Welcome to the Family Nurturing Center THE JLC’S NEXT SIGNATURE PARTNERSHIP
Dear friends, We are thrilled to be selected as the next signature partnership of the Junior League of Cincinnati. We are also deeply honored, as we know the caliber of the organizations you considered this cycle. Before we look to the future of this partnership, I want to call your attention to our past, because we have history. In the early 1980s, Family Nurturing Center was a fledgling organization, known then as Citizens Committee Against Child Abuse. The organization wanted to add an important prevention program, but with a small budget and even smaller staff, they didn’t have the necessary resources. Enter the Junior League of Cincinnati. JLC not only provided funding to purchase puppets, scripts and the rights to this nationally accredited program, but also supplied the manpower – or woman power, to bring it to life. Junior League volunteers served as puppeteers and went directly into the schools to equip children with the tools they needed to recognize and report child abuse. Fast forward nearly 40 years, and that program continues today, and our partnership is renewed for even greater impact! Much has changed over the past four decades – we’ve grown from a small volunteer-based organization to a regional leader in child abuse prevention and treatment. Over the years, we’ve added programs, locations, staff and expertise to better meet the needs of our community. But while much has changed, much has stayed the same – our commitment to providing high quality services to support children and families, our mission to end the cycle of child abuse, and our reliance on community partnerships, like yours, to share in our work.
Mission:
Ending the cycle of child abuse by promoting individual wellbeing and healthy family relationships.
We are grateful for your partnership. The financial support of $25,000 annually for the next three years is significant and will go a long way in helping us build the infrastructure needed to support stronger outcomes for local children and families. But the real gift is the passion, intellectual capital, time and talent contributed by your members. In just a short time, we’ve already gotten a glimpse of what the future of this partnership holds. Every JLC member that we have interacted with has been all-in, and has brought ideas, commitment, skills and leadership needed to make a difference. The months and years ahead are full of opportunities. Improving systems and infrastructure, supporting participants directly, raising funds to provide sustainable support for programs, expanding our sphere of influence and elevating the conversation about child abuse are just a few examples of the ways the JLC can help Family Nurturing Center. The need is great. The possibilities are limitless. It’s been said that we all have a Wonder Woman inside of us, and Sarah Strohmeyer tells us how to multiply that gift: “The power of women united, I am again reminded, is an invincible thing.” We look forward to uniting with you, and doing great things together to make our community stronger. Sincerely,
Jane Herms, MSW Executive Director, Family Nurturing Center
Vision
Safe children, Thriving families, Nurturing communities
Guiding Principles
We help create a world where children live free of all forms of abuse and violence through a full range of prevention and treatment programs. The entire community is needed to protect children. Family Nurturing Center is a leader in educating the community about its role in supporting a nurturing environment for all families. Families play a critical role in promoting individual well-being and healthy relationships. Our family based services create the greatest opportunity for lasting change. Children’s well-being is an adult responsibility. Permanent cultural change in the way a community prevents and responds to child abuse occurs by educating adults and empowering individuals. Committing time and resources to do this is an investment in a better future. Junior League of Cincinnati
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