Wednesday, January 13, 2021

News and Events from Family Connection!

 

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Upcoming Trainings and Events

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Overview of IDEA by Sally Baker, Director of Family Engagement 

Jan 21, 2021, 10:00 – 11:30 am 

Participants will gain a basic understanding of IDEA and its important components. Learn the purpose of IDEA, and its protections for your child! 

Details and Registration  

Polar Plunge 

Each year, we are fortunate to be one of the recipients of the proceeds of the ChippenWhales Polar Plunge—hosted by Children's Charities of the Midlands. This year’s plunge into the cold water of Lake Carolina in Columbia, will take place Saturday, January 16th. Gary Matthews, event organizer, recently interviewed one of our families. Read Lizzy Sample's, inspiring story as told by her mom, Jenny Anderson on our news page! You can support the event through their exciting online auction or making a donation

Tools and Resources for You! 

Visit our materials page to view our collection of free materials and tools for parents and professionals! Topics include education meetings and related services, healthcare, inclusion, and more! Materials can be ordered as printed copies or are available to download electronically.

image of various material available from FC for ordering

New: Text2Read bookmark!

image of Text2Read bookmark available to orderText2Read is a free, mobile-based program helps prepare children for Kindergarten and becoming ready to read! Parents: text T2R to 734-526-6552 to receive a text message every Friday! We now have T2R bookmarks available. Anyone who would like to help promote the program can order the bookmarks from our materials page now!

News from Stepping Stones Triple P! 

Family Connection has recently expanded our trained and accredited staff to deliver Stepping Stones Triple P in both English and Spanish. The statewide program offers different levels to fit individual needs, ranging in intensity from light-touch seminars to ongoing courses. The goal is to help parents manage behavioral and emotional issues in children and teenagers ¬with disabilities that can lead to problems in the family, school and community. 

The program works to build family resilience, coping strategies and other protective factors through seminars and one-on-one interaction with families. 

2021 Events! 

We are looking for volunteer leaders who are interested in helping us plan and implement our 2021 LOOK! and Buddy Walk events. For more information about these exciting volunteer leadership roles, please contact Jacki Garbinsky, Marketing and Events Manager at jgarbinsky@famlyconnectionsc.org


Family Connection of South Carolina

1800 Saint Julian Place, Suite 104 

Columbia, South Carolina 29204

1-800-578-8750 / Para Espanol 1-888-808-7462

info@familyconnectionsc.org 


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