Join a Children’s Disaster Services volunteer training in Spring 2026

By Michael Scalzi

Learn how to bring comfort and care to children following human-caused and natural disasters. Children’s Disaster Services (CDS) is preparing to hold four volunteer training events in February and March next year.

The CDS training program is a 25-hour training that equips volunteers with the skills needed to understand and respond to children who have encountered both human-caused and natural disasters. Go to www.brethren.org/cds to learn more and to register for a training class, or call 410-635-8735.

Dates, locations, and more information follows:

Feb. 20-21, 2026 – Beaufort, S.C.
Hosted by: First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort, 410 Church St., Beaufort, SC 29902
Local coordinator: Chris Appl-Walsh, 404-989-5306, capplwal@gmail.com

Feb. 20-21, 2026 – Bradford, Ohio
Hosted by: Oakland Church of the Brethren, 8058 Horatio-Harris Creek Rd., Bradford, OH 45308
Local coordinator: Toni Custer, 937-423-1841, tcuster77@gmail.com

Feb. 27-28, 2026 – Glendale, Ariz.
Hosted by: Dove of the Desert United Methodist Church, 6624 W. Kristal Way, Glendale, AZ 85308
Local coordinator: George Cushman, 928-460-2462, gccushman@cox.net

March 14-15, 2026 – La Verne, Calif.
Hosted by: La Verne Church of the Brethren, 2425 E St., La Verne, CA 91750
Local coordinator: Kathy Benson, 909-837-7103