Adelaide Hills community group Bushfire Kids Connect has announced a partnership with Growing With Gratitude and Makers Empire to expand a resilience-focussed program for children affected by bushfires and other natural disasters, In Daily reports.
Bushfire Kids Connect took 60 families to the Christmas Pageant the year after the Adelaide Hills because many families missed Christmas.
The ‘Bushfire Brave’ program will launch in the second half of this year and will aim to teach children skills in resilience and empathy.
Bushfire Kids Connect founder Carly Ascott said that it will be similar to previous programs run by the group, but with a focus on self-awareness and teaching children to volunteer for the community.
“Really, those are the skills that are taught in assisting natural disasters – gratitude, empathy and kindness,” Ascott said.
“Also, positive reflection and helping to build resilient and connected young people.
“It’s really about developing empathy for people who have been impacted by disasters, but also, [for] those that live in natural disaster areas, it also makes them feel empowered to understand why fires happen [and] how they happen.”
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Bushfire support charity expands educational program (In Daily)
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