If you are interested in becoming a TAPS Good Grief Camp Mentor, please review the skills and characteristics we expect from our mentors:

• Ability to follow directions from mental health provider/group leader of bereaved child.
• Ability to use good judgment when assessing safety for children. 
• Ability to attend all training for volunteers/mentors and the entire weekend. 
• Ability to demonstrate good moral and responsible conduct around children of all ages.
• Willingness to be a “Big Brother” or “Big Sister” to child who has lost their parent, guardian or other relative in the line of military service.
• Ability to refrain from profanity, smoking, or unprofessional conduct while serving as a mentor to a child in the Good Grief Camp. 
• Ability to be “present” and “companion” a child or children while cognizant of own grief and loss issues of a military friend or family member.
• Willingness to continue the mentor role throughout the rest of the year for the child’s birthday, special events, or holidays. 
• Ability to show empathy for children and surviving parent as the family is grieving. 
• Ability to demonstrate good boundaries to help the family use their own inner strengths and community support. 
• All mentors must complete the security background check. 
• Mentors must be at least 20 years old and demonstrate maturity when working with children and following directions (exceptions to age requirement for military personnel and teen survivors allowed).

To register as a Good Grief Camp Mentor, select an upcoming camp at a location near you, then look for the yellow and red "Register" section. Thank you for your service in support of the TAPS mission!