{"id":26547,"date":"2026-02-06T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T11:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=26547"},"modified":"2026-02-07T00:18:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T00:18:48","slug":"cds-next-series-of-training-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/cds-next-series-of-training-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Children\u2019s Disaster Services offers next series of training events for new volunteers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By Carolyn Neher<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children\u2019s Disaster Services (CDS) is holding another series of training events for new volunteers this spring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trainings are offered on Feb. 20-21 in Beaufort, S.C., and in Bradford, Ohio, and on March 14-15 in La Verne, Calif. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late fees will be waived for those registering for the Beaufort and Bradford trainings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Volunteers who train for CDS are trained in trauma\u2013informed interactions and in children’s behavior after disasters to provide a calm, safe space for children. Once certified, volunteers can provide their approximate availability. The CDS office can then gather teams more quickly to get volunteer teams to a shelter or assistance center following a disaster. Responses can be from one day to two weeks. Many CDS training areas are in regions with more frequent natural disasters. There is always a need for more volunteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training dates and locations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Feb. 20-21
First Presbyterian Church of Beaufort
410 Church St.
Beaufort, SC 29902
(Friday 4:30 p.m. to Saturday 5 p.m.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feb. 20-21
Oakland Church of the Brethren
8058 Horatio-Harris Creek Rd.
Bradford, OH 45308
(Friday 4:30 p.m. to Saturday 5 p.m.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

March 14-15
La Verne Church of the Brethren
2425 E St.
La Verne, CA 91750
(Saturday 8:30 a.m. to Sunday 9 a.m.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To register and for more information go to www.brethren.org\/cds\/training<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

— Carolyn Neher is associate director of Children\u2019s Disaster Services.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The CDS training group at Elizabethtown (Pa.) Church of the Brethren last fall. Photo by Alice Blair<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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