Family Night

This month's family night brought a very powerful example of the work we try to do to help families in the neighborhood, alleviate stressors, and strengthen families with natural help from their neighbors. A single parent mom with three school age children, was lamenting the stress she feels, having to go to work before the kids get off for school, and how sometimes this leads to them being late for school. She was feeling so stressed about this, she considered quitting work. Another neighborhood parent, who she was just meeting this night at Family Night, but whose kids know each other, offered to pick up the kids for school, as she regularly takes her daughter to school and it wouldn't be an inconvenience to pick them up. The look of relief and appreciation on the mother's face, was enough to make us feel we can make an impact on the lives of the neighborhood family, simply by the act of bringing them together for a meal and family night. A survey questionnaire that Lisa had prepared, was the catalyst for this great connection.