Sharing Family Strengths Activity Booklet Now Available – Free!

(Republished courtesy of Family & Children's Service)

News Release: October 14, 2008
Contact: Annie Lewis
Communications Director
annie.lewis@fcsmn.org or 612-341-1650

(Minneapolis, MN) Family & Children's Service is pleased to announce that the newly published Sharing Family Strengths Activity Booklet is available at no-cost to families, teachers, mental health professionals, social workers and community professionals who work with kids and families.

The Sharing Family Strengths Activity Booklet is a 16 page hands-on guide that will help parents and children identify and nurture their family’s strengths through fun activities and helpful ideas. Using this booklet, families will learn together how to keep their family strong for years to come.

As part of The Minnesota Family Strength Project Research, Family & Children's Service asked more than 2,000 families what makes them strong. Nine landmarks for family strength emerged and are now used widely as the foundation for building stronger families and communities. They are:
1. Communication
2. Health
3. Time together
4. Spirituality
5. Support
6. Respect
7. Unity
8. Cultural traditions
9. Extended sense of family.

Thanks to a special grant from the American Legion Child Welfare Foundation, the Sharing Family Strengths Activity Booklet is available free of charge until supplies are gone. Go to www.everyfamilymatters.org/booklet to request a copy be mailed to you or download your free copy.

Family & Children's Service has given help and hope to more than one million people in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region since 1878. The organization provides a unique combination of mental health services and innovative services aimed at building strong families, vital communities and capable children. To learn more, visit their website at www.everyfamilymatters.org.