About being a Support Group Participant

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Each of the support groups have ten volunteer Support Group Participants. I.e. ten teachers or ten parents or ten parolees, etc.

A support group meets once a week at the same time, for 3-hours, on the same day each week, for 24-weeks.

Between sessions support group participants pair off (with a new partner each week) and exchange goals (things to do). Partners communicate with each other throughout the week via phone or email. The objective is to communicate in such a way as to cause your partner to complete his/her week's goals. The objective is for all ten support group participants to achieve their goals each week.

Between support group meetings Participants have access to each other, the TV viewers, and the Facilitator, via the Support Group Message Boards. Participants have each other's email address.

The Community Support Group Message Board

The message board has 5 categories:

  • Instructions
  • Message Board (for all registered users)
  • Assistant's Message Board
  • Participant's Message Board
  • TV Viewer's Message Board

All five categories are password protected.

Support Group Participant Prerequisites

  • Desktop or laptop computer with emailing capability
  • Support of your partner or housemate(s) for the 6-month project
  • Stable living environment with the equivalent of a one-year lease
  • Corded telephone with answering machine and a cell phone
  • Willingness to receive phone calls at any time (late-night or at-work calls will be rare but possibly necessary)
  • A reliable means of transportation (preferably have own vehicle)
  • Current vehicle safety inspection and insurance
  • Source of income other than welfare
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  • Federal and State Taxes must be paid or a payment agreement established
  • Alimony/child support handled to everyone's satisfaction
  • Debts handled to everyone's satisfaction
  • A willingness to honor agreements

Upon completion of the 24-week support group Participants will receive a letter of commendation attesting to the fact that they have demonstrated:

1) A willingness and ability to work at a high level of integrity.

2) An ability to communicate responsibly.

3) Exceptional reliability and trustworthiness.

4) An ability to function as a team member.

5) An ability to keep agreements and to honor their word.

To volunteer to be a Support Group Participant for any of the support groups email us.

To volunteer to be an Assistant-Co-facilitator for any of the support groups go here.

Register to be a Support Group Participant

Step 1: Click the Register button and complete the Message Board Registration Form (it's free).

Step 2: You'll receive an email with a link to Activate your registration. Once you have activated your registration post a test post on the Message Board [Subject: "_ _ _ _'s test post"] using the user name you chose.

Step 3:  Email us your full name, email address, home & cell phone numbers, and a brief statement with the name of the support group in which you'd like to be one of the ten Participants—teachers, parents, parolees, etc.—(teachers must all come from the same school).

Step 4: When we receive your email and see that you have posted your test post we'll email you the password to the Participant's Message Board.

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