Family Engagement Action Team
Increasing family involvement in community events, resources, and services so that that families grow, learn, and have quality time together in a positive manner
Dolores County
Our Approach
Strategy #1
Promote the importance of quality family time to encourage families to spend more quality time together
Key Actions
Recording of Facebook Live videos on topics relevant to Dove Creek families like mental health, substance use, and financial management
Creation and distribution of survey for Dove Creek Youth to better understand how they want to engage with activities at home
Development and coordination of sending take-home activities to elementary, middle, and high school students with activities to do as a family on a monthly basis
Promotion of the importance of quality family time through sending monthly take-home activities and other community-wide promotion
Strategy #2
Increase enrollment in family and kid programs to provide support to parents
Key Actions
Creation and promotion of Facebook Live videos on 3 important resources to the community: Finacial Peace, Parenting Class, and LENA
Provided the Financial Peace class for free to a cohort in the spring of 2023
Resources
Family Programs Available in Dove Creek
Part 1: Positive parenting
Our first video has special guests JP and Gwen Funk share about a few of the valuable and practical lessons they learned from the course in allowing your children to ask questions the importance of your children making mistakes early on and how to shift more responsibility as they get older .
Interested in learning more or taking the course?
Contact Kay Daves: Nelkay@fone.net or 970-677-2894
Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/4feQhTjUfbI
Part 2: Financial tips
The second video has special guests Kendell and Levi Randolph to share about what they learned from taking the Financial Peace course. Tune in to learn about how budgeting and taking power over your finances could help you!
Interested in learning more or taking the course?
Contact Kay Daves at Nelkay@fone.net or 970-677-2894
Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/O4t4IWXFhhk
Part 3: Increasing early talk and brain building
The third and final video of our mini series welcomes special guest Stephanie Sandoval to share about an early childhood program opportunity. Listen in to learn the value of having conversations with your little one throughout your daily routine and how simple steps have led to Stephanie’s daughter having a 6 month increase in brain development in only 10 weeks.
LENA Southwest Colorado is available across Southwest Colorado! Interested in learning more or enrolling in the program?
Contact the Team UP Director at emilyh@unitedway-swco.org
Watch the full video here: https://youtu.be/uAo5jcugcvg