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Care for the Caregivers: Awake Implements Support Offerings for Staff and Volunteers
“We are now launching a new initiative that we’re calling ‘Care for the Caregivers,’ which offers a range of opportunities that our Staff, Survivor Circle Team, Leadership Team, Board of Directors, and key volunteers can access for emotional, psychological, and spiritual support.
This initiative is one way we can live out Awake’s core value of compassion—while also helping ensure that those who carry this mission can do so in a healthy way for years to come.”
Awake Welcomes Four New Directors and Offers Gratitude to Three Departing Directors
“This week the Awake community expresses deep gratitude to three people concluding their terms on our Board of Directors and welcomes four new directors stepping forward to serve.”
Courageous Conversation: The Role of Seminaries in Creating a Safer, More Compassionate Church
Last week, Awake gathered voices deeply engaged in seminary life to explore how seminaries can respond to the crisis of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Courageous Conversation: Listening to Survivors: What Has Helped My Healing Journey
Awake opened its sixth season of Courageous Conversations with a moving conversation among survivors who shared personal reflections on their healing journey. The panelists shared how they’ve come to understand their journey towards wholeness—what supported them, what hindered them, how they experienced the Church along the way, and what they recommend for those seeking to walk alongside survivors.
Awake Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors and Leadership Team
Awake Milwaukee continues to grow and recently celebrated the addition of three new volunteers to our team, including two new members of the Board of Directors and one addition to our Leadership Team. The Board of Directors is…
Courageous Conversation: Lay Leaders Reflect on Their Role in Facing the Abuse Crisis
Last week Awake Milwaukee hosted its latest Courageous Conversation, which considered the role of lay leaders in addressing the twin crises of sexual abuse and cover-up in the Catholic Church.