth is phrase one! Parenting for Positive Self -Worth is Phrase two and is all about bringing healing and positive self-worth to your children.  

In this 8 week 2 hour class you will learn:

· how to connect with your child in a deep and meaningful way

· how to empower your child to be successful each day

·how to correct behavior while establishing positive self-worth in the child

· how to model and teach self-regulation and using words to express emotions to get needs met

·how to redo behavior in the most appropriate ways

·how to help your child connect to others and build healthy relationship skills. 

It was created by Cindy R. Lee, LCSW in partnership with HALO Project International.