Friends of the Children - Colorado Springs Caregiver Newsletter January 2025

January 2025

Making a Difference

Friends of the Children - Colorado Springs

Welcome to the second issue of the Caregiver Newsletter! It's been an exciting quarter since our last newsletter. With school in session, the flood of holidays, and preparing for the new year - we know that there is a lot happening!

This issue includes News from the Clubhouse, information on the PPLD Helping Hands Community Resource, a fun recipe, and our annual report. It's designed to share information, resources, opportunities and keep you connected to your Friends!

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What drives us?

We do it for the children!

Many of our children joined us in the clubhouse for crafting adventures in December. Throughout the month they would come in and create new ornaments for our tree.

From Minions to Gingerbread, their creativity was on display as the children in our program created decorations to turn the clubhouse tree into a one-of-a-kind art exhibit.

We were proud to see many successes throughout the last quarter, from getting Student of the Week, to passing a math test with an "A" for the first time, and we're so proud to be a part of the lives of these amazing children.

Being their Friend means being there for them at school, at home, and in the community. We're honored to be a part of their lives and to celebrate their success.

Resources

Are you looking for help and resources for child care, crisis services, employment and training, or a variety of other things? Check out the PPLD Helping Hands Community Resources page or contact your Friend today!

https://research.ppld.org/HelpingHands

Our Annual Report is available now!

View it here!

Healthy Recipe - Holiday Edition

Healthy eating is one way to build up our children and families, but it's important to include treats too! Oatmeal, peanut butter, and dark cocoa all make this a relatively healthy (and easy!) treat to make!

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/10745/no-bake-cookies-iii/

News from the Clubhouse

We are excited to announce that Heather Steinman was named executive director of the nonprofit Friends of the Children - Colorado Springs. “Friends of the Children changes lives," said Mike Edmonds, board chair of the nonprofit. "We welcome Heather in her new role. She is the ideal non-profit leader to advance the mission of Friends and grow our impact in our community. Heather’s reputation has gained her an immense amount of trust and respect.” Steinman replaces Judy Cara who was in the role since 2021. Friends of the Children is a national organization that aims to impact generational change by empowering youth facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional paid mentors.

~Meet our Team~

Sarah Reynolds

Friend (Professional Mentor)

Learn more about Sarah and our team

Sarah Reynolds was born and raised in the Southwest of England. She earned her Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Psychology and Sociology at Wolverhampton Polytechnic and her teaching credential from the University of Leeds, both in the UK.

After graduation, her desire to explore the world and other cultures led to a one-way ticket to Southeast Asia where she ended up living and working on the island nation of Singapore, teaching ESL to Singaporean children and tutoring Indonesian children in her spare time.

Sarah has a passion for helping youth and families, coming alongside them to help them reach their potential. She is thrilled to join the team at Friends of the Children and be a part of a caring organization that has proven results in the lives of at-promise youth.

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Soopers

Rewards

King Soopers has a community rewards program!

It’s easy to support us whenever you shop at King Soopers and get gas at King Soopers or Loaf and Jug. To participate in the fundraising, you need to connect your King Soopers loyalty card to Friends of the Children – Colorado Springs on the King Soopers Community Rewards site

Friends of the Children - Colorado Springs |www.FriendsColoradoSprings.org

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