The site hosted two very exciting and successful meals in its Mid Town Family Resource Center last week. On Wednesday, January 21 over lunch, about 18 people gathered for sharing, support and brainstorming things we can do to help support young families, as they deal with stressors and challenges. This was a good mix of young moms, staff from various parts of our site's programs, a grandmother, and a lively mix of little ones. Lisa Weaver led the meeting, and I think came away with some support for some of the ideas we've batted around: someone coming in to talk about nutrition, menu planning, budget food shopping and the like. An informational session on what services the Health Department offers. We are still challenged to find a way to "draw" some fathers in, to see what they would benefit from, in terms of support, presenters.
One of the parents present, came back the next day, and did a bang up job straightening in the clothing closet, and then that night brought her kids to the monthly family night and movie!
Speaking of that, we had a packed house for our Mid Town FRC Partners in Prevention family night on Thursday, the 22nd. We had pizza and some sub sandwiches, and some good Panera's desserts, and 40 some people mingled and got to know each other, and enjoy conversations, before settling in to watch "Horton Hears the Who" (or something like that!!) This was a big success, getting a number of neighborhood families together for some wholesome fun, and support. Both Lisa's did a great job of hosting this event, and lots of our staff, friends, volunteers, and parents helped with the clean up, despite everybody being tired out from a long, good day.
Both these events kick off 2009 in a great way for the Mid Town Family Resource Center, and its mission to strengthen families, offer supports where needed, and help families reduce stressors that might lead to risks for the families.
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