Parenting & Family

We have exciting news: Empower Yolo is now bigger and better than ever as we have merged with Center for Families so as to increase and improve reach of services in our community! A huge thank you goes out to everyone who has supported these two agencies in the past, we look forward to sharing more good news as we move through this first year as one agency.  The press release is attached. If you did not receive it by email, please consider joining our list serve. You can send a request...

Flyer attached. Caregivers whose children have experienced sexual abuse may experience: -­‐conflict with family members or their spouse -­‐reminders of own abuse from childhood -­‐difficulty navigating legal and child welfare systems -­‐feelings of distrust, guilt, shame You are not alone.

Toxic Stress: What it is and how to avoid it How stress affects children and adults Love and Logic parenting techniques that bring more peace to your family Coping Skills and Q & A with an LMFT Snacks provided. Panel: Julie Langston, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Member of Yolo Resilience Network Katie Ehsan, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Melanie Bowden, Parent Educator Date: Thursday, September 10th Time: 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Location: True Connections, 2880 5th...