THE FATHER FACTOR—WASHINGTON, DC
On November 29, Luz Flores and Washington Jackson, Interim Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships, Support Programs & Outcomes Management joined Ascend at the Aspen Institute & the GOOD+ Foundation in Washington, DC for the Father Factor: A Critical Link in Building Strong Families and Communities Conference. The forum shared ideas, current research and policy opportunities to increase the engagement of fathers with their children and social service organizations. Additionally, participants explored strategies about the importance of fathers helping children and families achieve their full potential.
Jessica Seinfeld, President and Founder of the GOOD+ Foundation and her husband Jerry Seinfeld, GOOD+ Fatherhood Leadership Council Chair gave the welcoming remarks on “Why a focus on fathers and why now?” The teams at Aspen Institute and GOOD+ Foundation will be working in the months ahead to compile ideas and information exchanged during the forum. A report will be issued in mid-January that will help create a blueprint for the most pressing next steps and how we change the narrative around fathers.
While in D.C. Luz Flores met with Yasmina Vinci, Executive Director of the National Head Start Association (NHSA), Lisa Stewart, Sr. Director of Strategic Partnerships at NHSA and Laurel Parker West PhD, President, National Programs & Operations of GOOD+ Foundation to discuss a collaboration between NHSA, the GOOD+ Foundation and AVANCE for April in San Antonio. More information will follow shortly.
BOARD HOLIDAY CELEBRATION
We look forward to our next board meeting/holiday celebration on Wednesday, December 12th from 6pm-8pm at the Union Kitchen Washington, 6011 Washington Ave, Houston, TX 77007. RSVP to Tolenia Lee at tjlee@avancehouston.org by Thursday, December 6th. Please note that we will have a short meeting promptly at 6pm. We look forward to seeing you there.
ANGEL TREE
Help share the joy this holiday season by donating new toys, clothes, and blankets to AVANCE-Houston families in our annual Angel Tree Project! Gifts can be dropped off at our Dacoma 1 location or at the Board Holiday Celebration . For more information or specific family requests please contact Kristen Dohle at kdohle@avancehouston.org. We would like to thank Comcast for sponsoring a few families for this year’s Angel Tree Project.
END OF YEAR APPEAL
As the year comes to an end we are thankful for all of our donors that have given to AVANCE-Houston. This year we will be mailing an appeal letter along with an annual report to all donors so they can see where their money has gone and the impact they have made for AVANCE-Houston families. Donation cards will be included for those that wish to make a donation.
RUN FOR A REASON
AVANCE-Houston is proud to announce that we have been selected for the 2020 Run for a Reason Program by the Houston Marathon Committee. The Run for a Reason Program allows half and full marathon runners to race and fundraise for AVANCE-Houston in the January 2020 event. Do you know a runner that would like to participate? Please contact Kristen Dohle at kdohle@avancehouston.org for sign up information. More registration and race day details will be coming soon!
HEALTH & WELLNESS INITIATIVE
We are proud to announce that AVANCE-Houston, Inc. has received the Texas Mutual Wellness Grant. Texas Mutual has partnered with Naturally Slim an online and mobile app program to award a wellness grant that will enhance our employees’ wellness and this in turn will impact our productivity. As a recipient we will receive a 12-month online program for our employees, which includes 10 weeks of Naturally Slim’s foundation, seven bi-weekly videos for reinforcements, and six monthly videos for maintenance. We plan to roll-out this information January 2019.
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