Re: Support a Local Family!

["John Cronin" <jaycron@turbonet.com>]

This seems like a wonderful opportunity for those of us who
have brought a little one home in the past and could listen/share our
experiences with new parents. There are many new parents who are also new
to the community and may not have immediate family for that extra support
that is so critical in the first few months. I can remember feeling
overwhelmed at times and it might have helped if I could have connected
with a more experienced parent .  We are fortunate to have a community
filled with nice, bright and beautiful children. My guess is that their
skilled and thoughtful parents are somewhere close by! The First Steps
Program seems like a natural, community support network that can
connect some of our most valuable assets to one another.  

  John

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> From: Marci Schreiber <eschreim@gritman.org>
> To: Vision 2020 listserv <vision2020@moscow.com>
> Subject: Support a Local Family!
> Date: Thursday, August 12, 1999 8:14 AM
> 
> 
> First Steps Program - Volunteers Needed
> 
> Every parent of a newborn encounters the joys and challenges of this new,
> round-the-clock role.  Volunteers are needed to work with the First Steps
> Program whose goal is to help mothers and fathers integrate into their
> lives the skills needed to provide a healthy family environment for
> themselves and their children.  We invite you to become a part of a
> family's newborn parenting journey by giving a 4 to 10 hours per month to
> support a family during the first vital months of a baby's life. 
Training
> will begin September 25, 1999.  Other volunteer opportunities are also
> available.  For more information or to volunteer, please call Marci
> Schreiber at the Family Support Program, Gritman Medical Center,
883-6454.
> Or e-mail marci.schreiber@gritman.org.
> 
> Marci Schreiber, Program Manager
> Family Support Program
> Gritman Medical Center
> 700 S. Main, Moscow, Id 83843
> (208) 883-6454 / Fax (208) 883-2239
> E-mail:  marci.schreiber@gritman.org