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Embrace the Happiness of Giving
What Di discovered about giving is that it’s so much more than a good feeling; giving is an act of service, a way of uplifting humanity. Giving requires that we open our heart and be willing to share from a place of vulnerability because we see a need in others that is a reflection of our own self. Giving is also a powerful way to support the people and causes we believe in and to assist them in advancing their hopes and dreams.
There’s A New Way to Parent Café!
Be Strong Families has been hosting Parent Cafés and teaching others how to host them since we began in 2012. Our original Parent Café deck of questions was bilingual, in Spanish and English. As we've evolved, we've worked with communities to translate Be Strong Families Parent Cafés into other languages and to develop Parent Café decks specific to cultural needs.
Parent Cafés Meet Micro-Enterprise in Nairobi, Kenya
What happens when Parent Cafés take root in Kibera, Nairobi, with no outside funding and a community determined to grow? BSF CEO visited the Soweto Forum Parent Café teams in 2018 and found the Protective Factors alive, well, and expanding into micro-enterprise.