STRONG FAMILIES

Good Neighborhoods Action TeamJune 17, 2008

What is a strong family? A strong family

experiences love, respect, and well-being within the family and are effectively connected to knowledge and resources in the community

Our Team’s Long-Term Objectives Link Cody/Rouge families with

appropriate resources and monitor the resources for effectiveness

Present a series of on-going workshops that are focused on enhancing strong families

Explore options for neighborhood food pantries

Explore options for food pantries What resources already exist in the

neighborhood? Are these resources meeting families’

needs? What are our options for getting more

food to more families?

Linking families to resources Conduct a survey of Cody/Rouge families

to find out what family resources exist and to link these resources to people who need them

Work with a number of families to create a plan to meet their family’s main concerns and help link the families to the appropriate resources

Linking families to resources The Cody/Rouge Gazette – a community

newsletter to assist in building strong families

The 1st issue will feature interviews, articles, youth employment and summer activities, and youth poetry

Workshops for strong families Home maintenance Childrearing Youth empowerment Starting block clubs Budgeting and saving Home ownership Conflict resolution Neighborhood watch Starting a small

business

Health care Nutrition After-school programs How youth can talk

with parents Substance abuse Raising grandchildren Career education Financial aid and

scholarships for college

Workshops for strong families The 1st Annual Cody/Rouge Family Fun

Day Don’t miss it: August 16, 2008 from

12:00-5:00 pm at St. Suzanne We’ll have a bouncing castle, basketball

tournament, games, face painting, guest speakers and break-out sessions, hair cuts, resources for families, good food and much more!

Getting Results Families gain information and access to

resources Community agencies, including churches,

businesses, and schools, share facilities, resources, and programs

Social service agencies become more aware of how best to reach families and deliver services

Businesses become better informed of community needs and provide youth incentives

We Can’t Do This Alone! Please get involved with our Action

Team Sign up to volunteer at the 1st Annual

Family Fun Day – August 16, 2008 Fill out the Strong Families survey Support future Strong Families

seminars and meetings Stay involved with one of the four

Cody/Rouge Action Teams

Thanks to all our Action Team Members Sister Lucy Abbey Di Algood Charles Boayue, Jr. Theresa Early Richard Horne Dave Law Willye Lowery-Whitly Chacrice Miles Willa Miller Tracey Moore

Gloria Newton Maria Peoples Belinda Raines Khadijah Shabazz Lynette Simmons Charles Small Valaise Smith Luutricia Valentine Tangy Washington Harold White

Thanks to The Skillman Foundation University of Michigan School of Social

Work Cody High School – Detroit Public School Second Grace United Methodist Church Many local social and professional

organizations Many churches and community groups

within the Cody-Rouge area