A Father’s Day Reflection

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Our parents must be empowered to give the love and support required by their children so they can overcome the ravages of trauma. This love and support positions children to receive nurture and understand healthy familial relationships for the rest of their lives.

As I reflect on Father’s Day, I hold a confidence in the critical role I play in the lives of my sons and I pray for every father, that they will lean into that same responsibility and great privilege. Our families will be better for it.

Helping Families find Health & Happiness

The Growing Together program located in Corsicana, TX, was just awarded an additional $200,000 per year until 2025 to support Early Childhood Systems Building in Navarro County, TX. These federal dollars were awarded to HOPES and other home visiting programs who are making a difference across the state of Texas. With the awarded dollars, the Growing Together team will expand the Parent support groups from one a month to three per month and offer new parenting groups such as Circle of Security Parenting on a regular basis.

In addition, PCHAS will hire a Parent Groups Coordinator to oversee parent groups and the Parent Advisory Council that is currently made up of 10 parents and caregivers who give consistent feedback on Growing Together’s programming. These funds will also allow for PCHAS to expand the work of the Navarro County Early Childhood

Coalition by offering consistent Child Safety and Child Development Days as well as expand Little Free Libraries and Childcare provider support activities. Finally, and most excitingly, the GT program will brand out into working with new moms and providing a post-partum depression prevention curriculum and intervening through counseling with new mothers exhibiting signs of post-partum depression. In partnership with our local hospital, PCHAS will provide safety boxes for new parents with encouragement and resources as they begin their parenting journey.

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