Volunteering
Help make a difference! LOSS Community Services began as a grassroots effort driven entirely by passionate volunteers. We continue to rely on our volunteers for the many services we offer. Volunteers not only receive training, but also become part of a vibrant, supportive community that values both personal growth and collective impact.
Interested in volunteering with us? Read below to learn more about our volunteering opportunities
Volunteer Based Programs
We rely on our passionate volunteers to provide these programs to the community
Immediate Response Peer Support
Through our partnership with the Franklin County Coroner’s Office, trained volunteers provide practical support and resources to families and loved ones in the immediate aftermath of a suicide loss.
We also provide delayed workplace response support, emotional support at vigils, home visits to survivors, and more.
Volunteer opportunities in this program include first responders and phone dispatchers.
Ongoing Support Program
As survivors of suicide loss ourselves, we recognize that the pain and grief do not simply disappear when the neighbors stop bringing casseroles over or after making it through the first year. LOSS provides continuing support for loss survivors in various ways as they move forward in their journeys.
Volunteers help pack resource folders, envelopes, and care boxes that are given to survivors, offering some hope and comfort at a time when it can be difficult to think of what to do next.
Volunteers with similar lived experiences will write cards to be sent to survivors on the anniversary of their loved one’s passing, birthday, and other sensitive holidays.
Peer Support Program
LOSS Community Services offers support groups throughout the year, both virtually and in-person. Some groups are structured 10-week groups, while other groups only require a commitment of a week or two at a time. Volunteers interested in becoming support group leaders will receive specialized training and evaluation before becoming a co-facilitator.
Another option for peer support is as a peer companion. Not all survivors feel comfortable in a group setting and would prefer personalized one-on-one support. Peer companions also receive training and evaluations before engaging in support. One-on-one support can be flexible to best meet the needs of each person bereaved by suicide.
Advocacy and Education Program
What is postvention? We collaborate with and educate businesses, agencies, faith communities and more about suicide postvention and prevention.
We also try to have a presence at community events in order to provide resources and awareness to as many people as possible. Volunteers are always needed to help share information at resource tables.
Volunteers have the opportunity to become trained to provide QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention trainings.
This program would also include volunteers’ assistance in fundraising efforts. Advocating for the impact LOSS makes.
