Our Father’s Family Keeper Ministries has a special place in our heart for the young people in our community.
We love seeing them achieve at their maximum potential, and even more than that, love seeing them giving back to their community.
This past year, our OFFKM youth did just that, volunteering their time to participate in the annual 4-H Color Run and visiting a local nursing home, where they shared cards they’d made for the residents and spent time with them.
OFFKM is seeking a new, volunteer Life Skills Coach for our Transition House in Vandalia.
We are looking for a mature individual who has the skill and temperament to work with single women and those with families, who are homeless or at risk of becoming homelessL Someone with a heart of compassion, who is willing to share their life experiences in a meaningful, patient way.
Our Father’s Family Keeper Ministries is seeking a new, volunteer Life Skills Coach.
The candidate should:
* Help women create personal budgets;
* Show clients how to plan healthy, nutritious meals;
* Demonstrate to women how to parent their children in a loving, firm, structured manner;
* Show women how to maintain their household;
* Help women plan and manage their time each week to achieve short- term, and part of their long-term goals;
* Lead these women in developing personal short- and long-term goals, using the SMART strategy (Simple, Manageable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-focused);
* Be able to show candidates how to dress for success and dress appropriately for interviews;
* Be able to drive.
Those being considered for the position must submit to a drug and alcohol test, the cost of which will be paid for by Our Father’s Family Keeper Ministries.
Our Father’s Family Keeper Ministries serves as a resource for free or low-cost food, clothing and shelter referrals and services in the greater Cass County, Michigan area.
Our Father's Family Keeper Ministries is trying to assess the community's needs and thoughts about after-school and summer academic and enrichment programming, both of which we have hosted before.
Our Father’s Family Keeper Ministries is still hard at work, behind the scenes, trying to create another opportunity for a summer academic and enrichment opportunity for Vandalia-area youth.
We are also hard at work planning to host another after-school tutoring session for the 2016 -2017 school year and are looking for volunteers and a location that will be convenient to students.
As a parent, caretaker or other vested adult, would you be interested in seeing the return of our summer academic-enrichment program and our after-school tutorial program? We will be posting a survey on these items, and other concerns, on our website, so sty tuned.
Let us know about your interest in either the after-school program or the summer academic-enrichment program by emailing your comments to: [email protected]
Students gather to celebrate the final day of our inaugural 2015 Summer Academic & Enrichment Program!
Two area youth spent the summer learning about horses in a program run by Mr. Ray Hahn, the 4-H Rocky River Riders leader. The two youth who enjoyed this experience were 5-year-old Aivian Allenand 6-year-old Keion White. Hahn worked with other youth, Ms. Lauren and Ms. Courtney,in this venture.
A big congrats to Mr. Ray Hahn for his selfless devotion to our youth and his sharing of his passion with them.
This is also a plea to raise donations for Mr. Hahn and his horse program, to help his 4-H Club raise funds to maintain his horse, and to solicit helpers to volunteer an hour or two a week to help with chores.
The arrival of Memorial Day signals the beginning of summer! Yaaay!!
For some children, it’s the time to enjoy some leisurely days and time away from daily rigors of school . . . but not completely!
Educational studies say students can lose two to more months of reading and math skills over the summer if efforts are not made to engage in some things educational and stimulating.
So, between the long, lazy days of summer, go to your local library, and if your child does not have a library card, sign up for one. Find out what reading programs and games your local library has.
Take time out to visit a museum. . . or take a nature hike, identifying the flowers, plants and birds and animals as you go.
Enjoy your summer, but dare to be deliberate with your child’s summer reading!
1.Attending a board of education meeting to share your concerns;
2.Get information how your school is meeting your child’s needs;
3.Offer solutions versus rehashing circumstances that created low performing students;
4.Volunteer to work with students.
Given the low achieving number of 3rd through 8th grade students, request that the administration support community programs that supplement classroom instructions. It is not possible for our youth to receive too much support/reinforcement.
This is an open letter to the parents and other stakeholders in the Cassopolis Community School District and a plea to take action by asking questions and sharing your concerns with your Board of Education:
Did you know that 68 percent of our 3rd to 6th graders are “BELOW“ grade level in both Math and English?
Did you know that 80 percent of our 7th – 8th graders are “BELOW“grade level in both Math and English?
Did you know that our student-athletes are allowed to continue participating in sports and extracurricular activities, even if they have one or more failing grades, instead of being required to attend a Study Table session (until that grade improves)?
It is your right and responsibilityto share how you feel about these scores: Share your concerns at the next Board of Education meetings: April 11, 2016, and April 25, 2016 (the board meets the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month).
h, Ms. Lauren and Ms. Courtney, in this venture.
