Services

Calm Waters provided School-based grief groups in both of these Moore schools that were demolished. These families have had more than their share of grief. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. They will need much more support after the shock wears off and life resumes to “normal”………whatever “normal” will look like in the next week, month or year.

Barbara Butner
Executive Director, Calm Waters

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Free Divorce and Grief Support Groups

Groups are for children, (ages 3-18 years) and their parents or caregivers.

An intake appointment is required
for each person attending a
Calm Waters Support Group.

For more information, please call Maribeth Govin at 405.841.4800 or email: maribeth@calmwaters.org

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Divorce

Divorce changes a family in many ways. It can be a confusing and painful process for parents and even more so for children. More than half of Oklahoma’s children will experience the divorce of their parents. When parents divorce, children often get caught-up in a quagmire of emotions. Shock, disbelief, fear, sadness, isolation and anger are all common feelings, but children may not understand or know how to handle them.

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Divorce Support Group Schedule
Calm Waters’ Divorce Support Groups are scheduled from 6:30 – 7:30 pm.
Families attend one night per week for eight weeks.

Calm Waters is currently taking registrations for the sessions that begin in January.

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Divorce  Schedule

8 weeks of Tuesdays:
March 26, 2013 – May 14, 2013

8 weeks of Thursday
March 28, 2013 - May 16, 2013

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Grief  Schedule

Grief Sessions (Ongoing)

Calm Waters’ Grief Support Groups are scheduled from 6:30 – 7:30 pm on Monday evenings. Families attend twice monthly.

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Calm Waters / Progressive Insurance /OKC Autoworks gives car away.
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On November 19th at 12pm, a Calm Waters’ grief group participant received (unbeknownst to him) a 2007 fully refurbished Chevy HHR car. This single-parent grieving father is now raising 5 kids alone.

Progressive Insurance contacted Calm Waters to ask us if we had a deserving family that could use a “new” car and of course, we did!

This awesome father of five (5) had NO idea that he was going to receive this car.

What a wonderful way to bless a family and kick off the true meaning of ‘Thanksgiving’.

More pictures available at the link below:
Progressive Car / OKC Autoworks / Calm Waters Giveaway Pics

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Free Support Groups

(Click on the links below)

Grief Support Groups (after a death)

Young Adult (Age 19-25) Grief Support Groups

Divorce Support Groups

School-Based Grief Support Groups

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Creating New Traditions

Seminars

Parenting Through Divorce Seminars (court-approved)

Training Opportunities

School Counselor / Educator Grief Training

Volunteer Facilitator Training

Intern / Practicum Students

Community Crisis Interventions

School / Community Disaster

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Download Forms

Divorce Group Registration Form

Grief Group Registration Form

Young Adult (Age 19-25) Grief Group Registration Form

Intern-Practicum Student Application

Parenting Through Divorce Seminar Form

Volunteer Registration Form

School Counselor / Educator Grief Training – October 24, 2012
School Counselor Educator Grief Training Form 2012

Donation

SIP IT—Don’t want to Miss IT—The Best Wine Tasting Ever! MAY 23rd – 6:30pm
Our very good friend, Atif Asal, owner of Mediterranean Imports & Deli and Paragon Brands in conjunction with Action Liquor want to wine and dine you on May 23rd!
Mediterranean Imports and Deli and Paragon Brands are sponsoring this event.  They are raising monies to help the children in the community that have had a catastrophic loss in their life due to divorce, grief, deployment of a parent, deportation of a parent, incarceration of a parent and foster care.

Thank you for your wise investment in our mission to heal the broken hearts of children grieving. Through our FREE support program, these children realize they are not alone in their grief journey, all thanks to the helping hands of people like you, positively changing their lives forever.
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www.calmwaters.org
****MUST RSVP****
Call Calm Waters
405-841-4800

Many ‘thanks’ to our CAPTAIN level sponsors — Avalon Correctional Services, McAfee & Taft, Integris Health and AT&T for sponsoring     Calm Waters Center for Children’s Golf Classic that was held on April 22, 2013 at the Quail Springs Golf & Country Club.

Thank you also to the many other sponsors, teams and individuals that helped out with the event.

Your generous support made a difference. You helped many grieving children in our community.

Calm Waters Golf Classic

MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013

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SAVE-THE-DATE

Dine-out with Calm Waters on Thursday – February 28th.

Many Oklahoma City Restaurants will be donating a percentage of their proceeds that day to Calm Waters.

Sonic America’s Drive-In
The Iguana Café (Nichols Hills)
Iguana Mexican Grill (Downtown – OKC)
Rococo Restaurant & Fine Wine (Penn)
Mediterranean Imports & Deli
Tucker’s Onion Burgers (Classen Curve & 23rd Street locations)
Café 501 (Classen Curve & Edmond locations)
Musashi’s (5pm to close)
Sushi Neko (5pm to close)
The Lobby Café (5pm to close)
The Coach House (5pm to close)
VZD’s Restaurant & Club
Caffé  Pranzo
Café Do Brasil
Signature Grill
Deep Fork
Café  Nova
Bellini’s Ristorante
Urban Market Deli
Ludivine Restaurant
La Baguette Bistro
The Metro Wine Bar & Bistro
Belle Isle Restaurant & Brewing Co.
Lottinvilles Restaurant
Pearl’s Oyster Bar
Thanks for ‘making-a-difference’ with the grieving children in our community.

Website: www.calmwaters.org
Facebook: Calm Waters
Twitter: CalmWatersOK

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Dear Friend,

In 20 years of serving children and families in the Oklahoma City area, it makes sense to evaluate our services and results.  If you didn’t know, Calm Waters Center for Children and Families is a nonprofit organization that provides free Center-based support groups for children and families, school counselor grief workshops and school-based programs for students who are grieving due to a death, divorce, incarceration, deployment or other significant loss issue related to a family member.

We’ve assisted more than 20,000 lives since our inception.  But truly, our results are measured an individual at a time. After six months of attending Calm Waters grief support groups, Madison decided she was ready to rejoin life.  She reconnected with her friends at school, improved her grades and even coaxed her dad to become her soccer coach.

THIS IS WHY CALM WATERS IS HERE.

Below is a Worry Cloud, a picture of an activity that reflects messages kids like Madison write down as a group.  These are the kinds of things kids shouldn’t have to worry about- but they do.

Your gift of $25 will ensure that a child or other individual begins receiving help.  A gift of $100 enables a full circle of support.  We operate on a shoestring.  Our successes are obvious.  CAN YOU HELP?

MADISON, 8 years old, Edmond, Okla. wrote:
“Without my mom, everthing is different.  I miss the meals she cooked.  How she kissed me on the nose and snuggled with me.  I felt better going to Calm Waters and being around other kids who’d lost their mamas.  I wasn’t the only one.”

With your generosity, we’ll see the light of hope in the eyes of more and more children and families who urgently need our support!  Everyday we hear how much they appreciate your help.

Calm Waters is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has seen great success due to the generosity of individuals, corporations and private foundations. If you would like to support our efforts to help grieving children you may use our secure online form, contact us  or donate items from our wish list.

Night At Nonna’s

Ms. Avis Scaramucci- owner of Nonna’s and Mr. Gene Rainbolt – Founder / Chairman of BancFirst attending the Calm Waters fundraiser sponsored by Ms. Avis to benefit grieving children in the okc metro area. Mr Gene is the First Chairman of the Board of Calm Waters 20 years ago.

Calm Waters Center for Children would like to express a very special ‘thank you’ to Ms. Avis Scaramucci for hosting such a delightful evening and fundraiser for Calm Waters and our children. The meal was absolutely sumptuous and the atmosphere at your restaurant was five-star.

Ms. Scaramucci….Thank you again for desiring and for sharing your restaurant to ‘make a big difference’ with the grieving children in our community.

Mr. Gene Rainbolt / BancFirst—your continued support of our programs is very much appreciated!

Also, a special thanks to all that attended the fundraising event to join in with Ms. Scaramucci’s efforts.

The staff and board members of Calm Waters are so appreciative to everyone for what you do to help our children!

More pictures of event at the below link:
Night At Nonna\’s Fundraiser Pictures

With your generosity, we’ll see the light of hope in the eyes of more and more children and families who urgently need our support!  Everyday we hear how much they appreciate your help.
(More information on donating to Calm Waters)

Calm Waters is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has seen great success due to the generosity of individuals, corporations and private foundations. If you would like to support our efforts to help grieving children you may use our secure online form, contact us or donate items from our wish list.