An Initiative of OhioGuidestone
2023 Institute Update: A close look at who we are and what we have been up to lately! Who are we? First, who are we? The Institute of Family and Community Impact is OhioGuidestone’s...
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...
Let’s Get Joyful Together! Read our December Newsletter! Joyful Together 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...
During the past year, Joyful Together® has grown and thrived. This model developed by OhioGuidestone’s Institute of Family & Community Impact (IFCI) infuses play and joy into everyday moments. Despite the struggles of 2020...
Joyful Together® is back and better than ever. Across the country this year, many people have had to cancel or delay their activities, whether personal or professional. Likewise, we had to put our research...
It will be months, perhaps years before we determine just how much of our pre-pandemic “normal” we can (or want to) recover. In the meantime, it’s important for parents to steal whatever moments they can for...
Dads, find time for joy and play with your kids during #JoyAtHomeWithDad Week from April 20-24. Want to participate in some social media fun and help strengthen your father-child bond? Then follow us on...
Our Joyful Together ECE (Early Care & Education) pilot study recently was selected as one of the “Frontiers of Innovation” by the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. Because of this honor,...
Dr. Ben Kearney, IFCI senior fellow and OhioGuidestone‘s Chief Clinical Officer, spoke about Joyful Together© at the Ohio statewide summit on pediatric mental health, “Building Resiliency,” held Sept. 26 in Dayton. IFCI fellow Holli...
The Institute of Family and Community Impact’s Joyful Together© team was selected to participate in Harvard University’s Center on the Developing Child’s Innovation in Action Workshop in Cambridge, Mass. The selection process was competitive,...
