WATERVILLE — Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area will offer a facilitator training for its grieving children’s program, Hope’s Place, starting Monday, March 2. Hope’s Place’s provides a safe, supportive environment for grieving children, teens and families through peer support groups led by trained volunteers, which nurture and encourage safe expression of grief and loss, according to a press release from the organization.

The training will be held weeknights from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 2, 4, 9 and 8 a.m.-noon Saturdays, March 7 and 14, said Jillian Roy, youth services coordinator, in the release.

The 20-hour training will be taught by the staff and volunteers at the Hospice Volunteers of Waterville Area’s Community Center, 304 Main St. There will be a $30 processing fee for materials. For more information, call Roy at 873-3615, email jroy@hvwa.org or visit hvwa.org.