As West Virginia legislators wrestle with proposed education reform (i.e., WV Senate Bill 451), parents need time and opportunities to ask what educational reforms and innovations are most beneficial to our children. Below are questions that I would like to see included in the discussion about educational reform. Some of the questions listed below are [...]
Yesterday I took a day off from my duties as an AmeriCorps VISTA to join Ohio County teachers Jenny Craig, Jackie Shriner, and Erin Bowers. Visiting WV Senate and House representatives with Ohio County branch president of the West Virginia Education Association, Jenny Craig, allowed me to participate in several meaningful exchanges with WV Delegates [...]
Families Leading Change is one of several coalitions under the umbrella of West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families (WVHKF). As the January 2019 West Virginia Legislative session unfolds, WVHKF offers to help West Virginia families get involved in meeting with their state Delegates and Senator to share their view on issues of great interest and [...]
A collaboration between the Fayette Institute of Technology and West Virginia Public Broadcasting reveals that school lunches may be overly sweet and weak on meat. Tabitha Gill and Katie Cameron, both seniors at Fayette Institute of Technology, published an investigative report about their county school lunch program, which was aired Wednesday, Jan 2, 2019 on [...]
As I put aside the 2018 calendar for the brand new 2019 planner, I consider what opportunities and challenges the New Year may bring, and what self-improvements I want to make. People have been starting the New Year with resolves for self-improvement or promises of commitment since calendars were first invented by the Babylonians. There’s something [...]
Christmas is one of my favorite holidays. The lights, decorations, family get-togethers, and music are all part of my family Christmas traditions. Christmas is also a time of celebration and faith renewal for me. Activities of giving, sharing, singing, and worship are components of what I love about the Christmas season. Don’t forget the parties [...]
At the West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families 20th annual awards banquet Jean Srodes was named Volunteer of the Year for Families Leading Change. The awards banquet was held November 15 at at Temple Israel in Charleston, WV. With her commitment to the youth of Pocahontas County as well as for the many programs she [...]
Parents play an important role in supporting the health and well being of their children at home and at school. Research shows that when parents are engaged in their children’s school activities, their children tend to get better grades, choose healthier behaviors, and have better social skills. Parent engagement in school is also associated with [...]
Hello Families and Students!! Thank you to those who attended the 2nd Annual Families Leading Change summit in Fayette County this past weekend and making it a success! (Watch WOAY TV video of FLC Summit below.) I hope everyone took away some knowledge and understanding on how we can work together and strengthen our WV [...]
As of June 5, the Wheeling Police Department has logged 58 deaths in 2018 caused by drug overdoses, and 20 of these cases occurred in May alone. According to the WV Health Statistics Center, 1,008 people died of drug overdoses in 2017, which is a 13 percent increase from the 890 fatal overdoses in 2016. Thus far 498 [...]
Families Leading Change seeks your help- We ask for your ideas and creativity to create a t-shirt design that helps Families Leading Change : Connect to Parent groups- organized (PTA/PTO, Circle of Parents), or other family groups (kinship care, special needs, etc.) Awareness that Families CAN and ARE Leading Change in West Virginia Schools (we [...]
On July 27, 2018, 10am - 3pm, the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) invited Families Leading Change (FLC) and the West Virginia Parent Teachers Association (PTA) to participate in a WVDE-sponsored Community Engagement Advisory Council meeting at the Capitol Compound, (Bldg. 6). This event was open to all FLC steering committee and mini-grant team [...]
