LUNCH GROUP

Voyager Youth Program, in collaboration with Juvenile Diversion of Ouray County offers a monthly “Lunch Group” for 7 th and 8 th grade boys and girls. The objective of Lunch Group is to instill self-awareness, self-esteem and self-respect among the students.

While the first meeting is voluntary, if a participant chooses to continue with Lunch Group they are expected to attend all meetings from that time on, unless the student has a valid excuse. Each participant must have a permission slip signed by their parent/guardian in order to attend Lunch Group.

INTENTION OF LUNCH GROUP:

•  To provide a safe space to talk about the truth of one's life, and to help create a safe, caring space where others can talk about their truth without being judged or criticized.

•  To practice creating trust between students.

•  To provide an opportunity for students to experience that they are not alone

•  To provide a place where students can look deeply at their lives, their choices and the way they behave towards themselves and others in order to make conscious, self-loving and self determining choices.

•  To support critical thinking

•  To provide a place where participants can get feedback about the issues they face, if they want it.

•  To support the growth of healthy relationships.

•  To provide a place to practice interpersonal and group conflict resolution while exercising respect, patience, compassion, empathy, understanding and forgiveness for self and others.

•  To provide a place where “mistakes” can be discussed and worked through.

Click here to see Lunch Group Guidelines

Lunch Group Permission Form