Meeting on Brooks Farm Rezoning Set for May 10
The Great Falls Citizens Association (GFCA) board has voted to hold a special meeting to update the community on important developments in the proposed Brooks Farm rezoning. Residents who have been seeking changes in the proposed development will make presentations and take questions. Members and the public are encouraged to attend this milestone meeting on Tuesday, May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Great Falls Library.
Comfort Zone Camp to Host Grief Program for Children in Great Falls
Comfort Zone Camp will host a Family Grief Program for children aged 5-17 who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling or legal guardian. This program is open to members of the child’s immediate family as well.
The Family Grief Program will take place at Turner Farm Park in Great Falls on Saturday, May 7, 2016 and lasts from noon until 4 p.m. and is conducted in partnership with the Becky Love Foundation. The camp is free of charge, though space is limited and advance registration is required.
In 2016 Comfort Zone began the 17th year of its camp program, which was born out of a desire to provide a caring community and safe haven in which children who are grieving the loss of a parent or sibling are heard, understood, and taught healthy ways to process their grief. Since then, over 13,000 children have attended camps across the country. This Family Grief Program taking place in Great Falls is Comfort Zone’s first in the Northern Virginia area.
Participants will take part in confidence building programs and age-based support groups that break the emotional isolation grief often brings. The day’s activities will focus on developing community and power of connection for the entire family.
“The death of a parent or sibling is undeniably one of the most traumatic events a child can experience, but parents, schools and social programs often lack the tools needed to help children address their grief adequately,” said Mary Beth McIntire, chief executive officer of Comfort Zone. “We are happy to be partnering with the Becky Love Foundation and to serving families in the Northern Virginia area for the first time.”
To register for this program, or for more information, contact Ally Singer at ASinger@comfortzonecamp.org.