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• June Newsletter- Father’s Feelings

  June is Fatherhood & Men’s Health Month! Learn more about our Father’s Feelings program in the June Newsletter below. June Newsletter Each month the Institute of Family and Community Impact an OhioGuidestone initiative releases research Newsletters to explore our innovations closely. We want to communicate our projects, innovations, and other happenings while strengthening our relationship with the community in an accessible manner. Read the June Newsletter that closely explores our Father’s Feelings program and it’s importance in our communities. About our Father’s Feelings Release Father’s Feelings seeks to transform society’s approach to paternal health by combining several IFCI innovations like our Yates paternal perinatal depression screening response and protocol and Joyful Together, our evidence-based practice that uses joy to infuse everyday moments. If dads’ feelings are validated, we are another step closer to whole-family thriving and vitality! Sneak-Peek Inside the Father’s Feelings June Newsletter Father’s Feelings Program Updates June Reading Corner: In this release we introduce you to our Impact Corner article on Fathers’ unique play style and it’s importance for their kids’ development! Community Resources: Remember we work with the communities we serve! In each Newsletter release you will find some resources that might be of help to you or someone you know! Feedback We want to hear from YOU! Contact us with your suggestions and feedback on our Newsletter releases! Stay tuned to see your suggestions in future editions!

• May Newsletter- Joyful Together Early Care Education

  OhioGuidestone’s Institute of Family and Community Impact is all about helping to make school even more enJOYable! Learn more about Joyful Together-ECE (Early Care Education) in the May Newsletter below. May Newsletter What are IFCI’s Monthly Newsletters? Each month the Institute of Family and Community Impact an OhioGuidestone initiative releases research Newsletters to explore our innovations closely. We want to communicate our projects, innovations, and other happenings while strengthening our relationship with the community in an accessible manner. Read the May Newsletter that closely explores our community of learners by clicking the link above! About our Joyful Together Early Care Education Release Joyful Together is an evidence-based program that limits toxic stress in children while enhancing childhood resiliency and adding positive childhood experiences. Joyful Together uses play to enhance relational health through everyday moments between children and early childhood care and education professionals. This program equips early childhood educators and administrators with tools to implement the model into routines within early childhood education centers and classrooms. In this Newsletter we explore Joyful Together Early Care Education- currently funded by Starting Point and the J.M. & H.W. Stielau Foundation. Sneak-Peek Inside the Joyful Together Early Care Education Newsletter Exploration of Joyful Together Early Care Education May Reading Corner: In this release we introduce you to our book Joyful Together for Early Childhood Educators. Joyful Together is the Institute’s research-based model that builds childhood resiliency and reduces toxic stress in children by enhancing student-teacher bonds with joyful play. Joyful Together ECE provides easy-to-do activities for Early Childhood Educators and explores the importance of joy, play, and relationships to early childhood brain development. Community Resources: Remember we work with the communities we serve! In each Newsletter release you will find some resources that might be of help to you or someone you know! Feedback We want to hear from YOU! Contact us with your suggestions and feedback on our Newsletter releases! Stay tuned to see your suggestions in future editions!

• March Newsletter- Community of Learners

  IFCI believes we must always center an US & WE approach to reach equity! Read more about our Community of Learners in our March Newsletter below. March Newsletter What are IFCI’s Monthly Newsletters? Each month the Institute of Family and Community Impact an OhioGuidestone initiative releases research Newsletters to explore our innovations closely. We want to communicate our projects, innovations, and other happenings while strengthening our relationship with the community in an accessible manner. Read the March Newsletter that closely explores our community of learners by clicking the link above! About our Community of Learners March Release Our Community of Learners are designed for community members from various fields and practices to gather together to learn how to better serve and equip families with the tools they need to build resiliency in a culturally sensitive and appropriate manner. In this Newsletter we explore our Joyful Together and Father’s Feelings Community of Learners sessions- currently funded by the ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County and the Ohio Department of Health. Sneak-Peek Inside the Community of Learners Newsletter Exploration of Joyful Together Community of Learners Exploration of Father’s Feelings Community of Learners March Reading Corner: In this release we introduce you to an article from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University that explores learning communities and their importance. Community Resources: As you read about our US & WE approach to community resiliency & healing in this March Newsletter- remember we work with the communities we serve! In each Newsletter release you will find some resources that might be of help to you or someone you know! Feedback We want to hear from YOU! Contact us with your suggestions and feedback on our Newsletter releases! Stay tuned to see your suggestions in future editions!