Getting outdoors is one of the best ways to connect as a family, and we at Triple P are finding ways to support families in doing just that this July!

Triple P is coming to Elkhart city parks this July thanks to our partnership with the Elkhart Department of Parks and Recreation! Every day of the week this summer, parks staff head out to a different city park to offer activities and games for kids and families. Triple P will be visiting parks alongside these activities throughout the month to provide information on Positive Parenting, and we will have fun giveaways for kids too! Here is the schedule of when and where we will be:



• Monday, July 3, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Roosevelt Park, 1508 Prairie St
• Tuesday, July 11, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at McNaughton Park, 701 Arcade Ave
• Wednesday, July 19, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Walker Park, 3419 E Bristol St
• Thursday, July 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Weston Park, corner of Cedar and N Michigan streets

We will also be back at Fables Books in downtown Goshen for the city's First Fridays Cruise-In Car Show! From 5 to 7 (or 7:30 depending on how many kids we have with us) on July 7, we will be there for First Fridays making colorful, custom bookmark crafts with kiddos and sharing Triple P information with parents. As you walk to and from the bookstore, there will be hundreds of classic and unique cars to look at along the city streets, and the city's fire department will even have one of their fire engines parked nearby for kids to explore!

We also have two more Triple P seminars coming up at Elkhart Health & Aquatics in downtown Elkhart. While parents are attending the sessions and learning about Positive Parenting strategies, we have all kinds of fun enrichment activities for kids in the children's room. At the first session, we had Jenny from Music Together join us for singing, dancing, and merrymaking!

Join us at Elkhart Health & Aquatics at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 18, for Raising Confident, Competent Children in English and Spanish. Thank you to the parents who joined us for the first session in June, and thank you as always to our friends at Beacon Health System and Beacon Community Impact for supporting Triple P as hosts and funding partners.

Read on to learn about where else we will be popping up in July!

Watch TriplePElkhartCounty.org for the latest events!

• July is National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: Mental health conditions do not discriminate based on race, color, gender or identity. Anyone can experience the challenges of mental illness regardless of their background. However, background and identity can make access to mental health treatment much more difficult. Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month was established in 2008 to start changing this. Watch this short video by NAMI about one Latina mother's mission to help her daughter recover from an attempted suicide and raise awareness of mental health in her community.

• Advocacy Links for parents of children with disabilities (and parents with disabilities): Advocacy Links is an Elkhart-based organization "dedicated to finding resources and filling the gaps in or between services for individuals with varying levels of ability, regardless of age or funding stream." Visit and bookmark the Advocacy Links website for resources, upcoming events, and more.

• Body safety for children: CAPS offers resources for teaching children body safety. Click here to visit their resource page.

• Brighter Futures Indiana: Check out this resource to find social, economic, educational, career training, and health resources in your area and across the State of Indiana (available in English and Spanish). Click here to visit.

• Elkhart County Blue Sheet: Download this PDF with useful community resources for families, available in English and Spanish. Click here to view or download it.

• InSource Special Education Parent Support: This PDF sheet contains links to numerous resources and contacts for parents of school-age children with disabilities, including videos, newsletters, translation and interpretation services, help with school case conference meetings and more.

• Monique Burr Foundation: This organization offers free anti-bullying resources for parents, caregivers, educators and others. Click here to visit their resource page.

• Resources for parents of children with disabilities: Elkhart Community Schools has resources for parents and caregivers of school-age children with developmental disabilities. Click here to view or download an informational flyer in English. Click here for the same information in Spanish.

• Resources for LGBTQ parents and parents of LGBTQ children: The LGBTQ Center offers parent support groups, PFLAG, and other resources to help LGBTQ families connect, learn from one another, and grow. The center's purpose is to see a community where every individual is valued, respected, and empowered.

• Self-Healing Communities of Greater Michiana: S-HC is built to help individuals, families, organizations, and communities understand how mental health and brain development creates the foundation for resilience when times are tough throughout people's lives. Learn more at the organization's new website.

We have started our online Triple P video tip series in English and Spanish again! Subscribe to our YouTube channel and our Facebook to see the latest. In this video, Trisha shares tips to help your children grow resilient.

¡Hemos comenzado nuestra serie de videos de consejos de Triple P en línea en español! Suscríbete a nuestro canal de YouTube y a nuestro Facebook para ver las últimas novedades. En este video, Evelyn comparte estrategias de Triple P para ayudarlo a establecer pautas saludables para el tiempo de pantalla de su hijo adolescente.

Contact Triple P: [email protected] or call at (574) 226-0160.