By: Sinziana Luchian; Marketing Intern Parenthood Summer Camp starts on Thursday June 18th. The program offers fun summer activities for pregnant and parenting teens. Are you a parent between the ages of 15-21 and do you reside in Western Wayne County? If you answered yes, then you qualify to participate in our FREE events! Food is always provided and transportation is available. Our FREE events include: Cooking Class- June 18th 1-3 P.M., RSVP by June 11th CPR Training- June 25th 9A.M.-4 P.M., RSVP by June 18th Exotic Zoo- July 9th 1-3P.M., RSVP by June 25th Family Portraits- July 16th 1-4P.M., RSVP by July 9th Baby Yoga- July 23rd 2-4 P.M., RSVP by July 16th Painting Class- July 30th 1-4 P.M., RSVP by July 23rd Hands on Museum- August 6th, 11A.M.-3P.M., RSVP by July 30th Movie Night- August 13th, RSVP by August 6th The purpose of our Parenthood Summer Camp is to provide teen parents with activities to engage in with their children, as well as build … [Read more...]
MOMMY & ME YOGA: What You Should Know?
By: Courtney Conover; Certified Yoga Instructor, RYT 200 I had been practicing yoga with my son, Scotty (age three), for about four months when my husband and I took him to the barber to receive his first professional haircut. (Those botch jobs I had been doing on him with a pair of dull shears were no longer passing muster; but that’s a different story for another day.) The point here is that the mere notion of having to sit still while getting his curls chopped by a stranger scared the bejesus out of him – so you can only imagine how bad things got when Scotty heard the buzz and felt the vibration of the electric clippers. It was bad; really bad: tears, incoherent pleading for it to stop. The whole nine. And then I told Scotty to close his eyes…and breathe. I told him – quite pointedly – to breathe just like we do when we practice yoga; to simply focus on his breath as he counts to ten and then back down to one again. It took a minute. But, no … [Read more...]
Starfish in the News: Honoring Starfish Mothers
Starfish recognized four amazing mothers. Read more on their stories here: Starfish 2015 Summer Newsletter … [Read more...]
Starfish Family Services CEO Ann Kalass Selected to Join 2015 Class of Ascend Fellows
INKSTER, MI, March 9, 2015 Starfish Family Services is thrilled to announce that CEO Ann Kalass has been selected by The Aspen Institute to join the 2015 class of national Ascend Fellows. The Ascend Fellowship invests in diverse leaders from a range of sectors who have breakthrough ideas to build economic security, educational success, and health and well-being for low-income families in the United States. “Poverty and inequality are the central economic, political, and moral issues of our time,” said Walter Isaacson, CEO of the Aspen Institute. “The Ascend Fellowship is part of the Aspen Institute’s commitment to advancing opportunity and equality in America.” Ann Kalass is eager to collaborate with other leaders who are on the front lines of new solutions to bridge inequality for children and their parents. Among their ideas and innovations: brain science research on the sensitive early months of life and parenting for families that have experienced trauma or toxic … [Read more...]
Starfish Family Services welcomes Heather Rindels as Chief Development Officer
INKSTER, MICHIGAN, JANUARY 5, 2015 Heather Rindels has joined the Starfish Family Services (Starfish) executive team as Chief Development Officer. (Effective January 2, 2015) Rindels will lead the agency’s fundraising, marketing and volunteering programs. She will ensure the development and implementation of strategies that raise the philanthropic resources necessary to support the many services Starfish, a nonprofit dedicated to creating brighter futures for the children of at-risk families in metropolitan Detroit, offers the community. Previously, Rindels held the role of Interim Chief Development Officer for Starfish. Starfish CEO Ann Kalass said, “We are thrilled to have Heather as a permanent addition to our team. We’ve already benefited from her strategic thinking, community outreach and marketing communications skills to advance our fundraising. Having the opportunity to work beside her the past 10 months has allowed us to see firsthand that she is a great fit with the … [Read more...]
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