¨ Friends for Life Program;

¨ BE-A-LINK!® program;

¨ Why Address Suicide?;

¨ Understanding Suicide;

¨ Action Steps;

¨ Protective Factors;

¨ Origin and purpose of Yellow Ribbon Intl. ;

¨ Identification of community resources;

¨ Identification and establishment of a community support team;

¨ Identification of cultural influences;

¨ Presentation and trainings preparation; and

¨ Program continuity and sustainability.

The volunteer will be trained to present for Friends for Life the Yellow Ribbon's BE-A-LINK!® program to adults and children.

Job Qualifications: The volunteer must first complete a volunteer application and will be required to undergo a background check to determine there are no previous felony convictions.

The volunteer also must have dependable transportation.

The volunteer must be able to work on a team and be able to speak in front of a groups of people.

Bilingual, multi-lingual and sign language capabilities are pluses.

Leadership: The volunteer will be assigned to a Team Leader and will report to that Team Leader.

Time Commitment: The time commitment required is three presentations per year when the volunteer will either be required to speak or assist in the presentation.

Support: Friends for Life staff and Team Leaders will provide support. Volunteers always will present in a team of two to three persons.

Development Opportunities: A Yellow Ribbon Certificate will be awarded.

Benefits:

• Speaking Opportunities
• Work / Volunteer Experience
• Helping your community
• Suicide prevention training
• Classroom teaching experience
• After completion of the training, volunteers will receive a Friends for Life shirt and Yellow Ribbon pin.

(Requests for letters of recommendations will be fulfilled after successfully completing the three-presentation commitment.)

Download Volunteer Application

Please fax, email, or mail completed applications to:

Heart of Montgomery County, Inc.

Attn: Friends for Life Volunteer
P.O. Box 9546
The Woodlands, Texas 77387
savefriends@healthcaremontgomery.org
Phone: 281.292.0601
FAX: 281.292.0344

Fee:  No Cost

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The BE-A-LINK!® Gatekeeper Training Session will be lead by the founders of Yellow Ribbon Intl., Dar and Dale Emme.

The training will be held at The Montgomery County Library

104 I-45 North

Conroe, Texas  77301

(936) 442-7712

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

www.twumc.org

Lunch is complimentary.