FAMILY SUPPORT
Families are the vital partners in the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of their children. Gads Hill Center seeks to develop meaningful partnerships through programs that promote family well-being, foster positive parent-child relationships, develop families as lifelong educators, assist in transitions, create connections to the community, and develop families as advocates and leaders.
At Gads Hill Center, we foster the growth of parents by serving families and promoting child well-being to prepare our children for success. Our Community Wellness team provides parents with a broad range of supportive services and educational opportunities. We offer accessible opportunities for enrolled parents to attend free workshops throughout the sites to empower families to overcome poverty, systemic barriers, and embrace opportunities.
Parents can benefit from:
- Cafecitos
- Parent Policy Committee
- 24/7 Dads
- Civic Engagement
- And Many more!
HEALTHY MOVES
Research reveals that strong networks and access to resources result in a measurable improvement in community health outcomes. Healthy Moves promotes and strengthens families’ health and their capacity to support children to succeed academically and beyond. We promote holistic family health by partnering with parents, schools, and organizations to provide physical and mental wellness services, foster civic engagement to advance social change, and strengthen families to support their children’s educational success.
Our Healthy Promoters initiative builds engagement and professional development by training adults from our communities to become advocates in the areas of health, nutrition, civic engagement, and mental health awareness. We offer participants a free five-week course for an opportunity to be a paid Health Promoters and be part of the Gads Hill Center’s mission.
FINANCIAL EMPOWEREMENT
OVERVIEW
Gads Hill Center and UnidosUS have partnered to offer FREE Financial Empowerment sessions to members of our communities. Coaching topics range from savings, credit building, debt management, tax help and many more.
