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Creating Peace

 

We are so excited to share our newest program - Camp PEACE - with you! Camp PEACE will bring children exposed to domestic violence together for a month of activities that facilitate Peace Education, Action, Compassion and Empathy. Thirty campers, ages 5 - 14, will gather in Decatur for a four-week camp session at no cost to their families. Camp PEACE will help children learn alternatives to violence while promoting tolerance, impartiality, affection, self-compassion and compassion for others.

 

Learn More About Camp PEACE
Learn More About Camp PEACE

 

The camp curriculum is derived in part from Emory University's Cognitively-Based Compassion Training. CBCT trains children to cultivate compassion through reflection about themselves, their relationship to others, and the events in their everyday lives, and to develop an understanding of their interconnection with others. Practicing CBCT has been shown to help children better cope with stressors and to prevent and reduce depression. Additionally, Peace Education teaches children tolerance, acceptance and peaceful conflict resolution. Campers will learn new ways to handle stress and anger, develop strategies to help them calm down and focus before reacting to a situation and learn the skills of peaceful conflict resolution.

 

Combining Peace Education and Cognitively-Based Compassion Training provides children with the tools they need to manage their emotions, form healthy relationships and peacefully solve conflicts now and for the rest of their lives.

 

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Camp PEACE needs your help! Camp begins in less than 2 weeks and we still need to raise a little over $3,000 to cover all of our campers' costs. WRCDV is looking for 25 generous individuals to sponsor a camper for one week at $125. Your donation will help a child begin to shed the negative impacts of domestic violence on his or her life and expand their ability to form nurturing, caring relationships. Thank you for your support!