At the end of March, we wrapped up our third round of HALO Program. It was a blessing to serve local families and connect with other like-minded volunteers in the community. We had 5 families complete the program, and two sets of parents who audited the Trauma Education Class.
Every round of HALO has a unique feel, and this one was no different. We had an older group of kids participate, and we were also preparing some new adults to help us expand HALO. (Our amazing HALO team is pictured above)
HALO – Round 2, Coming This Fall!
Yes, that’s right! We are excited to announce that this fall, we plan to launch our 2nd round of HALO for the year, starting the week after Labor Day. Some families aren’t able to accommodate HALO on a January-March schedule. We hope that by offering HALO twice a year, we can better serve the needs of our community.
Of course, to expand our services, we need to expand our team. We are excited to welcome some new teammates, and we will introduce them to you at a later date.
For now, we leave you with some quotes from our HALO families:
“The whole program is amazing, and I think everyone should do it. But if for no other reason, do it for the therapeutic lifebook.”
“We walked into this program hoping to find the tools to ‘fix’ our child but instead are walking away with a deeper understanding that we were the ones that needed to adjust our parenting strategies to connect with them and build a stronger connection to set them up for success.”
“Please take this class and learn a new way of approaching parenting! It may be different, but it is so good! This training and therapy changed our lives forever. I cry out of happiness when I think of the difference it has made and will continue to make in our relationship from now on.”
“Invest in this kind of training. Our kid loved it and applied it in ways we didn’t know he would.”
“I have more compassion for myself as a highly stressed parent struggling with my child’s behavior. I also see how just an adjustment in my own perception and skills/strategies, and a bit of extra support was all I needed. I wasn’t a bad parent, and she wasn’t a bad kid. We just needed more help.”