Pajama Program has 79 chapters in 42 states, including one in Western Ohio, serving Logan County. Mary Williston, Western Ohio Chapter President says the program “Is celebrating our 10th Birthday serving children this year, 2011. We have now provided more than 1 MILLION new pajamas and new books to children in need nationwide.” The Logan County…
Logan County Family and Children First Council has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Molina Healthcare. Molina Healthcare, Inc. provides quality and cost-effective Medicaid-related solutions to meet the health care needs of low-income families and individuals and to assist state agencies in their administration of the Medicaid program. Logan County Family and Children First Council…
The Moose completed their first annual autism awareness month fundraiser in April 2011 that will benefit local programs The Bellefontaine Moose Lodge #2563 and Women of the Moose #2228 are holding firm in their goal of giving back to the community with their first annual autism awareness month fundraiser in April. They presented the Logan…
In April we celebrated the National Day of Hope. This nationally recognized day asks that all Americans keep victims of abuse and neglect in their thoughts and prayers, to seek to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect and to give HOPE to victimized children for the future. Additionally, the day asks that faith,…
At the January 27, 2011 Logan County Family & Children First Council meeting, two goals were outlined for moving the Council and community forward with its newly directed Annual Planning process utilizing the Results Based Accountability Framework (developed by Mark Friedman of the Fiscal Policy Studies Institute.
Thought I would share Dr. Dennis Embry’s notes on Prevention and how it relates to Gabrielle Gifford’s shooting. Some great connections on how we can help our children and our future…. click the link below! Worth the read! Dr. Dennis Embry on Prevention
Logan County’s Family & Children First Council is pleased to announce that we have been selected as an official partner of Payless Gives, an annual giving program from Payless ShoeSource. We are among 800 charitable agencies representing all 50 states in the United States, across Canada and Puerto Rico and in 10 Latin American countries…
On Wednesday, August 18, 2010 from 4-7pm, Logan County Family & Children First Council concluded a clothing drive and distribution resulting in 234 children receiving up to two outfits. Held at the First Lutheran Church in Bellefontaine, Ohio, families began lining up for the event at 2:30pm. This is the second year for the clothing…