Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Family Night another big success

We had a good turnout, good fellowship, a good presenter, the kids seemed to have fun, last night at our monthly Family Night here at the Mid Town Family Resource Center. There must have been 10 families, (parents and probably an average of 3 children!!) plus a goodly number of staff, and volunteers and hangers-on. Dick Wittberg, from the MOV Health Department did a great job of giving an overview of what the health department does, and its mission in the community. Our families are getting very good at asking good questions, and putting the topic into a good context for their families, their neighbors and the community. These sessions are serving several good purposes; they provide good community resource information to families, they are building the sense of community among the parents in our program, and they offer individuals the opportunity to express themselves, and explore the stressors and needs they experience, and seek solutions with support.
The kids also benefit from these family nights, they incorporate the enjoyment they get from participating in the after school program, and their friends, with seeing their parents interacting with other parents, in a relaxed, congenial atmosphere, and see other caring adults supporting each other.
There is definitely a solid core group built up now, and this can only continue to provide critical support to families as they tackle the day to day stressors they face.

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