Stories, Songs, and StretchesMajor Program

1052

Total Hours

Contributed.

2366

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

0

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

90

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of individuals demonstrating nurturing attitudes and behaviors by caring for the health and well-being of individuals throughout the lifespan.  

217

Number of individuals reporting behaviors that foster the optimal development of children and  youth

284

Number of parents and/or caregivers who practice one or more parental leadership skills (such as parental empathy, proper ways of establishing family rules, and concrete support their child to develop a sense of positive self-worth)

225

Number of individuals actively engaged in collaborations and programs that build community capacity to nurture families

771

Number of individuals (parents or caregivers) reporting improved personal skills (such as increased personal strengths, interpersonal communication and life skills to strengthen families)  

326

Stories

Mindfulness is for Everyone : Promoting Mindfulness to Barren County Preschoolers

Mindfulness is for all ages. According to the annual report released in November of 2019, the Kentucky Youth Advocates 2019 County Data Book, almost half of the states children in 2017 lived in low-income households. County Health Rankings and Roadmaps details that in Barren County 33% of children are living in poverty compared to 22% statewide.Poverty begets other hardships, such as deficiencies in school readiness and overall health. We can equip children to better handle lifes hardships at an...

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Mindfulness is for Everyone : Promoting Mindfulness to Barren County Preschoolers

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