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HOW WHOLE CHILD CAN HELP YOU

An established Whole Child Community can:

  • Connect you and your children to appropriate services and resources (as efficiently as possible) through use of web-based technology called the “Whole Child Connection.”
  • Provide you and your children’s caregivers with tools and activities that help foster a nurturing environment for children by addressing all Six Dimensions of a Whole Child
  • Share information with you about local resources and opportunities for children and families
  • Engage all segments of the community in planning and implementing Whole Child activities for your family
  • Identify root causes and address critical issues affecting child well-being in your community
  • Measure community-wide progress toward improving child well-being across all dimensions of the Whole Child, helping to make your community a family-friendly community

HOW YOU CAN HELP WHOLE CHILD

There are many ways you can get involved in support of the Whole Child Project to ensure all children in Florida thrive.

Adopt the Whole Child philosophy, and:

  • Get to know and offer support to neighbors and coworkers with young children
  • Invite another family to join you at your place of worship and introduce them to the congregation
  • Purchase toddler toothbrushes and give to families with young children as a reminder that dental care should start early
  • Donate professional clothes to single moms who are trying to enter the workforce
  • Share information or tickets to a concert or other community or cultural event with a family who has young children
  • Say a kind word to a harried mom with a cranky child in the grocery store
  • Help a neighbor or co-worker compare child care providers and learn more about how to make a good choice
Get involved in your own Whole Child community:
  • Join an Action Team that supports and nurtures one of the Six Dimensions of a Whole Child
  • Become a volunteer Whole Child advisor
  • Volunteer at and support Whole Child agencies that have made the commitment to the Whole Child philosophy
  • Encourage area agencies you have a connection with to get involved in the Whole Child proces
  • Spread the word to area businesses, schools, media outlets and other families about Whole Child
Help establish your community as a Whole Child community:
  • Take a look at the Whole Child Community “Tool Kit”
  • Help facilitate a meeting of agencies to discuss the possibilities
  • Contact Whole Child Leon to assist you in developing a plan that fits your community